Job opening: Environmental Protection Assistant
Salary: $46 696 - 60 703 per year
Published at: Dec 21 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
About the Position: : This position is located with the US Army Installation Management CMD, US Army Garrison Ft McCoy, Directorate of Public Works, Environmental Division, Compliance Branch, Ft McCoy, WI.
Fort McCoy is located in west-central Wisconsin, midway between Chicago and Minneapolis.
Duties
Maintain inventory of supplies and materials; and prepare purchasing documents for restocking.
Work with a variety of customers to correct compliance deficiencies.
Conduct facility and tank inspections for compliance with regulations for hazardous waste and material handling and storage.
Analyze, characterize, containerize, label, and process hazardous waste and material for disposal.
Respond, assist, and provide guidance for cleanup of hazardous waste and materials spills (typically petroleum, oil, and lubricants).
Compile data for Environmental reporting requirements in the areas of Air Quality, Hazardous Waste, Emergency Community Right to Know Act, Toxic Release Inventory, and Polychlorinated Biphenyls.
Perform landfill inspections to ensure the cap of closed landfill is maintained in a working condition.
Collect, process, ship, and analyze results for unknown waste streams.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- This position requires the incumbent to wear protective clothing and equipment as needed; including respirators, Tyvek suits, gloves, safety glasses, safety shoes, etc.
- This position requires the incumbent to have completed or be able to successfully complete the 40 hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (HAZWOPER) course per 29 CFR 1910.120.
- This position requires a medical examination prior to employment and annually thereafter.
- This position requires the incumbent to have or be able to obtain and maintain, a valid state driver's license, and required government driver's license.
- This position may require some weekend work and work outside the normal operating hours may occasionally be required to respond to spills.
- This position may require the incumbent to carry a cell phone in order to respond to spills.
- This position requires the incumbent to have completed or be able to successfully complete one of the following courses: Hazardous Waste Management and Manifesting or Transportation of Hazardous Material (HM)/(HW) for DoD.
- This position requires the Incumbent to be able to lift up to 50 pounds (or more with assistance) in order to move containers, etc., and perform other duties of the position.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes completing tasks to manage environmental programs such as air or water quality, aboveground or underground tanks, toxic substances, hazardous and non-hazardous waste, pollution prevention, or environmental impact analysis. Performing tasks such as reviewing documents or reports, assisting with spill response, conducting inspections as directed, collecting, or compiling data, segregating, and packaging wastes. Accounting for equipment and safely operating equipment, conducting market research on supplies or equipment, following regulatory laws and procedures, and reviewing projects for environmental impacts.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).
OR
Education: A half year (i.e., 9 semester hours) of graduate level education in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as environmental science, or related field such as microbiology, chemistry, physics, geosciences, or engineering. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)
OR
Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) by 9. Add the two percentages.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
ConscientiousnessReadingTeamworkTechnical Competence
Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-06).
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show 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:
https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Contacts
- Address DE-APF-W0XYAA US ARMY GARRISON FORT MCCOY
DO NOT MAIL
Fort McCoy, WI 54656
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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