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Posted: April 15, 2026 (44 days ago)

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Interdisciplinary

United States Army Installation Management Command

Department of the Army

Stale

Location

Salary

$142,216 - $184,886

per year

Type

Closes

April 28, 2026

GS-13 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $88,520 - $115,079

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-12. Expert-level knowledge in field.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves leading an environmental division for a U.S. Army installation in Alaska, overseeing programs for environmental compliance, conservation, restoration, and pollution prevention.

The role includes supervising staff, evaluating environmental conditions, and advising senior leaders on regulations and their impact on operations.

It's a good fit for experienced environmental professionals with a science or engineering background who enjoy managing teams and budgets in a military setting.

Key Requirements

  • Completion of a four-year degree in a relevant field such as archeology, natural resources management, biological sciences, engineering, or physical science (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
  • One year of specialized experience at the GS-12 level managing multiple environmental programs including compliance, conservation, air/water quality, hazardous waste, and natural resources
  • Experience providing technical leadership and executive-level communication on environmental issues
  • Proven ability to manage budgets and personnel for a complex organization
  • Knowledge of current and emerging environmental regulations and policies
  • Supervisory experience in professional engineering, physical science, or natural/cultural resources management
  • U.S. citizenship and ability to work in a federal competitive service position using Direct Hire Authority

Full Job Description

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: Serves as Chief, Environmental Division and senior staff consultant on all environmental program requirements.

Provides program oversight of activities related to compliance, conservation, restoration and pollution prevention.

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. Basic Requirement: This position has a basic entry requirement.

The entry requirement requires completion of education or a combination of education and experience sufficient to be comparable to that normally acquired through the completion of a four year course of study with a major in the professional or scientific field.

Please refer to the following links for a list of all possible ways to meet the basic requirement.

Basic requirements for Archeology positions: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0100/archeology-series-0193/ Basic requirements for General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences positions: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0400/general-natural-resources-management-and-biological-sciences-series-0401/ Basic requirements for Engineering positions: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf Basic requirements for General Physical Science positions: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/general-physical-science-series-1301/ In addition to meeting the qualifications requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the Basic Requirement listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes managing multiple environmental programs covering compliance and conservation; providing technical leadership and executive level communication for programs such as air and water quality, hazardous waste, and/or natural resources; and managing the associated budget and personnel for a complex organization.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Major Duties:

  • Supervise and provide professional engineering, physical science, and/or natural and cultural resources management services related to investigating, measuring, and evaluating environmental conditions.
  • Conduct on-site evaluations of installation programs, and provides professional environmental management consultation.
  • Maintain awareness of current and emerging environmental regulations and policies; monitors impact on mission and operations and advises installation commander, senior mission commander and tenant leadership.
  • Supervise a staff employees engaged in execution of the full-spectrum of the Army Environmental Program (to include environmental compliance, pollution prevention, installation restoration, and conservation programs).

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/15/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/15/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: IPA1-26-12931826-DHA