Environmental Protection Specialist - DIRECT HIRE

U S Department of Transportation
US - Virginia - Mc Lean
January 9, 2025

You will be responsible for assuring that environmental programs, studies, and/or documents comply with appropriate environmental policy acts, regulations and laws.
You will also provide guidance and technical expertise to State Departments of Transportation, State and local transportation partners, Tribal Governments, Federal resource and regulatory agencies, and/or internal FHWA offices.

Duties
Requirements You must be a U.S.
citizen & meet specialized experience to qualify.
Submit application and resume online by 11:
59 PM EST on the closing date.
Required documents must be submitted by the closing date.
Direct Hire Authority will be used to fill this position.

Qualifications To meet the minimum qualifications for this position, you must meet either the education or specialized experience requirements for the grade at which you are requesting consideration.

To qualify for the GS-07 on Experience:
You must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-05, which must include:
Experience gathering data and reviewing technical information on environmental activities to identify and solve problems of a procedural or factual nature.
To qualify for the GS-07 on Education alone:
You must have at least 1 year of graduate-level education OR superior academic achievement.
• Superior Academic Achievement is based on (1) class standing, (2) grade-point average, or (3) honor society membership.
1.
Class standing - Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses.
2.
Grade-point average (G.P.A.) - Applicants must have a grade-point average of:
3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ('B' or better) as recorded on their official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ('B+' or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum.
You can also qualify based on a combination of graduate level education and experience.
This must be fully supported by your resume and transcripts, provided with your application.

To qualify for the GS-09 on Experience:
You must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-07, which must include:
Experience performing duties involving the management, coordination, monitoring, oversight, or evaluation of environmental protection programs, projects, or activities; AND

To qualify for the GS-09 on Education alone:
You must have 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or have been awarded a master's or equivalent graduate degree.
You can also qualify based on a combination of graduate education and experience.

To qualify for the GS-11 on Experience:
You must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-09, which must include:
Experience applying environmental standards, methods, and practices to assure full implementation of environmental laws, regulations, and policies; AND
Experience preparing and reviewing environmental documents.

To qualify for the GS-11 on Education alone:
You must have 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D.
degree or Ph.D.
or equivalent doctoral degree.
You can also qualify based on a combination of higher level graduate education and experience.

To qualify for the GS-12 on Experience:
You must have at least one year of experience equal or equivalent to the GS-11, which must include:
Experience preparing and reviewing environmental documents; AND
Experience working with other Federal, State, and/or other organizations in accordance with environmental requirements.
You cannot qualify on education at the GS-12 level; you must have experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs):
Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

Technical Credibility - Understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to specialized expertise.
Compliance - Knowledge of procedures for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring programs or projects for compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and guidance.
Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
Written Communication - Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience.
For all types of consideration, 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
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