Job opening: Environmental Protection Specialist
Salary: $117 962 - 153 354 per year
Published at: Aug 16 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: Serves as technical advisor and expert with responsibility for interpretation and implementation of policy, procedures, guidance, consultative assistance, and staff coordination in one or more areas consisting of: Environmental Compliance, Installation Restoration, National Environmental Policy Act documentation, Environmental Management and Conservation, and Pollution Prevention.
Please see "Additional Information" section below for further details.
Duties
Evaluate alternatives in order to make a determination, draw a conclusion or solve a problem related to environmental quality and restoration projects and guidance.
Develop policy and procedures guidance for environmental programs within the Major Subordinate Commands (MSC’s), Readiness Divisions (RD’s), installations, facilities and activities throughout the Army Reserve.
Brief chain of command, including Headquarters level leadership on program status, environmental challenges, and proposed solutions.
Initiate, provide guidance for, and approve plans that translate environmental requirements into proposed projects, contracts, and other acquisition strategies.
Resolve highly technical administrative and project problems related to environmental requirements and regulations.
Identify environmental risk and develop key targets and mitigation plans to reduce negative impacts and advance sustainability objectives, with a mission-oriented focus.
Review and approve subordinate installation's funding requests to ensure sufficient resources to support prioritized program objectives.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- This position requires Temporary Duty Travel (TDY) 25% of duty time.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying on Time-Limited Assignments
PLEASE NOTE: This announcement is for current, permanent Army employees that would like to be considered for a time-limited promotion, reassignment or change to lower grade. External status candidates should apply to Announcement #CERE242941522772.
If you are not a current, permanent Army employee and you do not meet the eligibilities of an external status candidate, please apply to Announcement #CERE242941522773D which is open to all U.S. Citizens.
In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience planning, developing, reviewing, evaluating, and participating directly in the establishment and implementation of environmental protection and enhancement policies and programs. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower or second grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Decision MakingEnvironmental Assessment and Data AnalysisOral CommunicationProject Management
Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).
Education
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience above in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualifications requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Contacts
- Address RE-W07202 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-LOUISVILLE
DO NOT MAIL
Louisville, KY 40202
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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