Environmental Protection Specialist

4 days ago

Washington DC, United States USAJobs Full time
Duties

You will:
Oversee and lead the development of national strategies, regulations, and guidance to assist Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regions, states and tribes in primarily managing CWA jurisdiction, and secondarily, enhancing state and tribal wetland programs, CWA 401 water quality certification and 404(g) assumption to ensure compliance with environmental, including primarily biological and water quality requirements, and resolve unusually complex, controversial, or sensitive environmental and restoration problems. Conduct and analyze specific technical and policy issues in areas of responsibility and expertise and provides policy advice information concerning areas of responsibility to superiors and other senior agency personnel. Oversee the day-to-day policy and technical guidance and advice to states, tribes and EPA regions, and monitors and evaluates program implementation by states and tribes. Communicates with states, Regions, associations and others on simple, complex and/or sensitive issues to ensure constructive relations and provide/obtain information. Serve as lead EPA representative for CWA Jurisdiction
You will spend less than 25% of your work time on contracts, grants/cooperative agreements, and/or interagency agreements.

One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

You must submit a resume and required documents--see How to Apply section. You must be a U.S. citizen. EPA and non-EPA applicants must submit transcripts/course listings.

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If you are selected, you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure form within 30 days of your first day of employment and annually thereafter.

If you are selected, you may be required to complete a one-year probationary period if appointed as Competitive Service or a two-year trial period if appointed as Excepted Service.

This position is designated as Moderate Risk and requires a background investigation. Unless an appropriate background investigation is already on record with the Office of Personnel Management, you must undergo a background investigation. All conditions of the pre-employment security process must be met before an official letter of employment can be issued with a report for duty date.

You must meet time in grade requirements no later than 30 calendar days after the closing date of this announcement.

Qualifications

NOTE: You must meet qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

To qualify for the GS-14 level, you must have 1 year of full-time* specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level defined as overusing a water program, serving as a national and technical expert on the Clean Water Act (ACW), judicial issues and/or CWA water policies and programs, developing, reviewing and implementing environmental technical policies and supporting tools.

Your answers to the online assessment will be used to evaluate your competencies in the following areas:
Knowledge of the Clean Water Act Skill in developing regulations and guidance documents. Skill in managing large, complex, and time sensitive projects. Ability to perform policy analysis Skill in conducting oral and written briefings Ability to represent EPA in partnerships and advise leadership of outcomes. Skill in communicating with various audiences. Ability to manage resources. Ability to develop relationships with various levels of government. Ability to lead and management resources. Skill in oral communication. Ability to represent EPA in partnerships and advise leadership of outcomes
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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

*If you have part-time work experience, read this: EPA Announcement Policies and Procedures .

Additional information

This position is in the bargaining unit.

Although the Service type indicated in the Overview section is Competitive, you may be appointed as Excepted Service based on your eligibility to be hired under certain appointing authorities.

Except in special circumstances, those new to the federal government will be hired at the starting salary (step 1) of the applicable grade range listed in the Overview section.

EPA participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is an Internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that enables participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees. For additional information: EPA Announcement Policies and Procedures .

Are you a Displaced Federal Employee? If so, please read the Required Documents section and visit the EPA website for additional information on the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) and Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP): EPA Announcement Policies and Procedures
NOTE: To be entitled to selection priority, you must be rated well-qualified (i.e., you must have a score of 87 or higher--see the How You Will Be Evaluated section).

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values at EPA. Our excellence can only be fully realized by staff who share our commitment to these values. Successful candidates are committed to advancing equity and inclusion in the Agency's workplace and mission. We encourage applications from candidates with a variety of personal experiences, values, and worldviews that arise from differences of culture and circumstance. At EPA, diversity is a vital element in bringing a balance of perspectives to bear on every challenge we face. We are committed to creating a diverse workforce because we know that the individual strengths and abilities of our employees make us a stronger organization. The more inclusive our employee base is, the greater the variety of ideas that are generated, and the more representative we are of the nation we serve. To learn more about how EPA values and supports our diverse workforce, visit Equal Opportunity Employment at EPA .

If you are selected, travel, transportation, and relocation expenses will not be paid by EPA. Any travel, transportation, and relocation expenses associated with reporting to work in this position will be your responsibility.

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