You will serve as an Environmental Protection Specialist in the Environmental Division of NAVFAC Southwest Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach.

Duties

You will manage the Hazardous Waste program including coordinating waste collection with tenants, submitting regulatory documents to agencies, completing Navy data calls, creating training documentation and conducting training and awareness events. You will submit necessary annual and biennial reports to regulatory agencies and Navy. You will maintain knowledge/oversight of compliance status including inspection discrepancies, status of correction actions and ensuring base instructions and management plans are up to date with most recent environmental laws. You will conduct site inspections and working with tenants in closing any violations. You will support base commands and tenants to meet EMS requirements by providing trainings on regulatory requirements and implementation of best management practices. You will work with Environmental staff in support of HW collection at detachments and ensuring all projects receive sufficient NEPA oversight. You will respond to spills and implement necessary clean-up actions as standard Navy policy.

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.
• 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.
• MSP/PPP applicants must currently hold the required security clearance.
• 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

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the grade level or GS-11 band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Implementing processes to solve problems for environmental media; 2) Applying knowledge of various environmental laws, regulations, and standards to support customer, program, and regulatory requirements; 3) Providing products and services for various environmental media (i.e. hazardous waste, wastewater, storm water, etc.); and 4) Communicating in order to clarify, interpret, and advise on environmental laws, regulations, policies, and guidance. 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.

Contacts

• Address NAVFAC SOUTHWEST 750 Pacific Hwy San Diego, CA 92132 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]