ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT SPECIALIST

Full Job Description

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer.

Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer.

Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

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-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Enforcing environmental compliance with regulations and established policy (including soil erosion, water and/or air quality, threatened/endangered species, streams/wetlands, cultural resources, hazardous waste sites, environmental justice, etc.); assessing program effectiveness by analyzing a variety of unusual conditions and/or problems; AND presenting detailed documentation of findings to decision makers.

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/0400/general-natural-resources-management-and-biological-sciences-series-0401/ 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. Major Duties:

• You will coordinate review of projects submitted by action sponsors and analyze data from research, reports, and design plans to determine environmental impact.
• You will provide guidance on regulation compliance and policy to allow development of alternative analysis.
• You will prepare documents and graphics in support of public hearings and/or review meetings.
• You will assist in the coordination of Clean Water Act permitting of wetland, stream and coastal zone impacts.
• You will serve as a liaison for action sponsors, base environmental staff experts, legal counsel and Headquarter environmental staff and review and negotiate with state and federal environmental agencies on proposed projects.