Environmental Protection Specialist

Full Job Description

About the Position: Sierra Army Depot is located in Herlong CA, a rural town in Northern California. Herlong is approximately 60 miles north of Reno, NV, and 35 miles south of Susanville, CA.

The depot serves as an Army Expeditionary Logistical Support Center. Employees work Mon-Thurs, 0630-1700 hrs. Youth Facilities and childcare available.

Surrounding area boasts a full range of outdoor sports/recreation activities. Who May Apply: US Citizens 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) Preparing draft environmental reports for the environmental division to document compliance with regulatory requirements; 2) Conducting environmental analysis on collected data to identify and report on emerging environmental trends; and 3) Developing preliminary recommendations for supervisory review on matters concerning common environmental issues.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Environmental Management or Environmental Engineering.

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 second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. Major Duties:

• Responsible for implementation of national compliance goals, targets, and objectives relating to environmental issues/regulations.
• Assist in duties such as planning, directing, and coordinating the implementation of local environmental policy as they relate to mission objectives.
• Responsible for local implementation of a comprehensive environmental management oversight program.
• Provide local staff training, presentations, and briefings for “lessons learned” regarding environmental issues.
• Manage program areas such as Water Management, Solid Waste, and Environmental Reporting within the Environmental Services Division.