ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SPECIALIST GRANTS PROJECT OFFICER

Summary

This position is in Region 7, Water Division, Watershed and Grants Branch. About Region 7 : Region 7

This is an office-centered position*-you must physically report to the duty station stated in this announcement on a regular basis.

* EPA offers work-from-home and workschedule flexibilities as described in the Benefits section.

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Overview

* Accepting applications

* Open & closing dates

10/28/2024 to 11/01/2024

* Salary

$105,029 - $136,541 per year

* Pay scale & grade

GS 13

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Location

1 vacancy in the following location:

* Lenexa, KS

* Remote job

No

* Telework eligible

Yes-NOTE: If you are an EPA employee who currently works at a remote work location (i. e. , full-time telework), your approval for remote work does nottransfer to this position

* Travel Required

Occasional travel - You may be required to travel for this position.

* Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

* Appointment type

Permanent

* Work schedule

Full-time

* Service

Competitive

* Promotion potential

13

* Job family (Series)

* 0028 Environmental Protection Specialist

* Supervisory status

No

* Security clearance

Not Required

* Drug test

No

* Announcement number

EPA-W7-MPI-2025-0001

* Control number

815596000

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This job is open to

* Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of this agency.

* Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees who meet the definition of a surplus or displaced employee.

Clarification from the agency

Current permanent EPA internal employees in Region 7 only with competitive status and CTAP eligibles. NOTE: Eligibility is based on your current position of record (if you are on a temporary promotion, the temporary promotion position is your position of record).

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Duties

Youwill:

* Serve as a technical/programmatic authority in providing expert advice and assistance to state, local and/or tribal governments and non-profits to help facilitate assigned environmental protection program development within states/municipalities/tribes.

* Serves as a primary senior staff authority and coordinator to develop and implement stakeholder/EPA partnerships for environmental protection programs; negotiate, facilitate, create, and evaluate state specific agreements.

* Manage grant, cooperative agreements and/or interagency agreement (IAGs) activities related to the initiation, administration, and/or close-out of very complex, difficult, or novel grants, cooperative agreements, and/or interagency agreements, including responsibility for monitoring performance.

* Manage special projects and lead ad hoc teams.

You will spend more than 50% of your work time on contracts, grants/cooperative agreements, and/or interagency agreements.

One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

* You must submit a resume and required documents-see How to Apply section.

* You must be a U. S. citizen.

This position is designated as Moderate Risk and requires a background investigation. Unless an appropriate background investigation is already on record with the Office of Personnel Management, you must undergo a background investigation. All conditions of the pre-employment security process must be met before an official letter of employment can be issued with a report for duty date.

You must meet time in grade requirements no later than 30 calendar days after the closing date of this announcement.

If you are selected, you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure form within 30 days of your first day of employment and annually thereafter.

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Qualifications

NOTE: You must meet qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

To qualify for the GS-13 level, you must have 1 year of full-time* specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level defined as developing and implementing partnerships for environmental protection programs; reviewing grants, cooperative agreements, and/or interagency agreements, including monitoring performance; leading the negotiation, facilitation, creation and evaluation of specific agreements.

Your answers to the online assessment will be used to evaluate your competencies in the following areas:

* Skill in interpreting federal grants and cooperative agreement regulations and guidelines sufficient to provide technical guidance to internal and program staff and external stakeholders.

* Skill in managing special projects/teams/workgroups.

* Knowledge of applicable federal environmental statutes and regulations.

* Knowledge grants, cooperative agreements, and interagency agreements regulations, policies and procedures, sufficient to manage a variety of grants and cooperative agreements.

* Skill in written communication, sufficient to prepare materials for briefings and presentations in a variety of media and formats.

* Skill in oral communication, sufficient to address and resolve conflicts and highly complex or unusual issues among stakeholders; and deliver briefings and presentations to a variety of audiences.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

* If you have part-time work experience, read this: EPA Announcement Policies and Procedures.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values at EPA. Our excellence can only be fully realized by staff who share our commitment to these values. Successful candidates are committed to advancing equity and inclusion in the Agency's workplace and mission. We encourage applications from candidates with a variety of personal experiences, values, and worldviews that arise from differences of culture and circumstance. At EPA, diversity is a vital element in bringing a balance of perspectives to bear on every challenge we face. We are committed to creating a diverse workforce because we know that the individual strengths and abilities of our employees make us a stronger organization. The more inclusive our employee base is, the greater the variety of ideas that are generated, and the more representative we are of the nation we serve. To learn more about how EPA values and supports our diverse workforce, visit Equal Opportunity Employment at EPA. You can also hear a diverse group of attorneys talk about their careers at EPA on the Legal Careers at EPA Webinar.

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