SUPERVISORY INTERDISCIPLINARY BIOLOGIST/PHYSICAL SCIENTIST/ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER

Full Job Description

You will serve as the Headquarters Director of the, Environmental Planning and Conservation Branch in the Environmental Division of NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SYSTEMS COMMAND.

This position has a selective placement factor that will be used to screen out ineligible candidates.

The selective placement factor is: You must currently be a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) if applying for the 0819 series.

Your license, registration, or certification must be held in a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.

NOTE: You must submit a copy of your current license, registration, or certification with your application package.

In addition to the Basic Education Requirements for this position, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-14) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Serving as a project manager for Navy environmental planning, natural resources, and/or cultural resources projects, such as development of contractor scopes of work/performance work statements, government estimates, funds management, contractor proposal review and negotiation, contractor oversight, invoicing, and contracting officer representative (COR) duties; 2) Providing guidance, coordination and technical expertise on Navy environmental planning, natural resources, and cultural resource issues and 3) Ensuring compliance with Federal, state, and local laws and regulations, DON and DOW policies related to environmental planning, natural resources, and cultural resources management.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: 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/0400/general-natural-resources-management-and-biological-sciences-series-0401/ and https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/general-physical-science-series-1301/ and https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/environmental-engineering-series-0819/ 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 oversee the overall planning, direction, and timely execution of the Environmental Planning and Conservation program across NAVFAC
• You will serve as NAVFAC's lead subject matter expert (SME), and provide guidance, coordination and technical direction Navy environmental planning, natural resources, and/or cultural resources issues and projects.
• You will serve as NAVFAC’s lead to ensure compliance with Federal, state, and local laws and regulations, DON and DOW policies related to Navy and Marine Corps environmental planning, natural resources, and cultural resources management.
• You will manage and improve on processes to ensure the effective acquisition and contracting of environmental planning and conservation products and services command-wide.