Job opening: Environmental Protection Specialist
Salary: $116 393 - 183 500 per year
Published at: Sep 26 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located at Department of Housing and Urban Development, Asst Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
This opportunity is also open to Status eligibles under announcement 23-HUD-3035. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.
Duties
As a/an Environmental Protection Specialist, you will:
Provide guidance on achieving compliance with 17 federal environmental laws for complex, controversial, and unique projects.
Apply new developments and theories to major environmental compliance problems not susceptible to remedy by established methods. Examples include: environmental noise, radon, air pollution, toxic wastes and industrial hazards.
Develop policies, procedures, and guidance documents to implement the Department's responsibilities on environmental matters pursuant to the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and related Legislation and Executive technical and procedural assistance to all CPD staff, both field and Headquarters, on the above.
Make decisions or recommendations significantly changing, interpreting, or expanding important HUD programs for environmental compliance. Provide leadership and input into HUD's environmental regulations and policies.
Identify training requirements on environment and energy matters; coordinates and leads training and technical assistance on complex or inter-program topics, including NEPA and related environmental laws.
Qualifications
You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Specialized Experience: For the GS-14 grade level, you must have one year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service.
Specialized Experience for this position includes:
Planning, implementing, or authoring environmental compliance guidance and regulations for projects under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (83 Stat. 852) [42 U.S.C. 4321]; AND
Advising senior leadership on environmental protection and compliance issues
Experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address Asst Secretary for Community Planning and Development
Administrative Resource Center
Parkersburg, WV 26101
US
- Name: Applicant Call Center
- Phone: 304-480-7300
- Email: [email protected]