INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEER
What you'd do
You will serve as a INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEER/PHYSICAL SCIENTIST in the Environmental Department Of Commander, Navy Region Northwest (CNRNW) of COMMANDER, NAVY REGION NORTHWEST.
Major duties
You will develop regional Oil and Hazardous Substances contingency plans, overseeing response and management of all OHS pollution incidents, developing and managing regional training plans, coordinating procurement of required response resources etc. You will provide technical expertise in regional pollution contingency planning and response matters, as well as issues, policies, regulations, and procedures to promote compliance with water, hazardous waste and air emergency release management. You will act as both the Region's Spill Response Manager and the primary Navy On-Scene Coordinator (NOSC) point of contact for the operational Navy and subordinate commands within the CNRNW AOR. You will maintain liaison with environmental regulatory agencies to remain current on existing and proposed regulations. You will perform reviews of regulatory submissions, results of regulatory inspections, and results of internal Navy environmental compliance evaluations. You will lead, provide training, and coach/facilitate CNRNW's Spill Management Team.
What you need to qualify
In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-12) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Expert knowledge of and documented experience in one or more of the following: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), National Contingency Plan (NCP), Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Toxic Substances Control Act (TCSA), Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA), and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) and skill in interpreting and analyzing the aforementioned, and providing oral and written guidance consistent with these laws, regulations and procedures as a recognized technical expert in the field. In particular, demonstrate expert knowledge and experience in oil and hazardous substances spill preparedness actions to include preparing and updating facility response plans; and developing and providing spill response training and exercises. Must demonstrate experience designing, planning, leading and facilitating oil spill exercises such as annual oil spill table top exercises and triennial worst case discharge exercises. Documented experience in oil and hazardous substances spill response, in particular the utilization of the Incident Command System (ICS) during a real world spill event; demonstrate experience filling one or more key incident management team roles under ICS as part of an actual response. This position has a selective placement factor that will be used to screen out ineligible candidates for the 0819 series only. The Selective Placement Factor is: You must be a currently licensed/registered Professional Engineer (PE) if applying to the Environmental Engineer (0819). Your license or registration must be held in a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States. Do you meet this requirement? ***NOTE: A copy of your current license/registration showing the expiration date MUST be submitted with your application in order to be considered for this position. A copy of a wall certificate that does not have an expiration date will not serve to verify this requirement. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Environmental Engineering Series 0819 General Physical Science Series, 1301 Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.
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