This position is in the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Office of Planning and Analytics (OPA), Environmental Policy and Justice Division (EPJ). If selected, you will oversee National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other related environmental laws and manage activities that provide policy guidance to the agency in carrying out environmental responsibilities and other related environmental laws (e.g. Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act); etc. 

Duties

At the full performance level, the Environmental Protection Specialist:

Requirements

• Must meet specialized experience stated in Qualifications section
• Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date
• Required documents must be submitted by the closing date.

Qualifications

To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet the specialized experience requirements for the grade at which you are requesting consideration.To qualify for the Grade 12, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-11 it must include: Experience applying environmental standards, methods, and practices to assure full implementation of environmental laws, regulations, and policies; AND Experience preparing and reviewing environmental documents. To qualify for the Grade 13, you must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-12, it must include: Experience applying environmental standards, methods, and practices to assure full implementation of environmental laws, regulations, and policies; AND Experience preparing and reviewing environmental documents; AND  Experience working with Federal, State, and/or other organizations to resolve environmental issues/problems. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Environmental Knowledge or Engineering: Knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, and methods to protect and improve the quality of the environment and its resources; and to monitor, control, abate, and prevent pollutants. Public Policy- Knowledge of functions, principles, methods, and techniques of public policy, including those related to hazardous materials, and natural resource management, environmental impact analysis, environmental mitigation, and land use restoration and preservation. Standards- Knowledge of standards that either are compliant with or derived from established standards, guidelines, or executive orders. For all types of consideration, 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.For additional information about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link:  https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Contacts

• Address DOT, PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMIN 1200 New Jersey Ave SE Washington, District of Columbia 20590 United States
• Name: Transjobs
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]