You will serve as an ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SPECIALIST in the Regulatory Affairs Branch (Code 10633), Environment Division (Code 1063), Occupational Safety Health and Environment Office (Code 106) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will serve as a waterfront inspector for one or more NNSY Environmental Programs. You will integrate pollution prevention goals into the overall management of the environmental programs You will investigate, plan, schedule, manage, execute, and report accomplishments and technical direction of broad and difficult environmental technology studies, programs, and projects. You will establish programs and develop guidelines for the investigation analysis, control, compliance, and improvement of environmental issues of concern.

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.
• This is a bargaining unit position.
• You will be required to successfully complete a pre-appointment physical examination.
• 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.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience with establishing programs and develops guidelines for the investigation, analysis, control, compliance, and improvement of environmental issues of concern. Experience with techniques and methods needed to abate environmental discharges, emissions, and prevent pollution. Experience with production practices (shop/shipyard) and environmental laws/regulations/objectives concerning pollution prevention and environmental compliance as they relate to the overall mission, functions, equipment and facilities of a major naval shipyard industrial operation. Experience with substantive (i.e., technical) and procedural (i.e., permits) requirements of environmental laws and regulations issued under such environmental laws as: the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA); Pollution Prevention Act; Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA); Clean Water Act (CWA), Clean Air Act (CAA); and Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC). Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series 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

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

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

or

A combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD NNSY Portsmouth, VA 23709 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]