Environmental Protection Specialist

Full Job Description

About the Position: Serve as an Environmental Protection Specialist for the Department of Public Works Environmental Division at Fort Huachuca, AZ.

Ft Huachuca is located 75 miles southeast of Tucson, Arizona. We are nestled at the foot of the Huachuca Mountains and enjoy the benefit of some of the best climate in the United States.

Please visit the Fort Huachuca web site for more information at http://www.huachuca.army.mil/site/Visitor/index.asp Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: one year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Performing inspections to ensure the proper management and disposal of regulated wastes; 2) Assisting in the transport, disposal, collection, and storage of hazardous and non-hazardous regulated wastes; 3) Providing technical guidance for recovery and cleanup operations during spills or release; AND 4) Applying environmental compliance law i.e.

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Act, and Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ).

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).

OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as Environmental Studies, Environmental Protection and Safety Management, or Environmental Science.

(Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.).

OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.

Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.

The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.).

(Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07).

All applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade and specialized experience requirements within thirty (30) days after the closing date of the announcements. Major Duties:

• Some duties are at the full performance level and closer than normal supervision is required at the lower grades, if needed.
• Assess measures to be taken to improve installation environmental programs.
• Inspect hazardous waste accumulation points for proper compliance to program requirements.
• Provide technical guidance to management for compliance and improvement to hazardous waste guidelines.
• Recommend solutions to management on emergency spill situations or failures to comply to hazardous waste regulations.
• Assist first responders in hazardous waste guidance and pollution prevention.
• In the event of emergency spill - may be required to report back to work.