You will serve as a ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER/PHYSICAL SCIENTIST in the Clean Air & Water (EV11) Division of NAVAL FACILITIES ENG COMMAND ATLANTIC. This is an interdisciplinary position and can be filled with either the ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER - 0819 or PHYSICAL SCIENTIST - 1301 series.

Duties

You will use mastery knowledge of advance concepts/principles/practices of environmental engineering to develop technical requirements/prepare justifications/and or provide technical expertise to leadership and other activities. You will apply a broad understanding of environmental laws/regulations to be able to provide expert technical advice and assistance on the interpretation and applicability of current  federal, state, regional, and local policies and directives You will apply expertise in working with environmental programs to review plans, designs, and specifications for improvement, alteration, and/or construction of facilities. You will Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for environmental compliance products and services in support of Clean Air Act (CAA) and or Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), or equivalent. You will utilize technical expertise in complying with all CAA, TSCA, Overseas Environmental Baseline Guidance Document , Final Governing Standards , Navy Environmental Readiness Program Manual, and regional and local environmental requirements.

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 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 complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• 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 possess and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.

Qualifications

This position has a Selective Placement Factor (SPF) if applying for the Environmental Engineer (0819) series which is - current registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) in any state, District of Columbia, Guam or Puerto Rico. You MUST provide a copy of your current registration with your application. A copy of a wall certificate that does not have an expiration date will not serve to verify this requirement. In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 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) Serving as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for environmental compliance products and services in support of Clean Air Act (CAA) and/or Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), or equivalent. Utilizing technical knowledge in complying with all CAA, TSCA, Overseas Environmental Baseline Guidance Document (OEBGD), Final Governing Standards (FGS), Navy Environmental Readiness Program Manual (OPNAV 5090), and related regional and local environmental requirements; 2) Utilizing mastery knowledge of advanced concepts, principles, and practices of environmental engineering for environmental compliance to develop technical requirements, prepare justifications, and/or provide technical expertise to leadership and other activities; 3) Applying knowledge of environmental laws and regulations providing expert technical advice and assistance on interpretation and applicability of current federal, state, regional, and local policies and directives; and 4) Reviewing plans, designs, and specifications for improvement, alteration, and/or construction of facilities with environmental programs. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series and https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/general-physical-science-series-1301/ and https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/environmental-engineering-series-0819/ 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

This position has a Selective Placement Factor (SPF) if applying for the Environmental Engineer (0819) series which is - current registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) in any state, District of Columbia, Guam or Puerto Rico. You MUST provide a copy of your current registration with your application. A copy of a wall certificate that does not have an expiration date will not serve to verify this requirement.

Basic Requirement: Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess

For the GS-0819:
Professional Environmental Engineering Series: Have successfully completed a bachelor's degree (or higher) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.

OR

Have a combination of college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:
(I) Professional registration or licensure: Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration;

(II) Written Test: Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico; or (III) Specified academic courses: Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A (above). The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A (above); or (IV) Related curriculum: Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least one year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily, there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.

For the GS-1301:
Professional Physical Science Series: Have successfully completed a bachelor's degree or higher in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.

OR

Have a combination of education and experience with education equivalent to one of the majors shown above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Contacts

• Address NAVAL FACILITIES ENG COMMAND ATLANTIC 6506 Hampton Blvd Norfolk, VA 23508 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]