You will serve as a SUPERVISORY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SPECIALIST in the Environmental Operations Branch (Code 106.32) of the Environmental Division (Code 106.3), Occupational Safety, Health, and Environment Office (Code 106) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will follow federal, state, EPA, and Navy regulations on regulated waste, hazardous waste, Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB), and Asbestos waste. You will advise environmental staff on changes in the regulations and expected impact on shipyard management procedures. You will oversees the operation of NNSY's bulk container and non-bulk container programs to include pick-up and transportation of NNSY’s regulated waste, hazardous waste, PCB, and Asbestos waste. You will manage the operations of regulated waste, hazardous waste, PCB, and Asbestos waste at NNSY to include proper handling, identification, storage, repackaging, disposal, and sampling.

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.
• You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
• Work is performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, heat, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and chemicals). You will be required to participate in medical surveillance programs.
• Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.

Qualifications

Your resume must 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: Experience with hazardous waste, PCB, and asbestos management, packing, and shipping; Experience collaborating with others to achieve the mission. Experience leading, motivating and developing others in the environmental field. Experience communicating across all levels of shipyard management and ship's force leadership. Experience providing knowledge of other major EPA legislation including Clean Air and Clear Water Acts. Experience demonstrating previous experience in electronic systems used to track and manage hazardous materials and waste. Experience providing basic knowledge of shipyard Solid Waste operations including recycling and tipping platform operations. 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

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

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