Supervisory Environmental Protection Specialist

Full Job Description

About the Position: Serves as the Supervisory Environmental Protection Specialist at Fort Belvoir, VA.

Fort Belvoir is approximately 15 miles southwest of Washington, D.C., five miles from Alexandria, VA and next door to the community of Mount Vernon, VA.

For more information about the area, visit https://home.army.mil/belvoir. 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.

30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) People with Disabilities, Schedule A 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 Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized 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 equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service which includes developing environmental programs in accordance with environmental laws, executive orders and regulations; managing one or more environmental programs; experience with constructing and maintaining Integrated Natural Resources Management plans and/or Cultural Resource Management Plans; and conducting environmental inspections, surveys and audits.

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 requirements using experience alone -- no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

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-12).

Major Duties:

• Serves as a Professional Technical Advisor for all environmental issues, pest control and all phases of the land and natural resources management issues and disciplines.
• Provides personnel management and supervision of the Environmental government staff.
• Serves as professional expert for natural and cultural resource compliance, land management, forestry, landscaping, soil conservation, wildlife, and pest management.
• Analyzes budget requirements for environmental and natural resources and provides input to higher headquarters to ensure program requirements are adequately reflected in the Command Operating Budget.
• Designs landscapes for developed areas selecting appropriate natural vegetation and supplementing as appropriate with ornamental trees, shrubs, grasses and wildflowers.
• Responsible for overall management of natural/cultural resources: preparation/implementation of long-range and annual plans establishing standards, compliance acceptable practices and goals for maintenance, environmental protection, and development.