Supervisory Environmental Protection Specialist

Full Job Description

About the Position: Serves as the Supervisory Environmental, Safety and Occupation Health Officer for an Operations Division Project.

The incumbent is the point of contact and expert consultant for all environmental and safety compliance, implementation, inspection, auditing, monitoring and reporting responsibilities, including regulatory compliance to Federal, State and local requirements at the Projects.

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. Current U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) employees with competitive status.

Current Civilian Employees of the Command Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 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 Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the 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) Applying knowledge of environmental law and safety statutes and regulations sufficient to evaluate programs ensuring compliance; 2) Applying knowledge of environmental programs such as Environmental Review Guide & Operations, National Environmental Policy Act, and Federal Agency Environmental Management Program sufficient to plan and implement safety protocols during site visits; and 3) Resolving environmental and/or safety program issues related to air emissions, hazardous materials management, hazardous waste management, petroleum, oil, and lubricants management, and/or solid waste management, etc.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

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.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Environmental Assessment and Data Analysis Environmental Compliance and Preventive Action Risk Management 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-11).

Major Duties:

• Serves as the point of contact for all compliance implementation, inspection, auditing, monitoring and reporting responsibilities for environmental compliance, Environmental Review Guide for Operations and hazardous and toxic waste (HTW) concerns.
• Responsible for the development and management of a comprehensive and consistent Operations environmental compliance program to assure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations.
• Maintains in-depth knowledge concerning current safety and occupational health laws/regulations, policies and determines their applicability and consistent application at NWP projects.
• Monitors field staffing to ensure adequacy and capability to perform the mission.
• Monitors the development and implementation of hazardous waste management plans, spill prevention and contingency plans, hazardous materials minimization plans, and emergency response plans.