You will serve as a INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNITY PLANNER/ ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER/ PHYSICAL SCIENTIST/ NATURAL RESOURCES SPECIALIST in the ENVIRONMENTAL BUSINESS LINE, ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING BRANCH of NAVAL FACILITIES ENG COMMAND ATLANTIC.

Duties

You will prepare and review special environmental studies assessing the environmental impacts of military operations, programs, exercises,construction projects and force alignments. You will verify contractor performance for payment and invoice procedures and maintain a chronological file on the contract. You will review documentation and proposed regulations of other agencies to determine potential impacts on the Navy both its operational mission and use of its land holdings and facilities. You will represent the Navy and DoD in meetings with local, state and federal agencies in matters related to environmental impact of proposed actions or projects.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Providing environmental planning consultation services, professional guidance, and general assistance to an organization regarding the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and environmental compliance where accepted methods are not directly applicable by applying advanced environmental concepts, principles, and practices; 2) Directly performing or overseeing contractor support to prepare environmental planning documents; 3) Managing, guiding, reviewing, and/or evaluating environmental work of team members or contractors; and 4) Preparing scopes of work and cost estimates. NOTE: This experience must be fully supported in your resume. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Community Planning Series 0020 (opm.gov) General Physical Science Series, 1301 (opm.gov) General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences Series 0401 (opm.gov) Environmental Engineering Series 0819 (opm.gov) Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, 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.

Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:

Basic requirements for 0401 series:

A degree in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or a related discipline appropriate to this position;

OR

A combination of education and experience in one of the above majors that includes at least 24 semester hours in biological sciences,agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or a discipline related to this position plus appropriate experience or additional education.The quality of the combination of education and experience demonstrates that I possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the work of the position and is comparable to that normally acquired through the completion of a full four year course of study with a major as described above.

Basic Requirements for GS-1301 Series:

Successful completion of a bachelor's degree or higher in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics;

OR

A combination of education and experience with education equivalent to one of the majors shown above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Basic Requirements for 0020 Series:

Successful completion of a community planning degree, or a degree in a related discipline such as urban affairs, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, sociology, geography, economics, political science, or public administration that included at least 12 semester hours in the planning process, socioeconomic and physical elements of planning, urban and regional economic analysis, and development finance;

OR

A combination of education and experience where I have successfully completed a community planning degree, or a degree in a related discipline such as urban affairs, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, sociology, geography, economics, political science, or public administration and have one (1) year of work experience in community planning acquired under the supervision and guidance of a community planner;

OR

A combination of education and experience where my courses were equivalent to a major in community planning , urban affairs, architecture,landscape architecture, engineering, sociology, geography, economics, political science, or public administration; or a combination of related courses totaling at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the listed disciplines of which at least 12 semester hours were in the planning process, and socioeconomic and physical elements of planning, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Basic Requirements for 0819 Series:

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf

Contacts

• Address NAVAL FACILITIES ENG COMMAND ATLANTIC 6506 Hampton Blvd Norfolk, VA 23508 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]