This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: Serve as a technical expert in toxicology and risk assessment for hazardous, toxic, and radiological waste projects. Responsibilities include conducting risk assessments, advising on remediation, ensuring compliance with regulations, and providing expert guidance.

Duties

Conduct and review human health and ecological risk assessments for HTRW sites, ensuring compliance with CERCLA, RCRA, and other regulations. Provide technical guidance on toxicological data, cleanup criteria, and risk-based decision-making for remediation projects. Develop scopes of work, cost estimates, and sampling protocols for risk assessment and site characterization activities. Serve as a technical advisor to project teams, customers, and regulators, resolving disputes and ensuring accurate risk assessments. Prepare and deliver technical briefings, reports, and public presentations on hazardous materials and associated risks. Access and utilize toxicological databases and emerging research to support accurate, up-to-date risk evaluations and project planning.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement: This position has a basic entry requirement. The entry requirement requires completion of education or a combination of education and experience sufficient to be comparable to that normally acquired through the completion of a four-year course of study with a major in the professional or scientific field. Please refer to the Office of Personnel Management Individual Occupational Requirements for possible ways to meet the basic requirements. Physical Scientist 1301 - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/general-physical-science-series-1301/ Risk Assessor/Biologist 0401 - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0400/general-natural-resources-management-and-biological-sciences-series-0401/ Toxicologist 0415- https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0400/toxicology-series-0415/ Chemist 1320 - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/chemistry-series-1320/ In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-12 One year of specialized experience which includes applying knowledge of toxicology, environmental health, and risk assessment methodologies to evaluate contaminants' impact on human health and the environment; Supporting project teams by reviewing and interpreting toxicological data, advising on sampling protocols, and providing recommendations for remediation and cleanup goals; AND Preparing clear and concise written and oral reports or briefings to communicate findings to internal teams, stakeholders, and regulators. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). GS-13 One year of specialized experience which includes serving as a technical authority on toxicological and risk assessment issues, advising multidisciplinary teams and resolving technical disputes; Evaluating and ensuring compliance of risk assessment documents with USACE, EPA, and state/local policies, and providing expert guidance to customers and regulators; AND Representing the organization in high-level meetings with regulators, stakeholders, and the public to address health and ecological risks and advocate for appropriate remediation actions. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/

Contacts

• Address RM-W2SN04 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-ALASKA DO NOT MAIL Anchorage, AK 99506 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk