This Senior Executive Service (SES) position is in the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), New Chemicals Division (NCD). About OCSPP.  This is an office-centered position--you must physically report to the duty station stated in this announcement on a regular basis. Partial work-from-home flexibilities may be authorized.

Duties

Within the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP), the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) evaluates risks of chemicals, requiring and promoting risk reduction and responsible risk management practices through the life cycle of these chemicals. OPPT promotes pollution prevention activities and the design, development, and application of safer chemical processes and technologies in the industrial sector and provides the public with information about releases of toxic chemicals in their communities in order to improve chemical safety and protect public health and the environment. The New Chemicals Division (NCD) in OPPT, under the supervision of the Director, is primarily responsible for implementing Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), assessing and managing the potential risk to human health and the environment from chemicals that, if approved, will be new to the marketplace. The Division functions as a gatekeeper to identify conditions, up to and including bans on production, to be placed on the use of new chemicals before they enter commerce.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. citizen.
• You must submit a resume and required documents--see How to Apply section.

Qualifications

The work of this position is classified in the Program Management, 0340 series where the qualifications include both general management skills and characteristics that are applicable to all SES positions and technical or program responsibilities specific to this position. Applicants must have substantive general experience which provides a good basic or general knowledge of the principles of organization, management and administration; and substantive specialized (operating administrative or managerial) experience in a type of work or a combination of functions directly related to this position. All applicants must have one year of specialized experience at a level close to the work of this job that demonstrates the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities required to successfully perform in this role. Typically this experience can be found in work within this field or a field that is closely related. As a basic requirement for entry into the Senior Executive Service, applicants must also provide evidence of progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior level management capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Executive Core Qualifications and Technical Qualifications listed below. A. Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) - Mandatory for competitive applicants - Failure to address these factors individually will result in your application being disqualified, unless you are a noncompetitive eligible applicant.  ECQ 1 - LEADING CHANGE. Involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet organizational goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to establish an organizational vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment. ECQ 2 - LEADING PEOPLE. Involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflicts. ECQ 3 - RESULTS DRIVEN. Involves the ability to meet organizational goals and customer expectations. Inherent to this ECQ is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks. ECQ 4 - BUSINESS ACUMEN. Involves the ability to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically. ECQ 5 - BUILDING COALITIONS. Involves the ability to build coalitions internally and with other Federal agencies, State and local governments, nonprofit and private sector organizations, foreign governments, or international organizations to achieve common goals. Your responses should be clear and concise and show a level of accomplishment and a degree of responsibility. Leadership competencies for each ECQ can be found at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/senior-executive-service/reference-materials/guidetosesquals_2012.pdf B. Technical Qualifications (TQs) - Mandatory for all applicants - Failure to address these factors individually will result in your application being disqualified. TQ 1 - Demonstrated experience managing a diverse organization consisting of technical interdisciplinary staff to support regulatory and non-regulatory programs, including programs in which permits or approvals must be issued on a required timeline. TQ 2 - Demonstrated experience providing leadership and direction for conducting chemical risk assessment and developing risk management options in a data-poor environment.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Environmental Protection Agency U.S. EPA, HRMD Mail Drop: C639-02 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12055 RTP, North Carolina 27711 United States
• Name: Claire Worley
• Phone: 919-541-0892
• Email: [email protected]