You will serve as a Environmental Protection Specialist in the Occupational Safety, Health, and Environment (OSHE) Office, Environmental Division, Hazardous Waste Branch, of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

You will evaluate new and changed environmental regulatory requirements for local implementation in the solid waste process. You will develop, conduct and report audits of hazardous waste and hazardous material that is in storage awaiting disposal to ensure compliance with all State and Federal Regulations. You will evaluate the data to identify, report, and resolve both specific problems and problem trends. You will ensure that those wastes/materials are accurately transferred to DLA for disposal through various contractors in accordance with established procedures.

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.
• Strenuous physical activity may be required such as climbing, prolonged standing, bending, stooping, walking, lifting, working in hot/cold temperatures wearing personal protective equipment while observing and directing work being performed.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
• The incumbent must be able to obtain, within 2 years of hire, a Waste Management Facility Operator License Class I by the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Demonstrating knowledge of environmental protection concepts, regulations and practices applicable to the full range of duties concerned with an environmental protection program having waste management and disposal as its primary focus. Demonstrating a high level of skill and knowledge is required in order to resolve complex and/or unforeseen problems in administering and management of hazardous waste/material from generation, identification, chemical characterization, quality control, labeling, marking, sampling techniques and storage to final shipment/disposal. Applying Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), Department of Transportation (DOT), State and Federal Regulations for waste storage facilities, hazardous material/waste shipments, and in ensuring contractors are in full conformance to these regulations. Demonstrating knowledge of government contracting systems sufficient to permit the development of complex contract specifications for activities related to hazardous material/waste management and disposal, and to oversee the technical and quality aspects of contractor performance. 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 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

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree

or

3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree

or

LL.M., if related

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD NNSY Portsmouth, VA 23709 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]