Job opening: Environmental Protection Specialist
Salary: $110 798 - 172 075 per year
Published at: Dec 07 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
The Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) works to promote safety, protect the environment, and conserve resources offshore through vigorous regulatory oversight and enforcement. For information about our bureau go to: http://www.bsee.gov/
Duties
This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), Office of the Director, Renewable Energy Operations (REO).
At the full performance level (GS-14) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following:
1. Advises staff and provides analysis of environmental laws, regulations, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) renewable energy lease stipulations, consultations, and plan approval terms and conditions to support the development of BSEE renewable energy processes, integrating environmental protection, safety management systems, inspections, investigations, vital statistics, decommissioning, and systems and reporting data.
2. Collaborates with BOEM on offshore renewable energy environmental activities and processes, including development of lease stipulations and plan approval terms and conditions, and coordinates knowledge transfer and sharing strategies between BOEM and BSEE.
3. Maintains a thorough understanding of BSEE environmental compliance program processes which apply to renewable energy policy and program development, ensuring proper liaison with impacted BSEE national program offices. Works closely with field personnel, legal advisors, resource managers, and others involved with the Bureau's environmental compliance program. Provides authoritative recommendations and supporting data analysis for regulatory development.
4. Reviews relevant renewable energy industry regulations and standards and participates in meetings on environmental issues related to renewable energy development and operations. Information from the meetings is transmitted back to the staff and management.
5. Analyzes renewable energy incident and marine, trash, and debris reports for environmental impacts, adhering to BSEE Environmental Compliance Program (ECP) policies and processes. Recommends and drafts enforcement actions when warranted, in collaboration with other REO sections for consideration and approval by the Renewable Energy Operations Director, and develops, monitors, and evaluates corrective actions
6. Conducts environmental compliance reviews for renewable energy projects, including review of post-activity submittals; and evaluates environmental management technologies, precautions, and techniques used by lessees or their contractors to perform lease activities.
BSEE has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.
Salary Information: GS-13: Sterling, VA: $112,015-$145,617 Boston, MA: $110,798-$144,034 per annum
GS-14: Sterling, VA: $132,368-$172,075 Boston, MA: $130,929-$170,205 per annum
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.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualification Requirements:
To qualify for this position you must meet the (1) Specialized Experience for the series to which you are applying.
(1) Specialized Experience
To qualify for the GS-14, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 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) Evaluating environmental programs for compliance with Federal and/or State regulatory requirements;
2) Leading the work of environmental subject matter experts or an interdisciplinary team; AND
3) Providing recommendations, technical guidance, and assistance on the interpretation of environmental requirements.
To qualify for the GS-13, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade 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 typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience:
1) Evaluating environmental programs for compliance with Federal and/or State regulatory requirements;
2) Coordinating with and reviewing the work of environmental subject matter experts or an interdisciplinary team; AND
3) Providing input, technical guidance, and assistance on the interpretation of environmental requirements.
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.
Merit Promotion candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements by the closing date of the 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 Safety and Environmental Enforcement
45600 Woodland Road
Sterling, VA 20166
US
- Name: Shirley Hartness
- Email: [email protected]