Environmental Engineer

Full Job Description

As the Agency's senior lead for hazardous materials and risk management, you provide technical leadership, policy direction, and compliance oversight.

You guide Agency risk evaluations, integrate hazardous materials requirements into mission planning, and support leadership in addressing regulatory impacts across NASA operations.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

To qualify for GS-15, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level: Managing Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulatory actions, including compliance reviews and reporting for chemicals across mission operations; Overseeing hazardous materials and chemical management initiatives, including implementation of enterprise systems such as a Hazardous Materials Information System, and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders on user requirements; Providing expertise for complex regulatory updates, risk evaluations, and compliance impacts related to emerging contaminants and TSCA rulemaking across mission operations and support activities.

Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience.

Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job.

NASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses.

Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of AI tools during the application process. Major Duties:

• Provide Agency-level leadership for the hazardous materials and chemical risk management program, including Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) compliance, ensuring HQ policy alignment, compliance strategy, and mission support.
• Develop and issue Agency-wide TSCA and hazardous materials policy, technical guidance, and governance to ensure consistent implementation across Centers.
• Oversee compliance reviews and risk assessments of NASA operations subject to hazardous materials regulations.
• Advise senior leadership on regulatory impacts, emerging chemical restrictions, and compliance risks affecting programs, mission directorates, and facilities.
• Represent and advocate for NASA in interagency technical forums with EPA and other partners to address TSCA implementation and reporting requirements.
• Provide expert oversight of Agency-wide chemical lifecycle stewardship and pollution prevention initiatives to improve environmental performance.
• Direct Headquarters-level monitoring, data collection, and analysis for TSCA reporting and compliance documentation.
• Serve as senior technical authority for hazardous materials during program reviews, audits, mishap investigations, and environmental planning activities.