Public Notice for Environmental Engineer (Direct Hire)

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Direct hiring authority for the 0819 series is being used to fill this position. Public Notices serve as a resume repository, and positions may or may not be filled from this announcement.

Reference U.S.

OPM Individual Occupational Requirements for Professional Engineering Positions https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf in conjunction with the Group Qualification Standard for Professional & Scientific Positions https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-PROF.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS A. Degree: Engineering.

To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.

OR B.

Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering.

The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: 1.

Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.

Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration.

For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.

2.

Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)2 examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.

3.

Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A.

The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A. 4.

Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance.

Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.

(The above examples of related curricula are not all-inclusive). AND TO QUALIFY AT THE FV-G (FG/GS-5/7/9) LEVEL: You must meet the Basic Requirements as stated above.

TO QUALIFY AT THE FV-H (FG/GS-11/12) LEVEL: In addition to the above Basic Requirements, you must demonstrate in your application you possess one year of *Specialized Experience equivalent to FV-G (FG/GS-5/7/9) level.

Specialized Experience may include but is not limited to: Experience inspecting a broad range of facilities (e.g., industrial, office and medical) for compliance to environmental policies and standards; conducting analysis and developing, analyzing, interpreting and presenting relevant findings/data concerning environmental controls, conservation or reduction of pollutants.

OR Education Substitution: 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, gained from an accredited college or university.

The education should provide the knowledge and skills required to do the work of the position. OR Combination of education and experience may be qualifying for this position.

TO QUALIFY AT THE FV-I (FG/GS-13) LEVEL: In addition to the above Basic Requirements, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of *Specialized Experience equivalent to the FV-H (FG/GS-11/12) level.

Specialized Experience may include but is not limited to: Experience conducting engineering studies, research projects or inspections concerning the conservation of natural resources; applying techniques in gathering and analyzing facts and samples to identify levels of air/ground pollutants or contaminates; and participating in environmental conservation, restoration, compliance, and pollution prevention projects.

TO QUALIFY AT THE FV-J (FG/GS-14) LEVEL: In addition to the above Basic Requirements, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of *Specialized Experience equivalent to the FV-I (FG/GS-13) level.

Specialized Experience may include but is not limited to: Experience developing or advising on the issuance and implementation of environmental protection policies or standards; and leading projects involved in planning, designing and incorporating environmental protections to existing and proposed facilities and systems.

TO QUALIFY AT THE FV-K (FG/GS-15) LEVEL: In addition to the above Basic Requirements, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of *Specialized Experience equivalent to the FV-J (FG/GS-14) level.

Specialized Experience may include but is not limited to: Experience in conceiving, planning, and overseeing environmental projects or studies; overseeing and advising on energy recovery programs; and developing, issuing and advising on agency policy concerning water conservation programs.

*Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that are typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled.

Applicants should include examples of Specialized Experience in their work history. Qualifications must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Major Duties:

The incumbent will perform professional environmental engineering work to protect or improve air, land, and water resources in order to provide a clean and healthful environment. Such work requires:

The application of professional knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques of engineering concerned with facilities and systems for controlling pollution and protecting quality of resources and the environment, and

An understanding of and the ability to utilize pertinent aspects of chemistry, biological sciences, and public health that pertain to the control or elimination of pollutants.