This position serves as an Environmental Protection Specialist for the Office of Airports (ARP), Western Pacific Region in support of the Airport Improvement Program (AIP).

Duties

Duties for the FV-H Level: Provides technical services to gather and analyze data for NEPA and other federal environmental laws for airport development and planning projects. These services include but are not limited to: tracking the environmental analysis, agency consultation, public involvement and preparation of environmental documents in accordance with NEPA and FAA requirements. These include Categorical Exclusions (CATEX), Environmental Assessments (EA), Findings of No Significant Impacts (FONSI), Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) and Records of Decisions (ROD). Assists more experienced EPS’s with reviewing Airport Noise Compatibility Studies prepared pursuant to 14 CFR Part 150. Provides input to Planners, Engineers, and airport sponsors in the development of Airport Capital Improvement Plans and Master plans to ensure compliance with NEPA and other environmental laws. Provides input to Part 139 inspectors and other lines of business to minimize environmental impacts while promoting airport/aviation safety. This includes participation in the development and review of Wildlife Hazard Assessments and Management Plans.

Requirements

• US Citizenship is required.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position at the FV-H level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-G or FG/GS-5-9 levels.Specialized experience at the FV-H level includes synthesizing the written work products across a wide variety of environmental disciplines, editing technical documents, and writing for a wide audience so that complex issues can be conveyed to the general public, and overseeing the environmental regulatory process, including scoping, public participation and public notice and communicating this process to others.To qualify for this position at the FV-I level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-H or FG/GS-10-12 levels.Specialized experience at the FV-I level includes experience in reviewing or developing environmental documents such as Environmental Impact Statements (EIS), Environmental Assessments (EAs) or Categorical Exclusions.Applicants should include examples of their specialized experience in their work history.Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.This position may be filled at the FV-H or FV-I level. Identification of promotion in the vacancy announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote the employee selected at some future date. Promotion will depend upon the selectee meeting training, qualification requirements, higher level work be available and recommendation by the supervisor.

Education

Education may not be substituted for experience.

Contacts

• Address Federal Aviation Administration AWP Regional HR Services Division 777 S. Aviation Blvd. - Suite 150 AHF-S110 El Segundo, CA 90245 US
• Name: Laila Dennis
• Phone: 1 (424) 405-7325
• Email: [email protected]