Job opening: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SPECIALIST
Salary: $127 397 - 165 619 per year
Published at: Aug 07 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
You will serve as a ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SPECIALIST in the COMMAND AND STAFF DEPARTMENT (N00) ofCOMMANDER NAVY REGION HAWAII.
Duties
You will analyze environmental issues to formulate alternative plans for environmental compliance.
You will assess environmental compliance with petroleum oil liquid spill response, hazard waste or materials spill response, and petroleum oily liquid storage procedures.
You will defend controversial environmental policy and technical matters associated with environmental remediation of site contaminated with ordnance.
You will develop short and long-term objectives, milestones, and timelines for environmental projects to support an organization's mission.
You will partner with station and tenant activities to coordinate disposal of hazardous material and waste.
You will propose changes to programs based on regulatory requirements and pertinent statutes to maintain environmental compliance.
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.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance while employed in the subject position. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
- This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
Qualifications
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
1) Interpreting federal, state, and local environmental compliance laws, regulations, documentation and reporting requirements, lawmaking and rulemaking processes to assess the impact of an organization's activities on public safety, ecology, and environment; 2) Applying concepts and practices of leadership and management to facilitate resolutions to organizational and personal conflict; 3) Providing technical and professional guidance to an organization's environmental compliance program; 4) Assessing the impact of oil and hazardous spills on public safety, ecology, and environment. (NOTE: Your answer must be supported by information in your resume.)
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
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Work is primarily sedentary; however, site visits may require long periods of standing, walking, bending, crouching, stooping, reaching, carrying of computer and field gear, walking on rough terrain or aboard naval ships, and similar activities.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work is usually performed in an office setting that is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated; however, occasional visits to construction or industrial sites, including riding on various types of watercrafts is required. Work performed during site visits involves moderate risks or discomforts and may expose the incumbent to unfavorable conditions or hazardous substances, requiring the incumbent to follow special safety precautions while in the presence of construction or industrial operations and operating equipment and using protective clothing or gear, such as hard-hats, coats, boots, goggles, gloves, or shields. The incumbent may be exposed to toxic chemicals while participating in or monitoring emergency response operations.
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 COMMANDER NAVY REGION HAWAII
Navy Region Hawaii
Pearl Harbor, HI 96860
US
- Name: Department of Navy EIC
- Email: [email protected]
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