ATTORNEY-ADVISOR (ENVIRONMENTAL)
Air Education and Training Command
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SPECIALIST
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Department of the Navy
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 in a naval shipyard setting, ensuring that operations follow federal and state laws to protect the environment, workers, and facilities.
You'll conduct inspections, review regulations, and coordinate with agencies to keep everything compliant and up to date.
It's a great fit for someone with experience in environmental compliance in industrial or military environments who enjoys problem-solving and regulatory work.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent, including conducting inspections or surveys of environmental programs in industrial settings like shipyards
- Knowledge of state and federal environmental protection laws and regulations
- Ability to plan, develop, implement, and administer environmental programs
- Skills in reviewing laws, codes, and regulations to assess impacts on operations
- Experience preparing reports, plans, instructions, guidelines, and manuals
- Proficiency in inspecting on-site operations, maintenance procedures, and record-keeping for compliance
- Ability to coordinate with municipal, state, regional, and federal environmental agencies
Full Job Description
You will serve as an ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SPECIALIST in the ENVIRONMENT DIVISION of PSNS and IMF.
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: conducting inspections or surveys of environmental protection programs within an industrial environment (i.e.
shipyard, repair facilities, etc.) to recommend modification of operations and to ensure compliance with state and federal environmental protection laws and regulations.
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 plan, develop, implement, and administer an environmental program to ensure protection of the environment, facilities, and personnel.
- You will determine whether environmental program practices comply with applicable standards and what requirements are needed to meet continuously changing regulations.
- You will review laws, codes, and regulations promulgated by environmental control agencies at all levels and assess their impact on operations and real property.
- You will prepare reports, plans, local instructions, guidelines and manuals.
- You will periodically inspect on-site operation and maintenance procedures and record-keeping practices to ensure compliance with established policies.
- You will participate in coordinating activities with municipal, state, regional, and federal environmental regulatory agencies.
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