You will serve as an ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SPECIALIST in the OCCUPATIONAL, SAFETY, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICE of PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will develop, implement, and manage the detachment's regional Environmental program. You will provide technical expertise and program planning for highly complex environmental management programs to all detachment activities within the San Diego area. You will review facility environmental plans and develop guidance on proper environmental management. You will evaluate procedures and equipment to minimize environmental impacts through process modifications and equipment matching to provide pollution prevention through source reduction.

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 www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/.
• 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.
• Must be able to obtain an interim and/or final secret security clearance prior to entrance on duty AND must be able to maintain the required level of clearance while employed in the subject position.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience is defined as: 1) Experience working with Federal, California and San Diego Environmental laws, regulations, DoD/Naval instructions, and reporting requirements in order to provide accurate technical guidance; 2) Experience executing Environmental program principles, concepts, practices, methods and techniques while serving as a technical authority; 3) Experience developing motivation methods to foster employee awareness of sound Environmental procedures; 4) Experience applying a wide variety of EPA, CalEPA, Navy, and DOD standards, procedures, and techniques applicable to construction and detachment projects; 5) Experience assessing the impact of an installation's activities on public safety and the environment; 6) Experience identifying and/or correcting all Environmental issues encountered, whether new, unusual, or routine. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/Standards/group-stds/gs-admin.asp. and https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/environmental-protection-specialist-series-0028/ 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.

Contacts

• Address PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD HRO Building 44/1 Portsmouth, NH 03804-5000 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]