Supervisory Environmental Engineer/ Physical Scientist/Life Scientist
Environmental Protection Agency
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SPECIALIST
Naval Medical Command
Department of the Navy
Location
San Diego, California
Salary
$102,246 - $132,923
per year
Type
Closes
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GS-11 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves overseeing environmental protection efforts at a naval medical center in San Diego, ensuring compliance with waste, hazardous materials, and sustainability rules while managing permits and reviewing new projects for environmental risks.
It's ideal for someone with experience in environmental compliance who enjoys administrative work and staying updated on federal and state regulations.
A good fit would be a detail-oriented professional passionate about health protection in a military setting.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent, managing environmental programs for compliance with medical and hazardous waste regulations
- Experience managing, planning, and inspecting lead and asbestos regulations
- Proficiency in Microsoft Suite for administrative tasks
- Comprehensive knowledge of current federal and state environmental statutes and regulations
- Ability to track project progress, including pre- and post-award phases for contracts or planning
- Skills in overseeing complex environmental assignments amid changing programs, technology, and regulations
- Experience ensuring maintenance of environmental permits and reviewing new processes or equipment for environmental concerns
Full Job Description
You will serve as an ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SPECIALIST in the FORCE HEALTH PROTECTION of NMRTC SAN DIEGO CA.
Your resume must 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: Managing environmental programs to ensure compliance with Medical and Hazardous Waste Regulation.
Managing, planning, and inspecting lead and asbestos regulations. Proficient in the use of Microsoft Suite.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series 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 manage and perform administrative work related to environmental protection programs.
- You will serve as subject matter expert on environmental compliance and sustainability matters.
- You will track the progress of these projects both pre and post award (if completed by contractual means) or pre and post planning phase (if completed by other means)
- You will maintain comprehensive and current knowledge of the most recent applicable Federal and State environmental statutes and regulations.
- You will oversee assignments involving a combination of varied complex features resulting from such elements as continuing changes in programs, technological development, conflicting requirements, or rapidly changing regulatory guidelines
- You will ensure that all environmental permits are maintained, and all permit requirements are performed.
- You will ensure any new processes or equipment are reviewed for environmental concerns and guidance provided for any issues observed.
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