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Job opening: Interdisciplinary

Salary: $69 107 - 120 158 per year
City: Lafayette
Published at: Sep 01 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Serves as a member of the Mississippi Valley Division Technical Support & Execution Center (Center) which provides regulatory support to the St Paul District, Rock Island District, St Louis District, Memphis District, Vicksburg District, and the New Orleans District.

Duties

Utilizes a professional knowledge of natural, physical, and social sciences theories, practices, and methodologies, as they relate to the natural and human environment, to serve as a project manager. Develop and manage general permits. Develop procedures to implement directives from higher authority. Serve as the District representative on groups and task forces with missions of interest to the district and/or the regulatory program, and to complete assignments related to special regulatory initiatives. Travels on public roads and highways in all kinds of weather. Evaluate all levels and types of Department of the Army (DA) permit application and compliance cases.

Requirements

  • Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
  • Official Travel will be required.
  • Trial period may be required.
  • Must possess a valid State motor vehicle operator's license for the class of vehicle being operated based on site-specific, job-related requirements, and must maintain this license.
  • Employee may be required to lift items up to 25 pounds.
  • Employees are required to follow established safe working procedures. Appropriate personal protective equipment is provided to minimize or reduce hazardous conditions, and its use is mandatory.

Qualifications

Term appointment maybe extended up to a maximum of 6 years. Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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. Basic Education Requirement: Geographer, GS-0150 series Archeologist, GS-0193 series Biologist, GS-0401 series Ecology, GS-0408 series Botany, GS-0430 series Forestry, GS-0460 series Environmental Engineer, GS-0819 series Physical Scientist, GS-1301 series In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience for GS-11: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Analyzing and evaluating impacts of permit applications for environmentally sensitive projects; AND 2) Performing habitat and wetland value assessments under the provisions of Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act, Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and other applicable laws; AND 3) Conducting routine site visits for proposed permit actions and compliance checks. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second 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 Science, Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, Environmental/Natural Resources Protective Services. 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. Specialized Experience for GS-12: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) Preparing public notices reflecting information pertaining to permit applications; AND 2) Conducting routine site visits for proposed permit actions and compliance checks; AND 3) Preparing preliminary impact analyses to include the valuation/determination of compensatory mitigation using wetland assessment tools; AND 4) Performing habitat and wetland value assessments under the provisions of Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act, Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and other applicable laws.. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Qualification requirement: Qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

  • Address GY-APF-W2R902 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, NEW ORLEANS DO NOT MAIL New Orleans, LA 70160 US
  • Name: Army Applicant Help Desk

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