DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: This position is being filled through the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Government-Wide Direct-Hire Authority for this occupation and is open to all U.S. Citizens. Since the Direct-Hire Recruitment Authority is being used, traditional Veterans' Preference rules do not apply. Qualified Veterans will, however, be given full consideration for this position.

Duties

This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Office of Renewable Energy Programs. This position will be located in Sterling, Virginia and is not a 100% remote position. At the full performance level (GS-13) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: 1. Prepare and review programmatic and project-specific environmental impact analyses under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) related to potential impacts on biological resources (e.g., marine mammals and sea turtles), and benthic habitats from proposed offshore renewable energy activities and facilities. 2. Coordinate with multiple parties and stakeholders, including the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Federal and state resource management agencies, and non-governmental environmental groups. 3. Conduct and/or support statutory interagency consultations pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA). 4. Develop survey guidelines and mitigation procedures for the identification and protection of biological resources. 5.Identify and address areas where information must be developed by either agency research or contract studies, then develop and manage such studies. 6. Develop mitigation measures and monitoring plans for biological resources. 7. Review developers' plans for surveys and construction. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor permission. Salary Information Sterling, Virginia GS-11, Step 1: $78,592.00 - GS-11, Step 10: $102,166.00 GS-12, Step 1: $94,199.00 - GS-12, Step 10: $122,459.00 GS-13, Step 1: $112,015.00 - GS-13, Step 10: $145,617.00 First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the lower salary range of the grade level This vacancy may be used to fill additional positions as vacancies become available.

Requirements

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position you must meet the (1) Basic Educational Requirements AND (2) Specialized Experience for the series to which you are applying. In addition to the specialized experience requirements for this position, applicants must meet the Education Requirements described below: A. Degree: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. SUBMISSION OF TRANSCRIPTS IS REQUIRED FOR ALL GRADES. OR B. Combination of education and experience: course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. FOR THE GS-11 GRADE LEVEL ONLY: APPLICANTS MAY SUBSTITUTE EDUCATION FOR SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AS OUTLINED BELOW: A. Education- Substitution of Specialized Experience for Education if you have achieved: Ph. D. or equivalent doctoral degree or Three (3) full of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related -OR- B. Combination of Education and Experience: Only education in excess of the first two years of progressively higher level graduate education toward a Ph.D. or the equivalent doctorate degree may be used toward this combination (example: 2.5 years in a Ph.D. program (50%) plus 6 months of specialized experience (50%)=100%). SUBMISSION OF TRANSCRIPTS IS REQUIRED. (2) Specialized Experience To qualify for the GS-11, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: Experience assisting in developing mitigation and monitoring plans for biological resources. To qualify for the GS-12, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: 1) Assisting in developing mitigation and monitoring plans for biological resources as part of a team; 2) Experience preparing technical or scientific analyses related to marine mammals, sea turtles, or fish; 3) Experience designing or implementing research related to biological resources. MUST MEET ALL. To qualify for the GS-13, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: 1) Developing mitigation and monitoring plans for biological resources; 2) Experience preparing technical or scientific analyses related to marine mammals, sea turtles, or fish; 3) Experience designing and overseeing research related to biological resources; implementing research related to biological resources; and 4) Experience conducting analyses or preparing documentation under the National Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Species Act or Magnuson-Stevens Act. MUST MEET ALL. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's website: https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

Education: If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide transcripts as proof of meeting the requirements.

Foreign Education: Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the specific educational requirements as stated above. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4

Contacts

• Address Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 45600 Woodland Road Sterling, VA 20166 US
• Name: Daniel Bevels
• Phone: 703-787-1512
• Email: [email protected]