Environmental Protection Specialist (Instructor)
Defense Logistics Agency
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LEAD ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER (WASTEWATER)
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Department of the Navy
Location
Salary
$118,446 - $153,982
per year
Type
Full Time
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January 13, 2026
GS-12 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves leading efforts to manage wastewater and water-related environmental programs in a naval facility, ensuring everything follows rules and finding smart ways to handle changes or problems.
It suits experienced engineers who enjoy advising teams, reviewing technical reports, and working with lawyers on environmental issues.
A good fit would be someone with a strong background in engineering and a passion for protecting water quality in a government setting.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-12 level or equivalent, managing water-related environmental programs
- Professional Engineer status or equivalent qualifications in engineering
- Experience developing and implementing environmental policies and advising on solutions
- Knowledge of environmental rules, regulations, and compliance for wastewater and water quality
- Ability to provide innovative technical solutions and evaluate engineering processes
- Skills in reviewing scientific and technical reports, identifying discrepancies, and recommending alternatives
- Experience collaborating on legal policy development for environmental concerns
Full Job Description
You will serve as a LEAD ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER (WASTEWATER) in the Environment, Safety, and Health (ESH) Office of PSNS and IMF.
Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-12) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: as a Professional Engineer, managing water related environmental programs by developing and implementing policy and advising on recommendations or solutions to modify standard practices or program directives and ensuring compliance with environmental rules and regulations.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series AND https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf 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 provide innovative technical solutions, approaches and methods or interpretation and evaluation of processes that result from change in programs, technological developments or guidelines.
- You will review, evaluate and identify discrepancies in scientific and technical reports and recommend alternatives to engineering wastewater and/or treatment techniques that support water quality.
- You will serve as technical authority regarding environmental program principles, concepts, practices, methods and techniques.
- You will serve as a lead technical advisor, management expert and provide oversight to a full range of waste related environmental programs and work environments.
- You will collaborate with PSNS attorneys in developing legal policy in response to water related environmental concerns and inquiries.
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