This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Navajo Region in Gallup, New Mexico. The incumbent is responsible for the planning, design, construction, oversight and implementation of projects to assess, cleanup, or mitigate contaminants on trust lands or at BIA federal facilities, and restore or reclaim trust resources.

Duties

Serves as regional remedial environmental protection specialist. Contributes to the mission by providing technical assistance and guidance on environmental protection through environmental regulations, established policies and procedures. Ensures preservation and protection of tribal resources on issues affecting impacts to the environment that may result of degradation on tribal lands under the Region. Conducts site assessment to prepare a scope of work, government cost estimates to begin ASTM Environmental Site Assessments for the Phase 1 and 2. Prepares the cleanup recommendations for environmental sites. Initiates project meetings to request environmental reviews for consultations with regulatory federal government, tribal, and private sectors. Advises management on the environmental requirements, options and conclusions. Conducts environmental management program mission presentations and updates to management, staff and regulatory agencies on the progress or completion of the environmental projects. Works with tribal regulatory staff on environmental projects that require input and monitoring. Independently, prepares, drafts and processes environmental documents, as well as creating and monitoring mitigation measures that are required under environmental laws which include NEPA, and appropriate tribal ordinances and regulations. Properly document results of all assessments and other fieldwork, fulfill reporting requirements of all applicable environmental laws and regulations, prepare/maintain all internal files, and reports required for these activities. Compiles and analyzes baseline data in the search for sites suspected of being contaminated with hazardous wastes/substances and performs environmental site assessments. Coordinates with other resource staff on other environmental laws and regulations.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Indian Preference applies
• You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit
• You may be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
• A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
• If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
• Incumbent may be required to operate a government-owned or leased motor vehicle as an incidental duty; therefore, a valid driver's license is required.

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards for Administrative and Management Positions Environmental Protection Specialist GS-0028). GS-12: I have one-year specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal Service. This experience must include: preparing, arranging or reviewing environmental documents required for compliance with environmental laws and regulations, which include National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), other federal policies and procedures; work involves preparing written technical documents; reviewing project documents prepared by other agencies and parties; and managing project contracts with private contractors for document preparation, and/or collaborating with tribal departments for the same; work that involves serving as a senior advisor to management on requirements of compliance and planning; writing environmental site assessments, correspondences, briefings; dealing with multiple permitting agencies at the local, state, tribal, and federal levels; synthesizing complex environmental information from a variety of sources for inclusion into documents readily understood by the public; conducting environmental training and presentations; understanding and incorporating management policies into completed documents; coordinating long and short term goals that incorporate multiple entities. Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (Title 25, USC Section 472). All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date. TELEWORK: The Bureau of Indian Affairs has determined that the duties of the position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.

Education

If you are qualifying based on your education, you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated:

1. Official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or
2. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows 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: FOREIGN EDUCATION

Contacts

• Address BIA Center for Recruitment Albuquerque BIA Center for Recruitment Albuquerque 1011 Indian School Road, NW Suite 136 Albuquerque, NM 87104 US
• Name: Agnes Teller
• Phone: (505) 563-5122
• Email: [email protected]