environmental engineer/physical scientist
1 month ago
- You will prepare Scopes of Work, Government Estimates, negotiate, and manage contract task orders.
- You will serve as the Contracting Officers Representative (and provide input for performance evaluations), Contracting Officers Technical Representative, or Navy Technical Representative for services provided by consultants.
- You will develop and implement execution plan, project criteria, schedules, and budgets in conformance with project and customer requirements of environmental restoration projects with far-reaching scope and effect.
- You will prepare or perform initial review of CERCLA documents that identify, evaluate, select, or modify planned/existing remedy and submits to Remedial Technical Managers and Environmental Restoration PLL or Supervisor for approval.
- You will support data calls from CNIC, NAVFAC, DON, OSD, and regulators.
- You will develop, advocate, and negotiate mutually acceptable environmental solutions with regulatory agencies, stakeholders, and customer activities.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment- 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-
- 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 must be registered for Selective Service.
- 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 obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver's license.
- You will be required to obtain a 40-hour HAZWOPER certification within 12 months of appointment to this position.
- 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 complete ethics orientation within three months of appointment and submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, within 30 days of appointment.
Qualifications
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-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following duties: 1) Preparing Scopes of Work, Government Estimates, negotiating and managing contract task orders; 2) Serving as the Contracting Officers Representative, Contracting Officers Tech Representative, or Navy Technical Representative for services provided by consultant; 3) Functioning as an Assessing Officials Representative in providing input to contractor performance evaluations; 4) Developing and implementing execution plans, project criteria, schedules, and budgets in conformance with project and customer requirements of environmental restoration projects with far-reaching scope and effect; 5) Preparing initial review of Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) documents that identify, evaluate, sleet, or modify planned/existing remedies and submit to Remedial Tech Managers and Environmental Restoration PLL or Supervisor for approval; and 6) Supporting data calls from a range of regulatory agencies, stakeholders, and customer activities (i.e. CNIC, NAVFAC, DON, OSD and regulators) and develop, advocate, and negotiate mutually acceptable environmental solutions. NOTE: This information must be fully supported in your resume.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
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
Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess:
Basic Requirements for GS-1301 Series:
Successful completion of 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
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.
Basic requirements for 0819 Series:
Successful completion of a professional engineering degree.
OR
Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE)
OR
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 The FE examination is not administered by the U. S. Office of Personnel Management. For more information, please visit:
OR
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
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.
Additional information
This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.
Several vacancies may be filled.
This announcement uses the Certain Personnel of the DoD direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
NAVFAC Washington EV3 is expanding its team and is looking for experienced engineers, geologists and scientists in environmental restoration to manage the cleanup of historic waste management practices which have resulted in the release of chemical contaminants and unexploded ordnance (UXO) to environmental media at DON sites in and around Washington, D.C. Because the cleanup of DON installations poses challenges due to the wide variety of activities conducted at these sites and the environmental settings (e.g. coastal regions, underwater munitions, and deep groundwater), both a technical and project management background is required.
Majority of the work is in an office setting. However, during field investigations, there may be exposure to hazardous substances such as materials and wastes with both known and unknown characteristics of toxicity, explosiveness, irritation, heat generation, etc. Incumbent must be capable physically, psychologically, and medically of wearing and knowledgeable in the use of all type of protective clothing and gear with standard industrial, hygiene, safety procedures.
A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.
Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: .
Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.
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