This position is located in the National Capital Parks - East, within the National and Environmental Resources Program. See Duties section for more information on this position.

Duties

National Capital Parks - East (NACE) is a large and complex portfolio of parkland and historic sites in the District of Columbia and Maryland. NACE consists of over 8000 acres distributed among 98 locations. Park resources consist of natural areas, recreation areas, cultural landscapes, historic homes, parkways, farms, archeological sites, historic forts, environmental clean-up sites, and private properties under scenic easement. The NACE portfolio includes concessions and a host of programmatic and philanthropic partners. The various sites have strong connections with local communities as well as attract national and international visitation. Located in or near the nation's capital, park sites often have high political interest and are visited by U.S., state, local, international, and departmental dignitaries, and staff. This is a term position (more than 1 year) with an initial appointment expecting to last at least 13 months but may be extended up to a total of four years, or more based on any changes to regulations governing the number of years term appointments may last, without further competition. Term positions do not convey permanent status in the Federal service. The National Park Service retains the right to extend the duration of this appointment after selection and/or appointment, based on changes to the regulation governing the number of years term appointments may last. This change, which may be made at the agency's sole discretion and without further competition, shall not be construed or interpreted as the granting of a right to a selectee or employee to such an extension. No extension to a term appointment shall be granted to a selectee/employee to an amount of time that exceeds the maximum number of years authorized under any present or current regulation, unless such regulation expressly allows such action. Major duties for this position include, but are not limited to the following: Participates in all aspects of compliance processes and environmental documentation for the Park; provides environmental protection program administration and oversight for projects to achieve and maintain environmental compliance on ongoing operations and/or remediate past environmental violations or compliance problems. Interprets laws, regulations and policies about environmental protection issues. Tracks and oversees inspections, audits, documentation, reporting, and actions to ensure the Park complies with all federal, state, and local environmental requirements. Park's subject matter expert on matters pertaining to environmental protection programs that deal with air and water quality, hazardous waste and materials management, underground and above ground storage tanks containing regulated and non-regulated substances (petroleum products, chemicals, and wastes), oil and hazardous substance spill planning, and non-hazardous waste management, minimization and recycling. Tracks and oversees Environmental Management Systems (EMS) program activities (e.g., internal and external audits and reporting, updating plans, environmental compliance monitoring, and corrective actions). Monitors activities for compliance with federal, state and local laws, regulations and policies, as well as seeking to prevent NPS from incurring liability as a responsible party.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-12/08/2023-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level, you must possess ONE of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: developing or implementing management documents to ensure compliance with federal, state, tribal, and county orders, ordinances, statutes, laws and regulations, directives and policies involving National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) and underlying laws including Endangered Species Act (ESA) 7, National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) 106 and 110, Wilderness Act, NPS Organic Act, Clean Air Act (CAA) and Clean Water Act (CWA); applying and managing a variety of Federal regulations, policies, guidelines, and procedures related to environmental compliance; establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with project managers and interdisciplinary team members in minimizing environmental impacts; coordinating or consulting with various Federal resource and regulatory agencies and non-government entities regarding environmental issues. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.M., if related. Creditable education may include degrees such as public policy, natural resources, cultural resources, planning, etc.You must include transcripts. -OR-Successful completion of an equivalent combination of specialized experience (as described in above) and graduate education (as indicated in above.) (i.e., 6 months specialized experience and 2.5 years of graduate education directly related to the work of the position. You must include both transcripts and your hours per week worked on your resume. Volunteer Experience: 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; 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.
If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your 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.

Contacts

• Address
• Name: Amanda Burnham
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]