Job opening: Environmental Protection Specialist
Salary: $117 962 - 153 354 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Aug 08 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Environmental Management Section.
This position(s) primary purpose serves as an expert Environmental Protection Specialist and is responsible for activities associated with ensuring environmental compliance to include the proper management of hazardous waste, as well as activities involving the development and implementation of DEA's Environmental Management System (EMS) Program.
Duties
As an Environmental Protection Specialist, your typical work assignments may include:
Developing and implementing the DEA's Environmental Management System (EMS) Program.
Serves as a staff advisor for DEA field offices.
Ensuring environmental compliance and advocating accountability, efficiency, and sustainable operations across all of the DEA.
Serves as an expert authority on various environmental laws and regulations.
Preparing compliance inspection reports.
Manages contracts for designated programs.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship is required.
- Employment is subject to the successful completion of a background investigation. Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
- Incumbent is subject to random drug testing.
- Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit: http://www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/.
- Selective Service: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see http://www.sss.gov/).
- Selectee may be required to serve a probationary period.
- MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATOR'S LICENSE: Applicant must possess and maintain a valid motor vehicle operator's license while employed in the position.
- FINANCIAL INTEREST - EMPLOYMENT AND FINANCIAL: Incumbent is required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450.
- CERTIFICATION: Employee required to become certified Contracting Officer Representative (COR) in within 12 months of assignment.
Qualifications
Applicants must meet all of the required qualification requirements described below by the closing of this announcement.
Applicants applying for the GS-13 must meet one of the following requirements:
A. Have at least one full year of qualifying specialized experience that is at least equivalent in difficulty and complexity to work performed at the GS-12 grade level. Specialized 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.
Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) managing environmental programs under environmental regulations and laws; 2) Preparing and reviewing environmental reports, assessments, and contract requirements: and 3) Providing environmental advice to internal or external stakeholders in regard to waste collection and disposal.
Additional information on the position qualification requirements are located in the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Qualifications Standards Handbook.
Education
Education requirements do not apply to this vacancy announcement.
Contacts
- Address Drug Enforcement Administration
Do Not Send Postal Mail
Springfield, VA 21310
US
- Name: Joanselle Montalvo
- Phone: 000-000-0000
- Email: [email protected]
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