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Job opening: Environmental Protection Specialist

Salary: $82 830 - 107 680 per year
City: Fresno
Published at: Oct 04 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
VACCHCS has a detail/temporary promotion opportunity to a GEMS Program Manager position not to exceed 120 days. The detail/temporary promotion may be extended for an additional 120 days without further competition. Travel expenses will be paid for the duration of the detail/temporary promotion.

Duties

Please note: Detail: A temporary assignment to a different position with no change to pay. Temporary Promotion: A temporary assignment to a higher graded position in which the employee receives the higher graded salary for the period assigned. Applicants must meet all qualifications listed below. The Environmental Protection Specialist, titled VHA Green Environmental Management System Manager (GEMS Program Manager), is the VA's primary approach and responsible person that addresses environmental performance in a manner that meets the requirements of Federal, state and local environmental statutes and regulations; applicable Executive Orders and VA and VHA Directives. The VA Central California Health Care System (VACCHCS) GEMS Manager is responsible for managing, supervising, administering, and advising facility employees and Leadership, as well as VHA/VA Leadership organizations, the public, and other environmental related agencies on environmental program implementation to meet regulatory and internal VA and external Federal, state and local requirements. The VACCHCS GEMS Manager develops, implements and manages environmental goals, policy, and procedural documentation. Major Duties include: Author, develop, implement and periodically review GEMS requirements Identify and implement training, policies, operational requirements and engineering controls needed to comply with evolving and dynamic environmental regulatory requirements. Provides guidance to management and Leadership to address environmental findings and ensure that the health care systems programs satisfactorily address environmental compliance, operational controls and procedures related to environmental aspects. Provide guidance, oversight and consultation with management to consult and resolve to address and resolve compliance findings. Set environmental objectives and targets, based upon the significant environmental aspects, on an annual basis in order to pursue continual improvement of environmental performance. Develop and implement a communication plan to ensure employees are aware of the GEMS program and the environmental aspects and impacts pertaining to their job duties. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Environmental Protection Specialist/PD00675O Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/13/2023. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-11 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Managing, supervising, administering, and advising facility employees and leadership; Develops, implements and manages environmental goals, policy, and procedural documentation; Identify and implement training, policies, operational requirements and engineering controls needed to comply with evolving and dynamic environmental regulatory requirements; and Establishes project goals and objectives, provide findings and recommendation. NOTE: Experience must be fully documented on your resume to receive credit towards meeting this requirement. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Communications and MediaComplianceCompliance InspectionCreativity and InnovationEnvironmental Engineering 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; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work may require some physical effort (e.g., walking, standing, carrying light items such as manuals or briefcases, or driving or traveling be motor vehicle). The work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, training rooms, and libraries. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. There may be occasional exposure to moderate risks8 or discomforts in storage areas or hazardous waste sites. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Contacts

  • Address Fresno VA Medical Center 2615 East Clinton Avenue Fresno, CA 93703 US
  • Name: Cathleen Tittnich
  • Phone: 9098257084 X1973
  • Email: [email protected]

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