Job opening: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SPECIALIST
Salary: $57 007 - 90 647 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Oct 23 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.
Duties
You will support environmental programs; Hazardous Waste Management, Installation Restoration, Water Quality, Wastewater, Air Quality, Pollution Prevention, Hazardous Substance Spill Contingency, Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure programs.
You will assist in field visits and field work to conduct environmental inspections, site investigations, and surveys to determine environmental compliance.
You will assist in preparing draft correspondence, technical reports, field logs, and inspection reports.
You will assist in making recommendations to resolve non-compliance issues.
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
- 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.
- This is a bargaining unit position.
- You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.
- 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 complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
- This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
- 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.
Qualifications
GS-09: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:1) Working knowledge of one or more environmental compliance programs or related fields, including but not limited to: National Environmental Policy Act/environmental planning; Air Quality; Water Quality; Hazardous Waste; Pollution Prevention; Solid Waste Management/Recycling; and spill response; 2) Reviewing and analyzing environmental data; 3) Evaluating compliance with environmental protection laws and regulations; and 4) Making recommendations to resolve non-compliance issues.
GS-07: Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:1) Basic knowledge of laws, regulations, policies and procedures related to environmental compliance; 2) Following guidelines to assist in completion of day to day compliance inspections; 3) Gathering data to collect and review information on environmental activities; and 4) Recognizing potential or existing environmental non-compliance issues, hazards or violations.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: Administrative and Management Positions - General Schedule Qualification Standards (opm.gov)
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.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
Work involves intermittent and prolonged periods of sitting, lifting, standing, bending, kneeling, and stooping; intermittent and prolonged periods working at a rapid pace and walking over varying terrain and in congested industrial work areas. Fieldwork entails entry to industrial facilities and shipboard visits, which entail climbing ladders/stairs, work in congested areas. Work may require the wearing of protective equipment when in the field. To ensure safety in operational areas, personnel must respond rapidly to verbal or visual instructions.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work is performed in an office setting as well as in the field. Work may require the wearing of personnel protective equipment when in the field. There is a potential of exposure to hazardous wastes and hazardous materials with varying characteristics of toxicity from minor irritants to strong carcinogens, explosiveness, heat generation, etc. On occasion, such as initial inspection of chemical spills, exposure can occur to high temperature, noise, high solvent concentrations, and extreme conditions of acidity.
Education
Applicants that do not meet the specialized experience as described above may qualify with education or a combination of experience and education, as follows:
GS-9
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
OR
A combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of experience. My percentage of the required education plus my percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent.
GS-7
1 full year of graduate level education
OR
superior academic achievement
OR
A combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of experience. My percentage of the required education plus my percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent.
Contacts
- Address NAVFAC SOUTHWEST
750 Pacific Hwy
San Diego, CA 92132
US
- Name: NAVFAC Southwest HRO
- Phone: 619-705-5082
- Email: [email protected]
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