Environmental Protection Specialist
What you'd do
This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Office of the Assistant Administrator (OAA), with 1 vacancy in Silver Spring, MD.
Major duties
As a Environmental Protection Specialist, you will perform the following duties: Serve as a National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) technical advisor, authority, and expert in the area of environmental compliance. Provide guidance regarding compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), implementing regulations, and agency policies, procedures and analytical requirements. Develop policy recommendations and strategies to resolve complex problems involving scientific research on coastal and ocean resource management. Conduct resource and management studies and formulate solutions related to environmental programs. Analyze existing National Marine Fisheries Service regulatory programs and existing operations to address environmental compliance requirements. Provide expert advice, guidance, and recommendations to National Marine Fisheries Service leadership to ensure activities comply with legal requirements. Recommend and direct National Environmental Policy Act program improvements to increase program efficiency and effectiveness. Maintain high standards resulting in National Environmental Policy Act documentation that is clear, concise, timely, and legally defensible.
What you need to qualify
Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ EDUCATION: There is no positive education requirement for this position. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations e.g., professional; philanthropic, religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies; knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. To qualify at the ZA-4 or GS-13 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the ZA-3 or GS-12 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Providing guidance, recommendations or strategies for resolving issues related to environmental regulation and compliance; and Developing policies to implement environmental regulation utilizing applicable environmental laws, such as the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA), National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA), Environmental Species Act (ESA), Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and Clean Water Act (CWA), etc.
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