Environmental Protection Specialist
What you'd do
About the Position: Serves as installation manager for the development/review of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents.
Major duties
Conduct Hazardous and Solid Waste evaluations of proposed construction, training, and other installation projects for environmental requirements. Negotiate contracts with consulting firms to reduce unnecessary costs to the government and coordinates with appropriate environmental agencies. Provide analysis of environmental laws, policies, and regulations as they apply to Solid and Hazardous Waste. Perform duties as as the Project Lead for the Hazardous and Solid Waste compliance process. Participate in site selection evaluations, Assure environmental compliance related to installation construction, demolition, renovation, training, and other types of installation projects/activities. Write, edit, or oversee contracted Hazardous and Solid Waste document completions. Review contract submittal, drawing, and schedule. Assist other environmental programs and projects. Serve as the Project Lead for the Hazardous and Solid Waste compliance process. Represents the installation in scoping meetings, workshops, public meetings, such as conservation district hearings for permitted activities .
What you need to qualify
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service which includes work that involves: 1) Assisting with the development of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents (Environmental Assessments and/or Environmental Impact Statements) or a State equivalent; 2) Recording and reporting environmental data; and 3) Assisting with contract development and quality assurance inspections, and/or processing invoices.. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as Environmental Protection. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).
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