Job opening: Recent Graduate or Near-Term Graduation - Environmental Protection Specialist
Salary: $54 728 - 87 024 per year
Published at: Aug 16 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is in Region 5, Great Lakes National Program Office, Financial Assistance, Oversight and Management Branch, Project Assistance and Oversight Section. About Region 5: https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-region-5
This is an office-centered position*--you must physically report to the duty station stated in this announcement on a regular basis.*EPA offers work-from-home and work schedule flexibilities as described in the Benefits section.
Duties
At the entry level of this position, you will:
Requirements
- You must be a U.S. citizen.
- You must submit a resume and required documents--see How to Apply section.
- If you are selected, a written participant agreement must be signed.
- EPA and non-EPA applicants must submit transcripts/course listings.
Qualifications
NOTE: If you are qualifying on the basis of general or specialized experience, you must meet the experience requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
We are looking for at least one year of specialized experience related to this position as described below:
To qualify for the GS-07 level, you need to have at least one year of full-time experience equivalent to the GS-05 level defined as Preparing, reviewing, or researching documentation for written reports and/or briefings.
- OR 1 full year of graduate level education or superior academic achievement (Superior Academic Achievement Definition) degree in an academic discipline related to this position
- OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
To qualify for the GS-09 level, you need to have at least one year of full-time experience equivalent to the GS-07 level defined as preparing and/or researching documentation for grant, cooperative agreement, and/or interagency agreement activities (initiation, administration, and/or close-out); communicating established policy and procedural guidelines to state, local and tribal agencies.
- OR master's or equivalent graduate degree; or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.B. or J.D., if related; degree in an academic discipline related to this position
- OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
NOTE: 1 year of full-time undergraduate study is 30 semester or 45 quarter hours. 1 year of full-time graduate education is the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study; if that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours is considered 1 year of full-time study.
Your answers to the online assessment will be used to evaluate your competencies in the following areas:
Basic knowledge of environmental protection compliance and enforcement activities;
Knowledge of the federal grants, cooperative agreements, and interagency agreements regulations, policies and procedures;
Knowledge of filing, record keeping and documentation procedures;
Skill in written communication, sufficient to respond to inquiries that are routine and conventional in nature; and assist with development of program guidelines and other written materials.
Skill in oral communication, sufficient to provide general information, requirements, and guidelines on program activities;
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.
*If you have part-time work experience, read this: EPA Announcement Policies and Procedures.
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address Environmental Protection Agency
OMS/OHCO/RCD
1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW
WJC Bldg North, Mail Code 1448K
Washington, District of Columbia 20460
United States
- Name: Tera Johnson
- Phone: 513-569-7651
- Email: [email protected]
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