Environmental Protection Specialist

Summary

About the Position: Serves as an Environmental Protection Specialist within the Compliance Section, responsible for ensuring environmental compliance and protection for the Chief Joseph Dam Project-a major hydroelectric facility on the Columbia River.

Duties

• •Supports environmental programs covering the Clean Water Act/National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and the Pollution Prevention Act.
• •Conducts compliance inspections of dam and powerhouse facilities, equipment, and operations to ensure adherence to local, state, federal, and Department of the Army environmental regulations.
• •Collects field samples (e.g., water, wastewater, stormwater, hazardous substances), ensures proper calibration of monitoring equipment, and compiles compliance data.
• •Analyzes and interprets chemical and environmental laboratory reports to identify potentially hazardous conditions and report any notice of violation’s.
• •Assists in updating environmental permits, maintaining computer databases and writing annual compliance reports.
• •Participates in technical reviews of project plans, specifications, and cost estimates to assess environmental impact and compliance.
• •Coordinates environmental remediation actions, tracks action items, and assists in developing and delivering environmental training to project staff.

Qualifications

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 Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible 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 education and/or 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 assisting in the implementation or administration of environmental compliance programs or projects governed by environmental laws and regulations (e.g., Clean Water Act/NPDES, RCRA, or NEPA); AND conducting environmental inspections, field sampling, or monitoring activities. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Environmental Science, Environmental Protection, or Biology. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. 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 second lower grade or equivalent (GS-07).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.