Environmental Protection Specialist
What you'd do
About the Position: The incumbent will serve as the U.S. Army Transportation Command (ARTRANS) Environmental Specialist and Command expert on environmental and energy laws, regulations and unique requirements related to the management of Military Ocean Terminals (MOT), and its capital investment strategies.
Major duties
Advise the Command Engineer of all major environmental and energy issues. Manage Energy Program in coordination with Military Ocean Terminals (MOT) Energy Managers, Technicians, and Headquarters supporting Engineers. Coordinate on short and long-range plans and develop programmatic strategies in environmental, energy and climate planning. Consult necessary historical, regulatory, and technical references as needed to evaluate proposed actions. Advise Department of Public Works (DPW) staff during field visits of potential environmental, and energy related concerns and considerations. Manage the Environmental Program, to include compliance and adherence to NEPA on behalf of ARTRANs in coordination with the Command Engineer, Army Environmental Command, Regulatory Agencies, and United States Army Corps of Engineers. Serve as program manager and subject matter expert with responsibility for planning, coordinating, managing and reviewing actions regarding environmental, energy programs for ARTRANs. Work with engineers daily to ensure that environmental planning is incorporated into all projects and that all environmental documentation is in place to support successful project construction and associated mitigation efforts. Serve as a Contracting Officer’s Representative for all HQ managed environmental and energy management contracts and provide support as requested to MOT CORs for their locally managed contracts.
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. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) 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 Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer 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 Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1. Applying environmental program principles and procedures to one or more environmental program functional areas to solve complex problems; 2. Managing and reviewing actions regarding environmental, energy, and/or climate programs; 3. Developing plans and programmatic strategies in environmental planning; and 4.Solving multiple, complex problems/challenges allocated with environmental compliance to include compliance with National Environmental Policy Act law (NEPA). This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. 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-12).
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