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These positions are located in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, Planning Division.
Major Duties
- In this position you will be responsible for performing work involved in Natural Resources Planning and Environmental law compliance, including the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
- Conduct environmental studies and evaluations concerning a variety of resources, such as social economic, land, air, water, timber, recreation, wildlife, fisheries, and/or additional special areas.
- Identify issues, development of alternatives, and the creation of the NEPA document.
- Gather all the appropriate information in order to develop the current and long-range project planning in the assigned area.
- Formulate various documents e.g., decision memos, environmental assessments and environmental impact statements and make recommendation in order that Responsible Officials can make decisions on issues and affected resources.
- Write environmental analyses, assessments, and environmental impact statements.
- Develop recommendations addressing site restrictions, changing or unfamiliar regulatory requirements, threatened or endangered species and political and environmental considerations.
Qualifications
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 EmployeesCurrent Permanent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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. Experience Requirements: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service which includes experience which includes working on environmental assessments and environmental impact statements related to water resources project; ensuring compliance with laws, regulations and other agency policy; conducting on-site environmental investigations, and monitoring construction, operation and maintenance activities. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
CommunicationsEnvironmental Compliance and Preventive ActionProject Management 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-11).
Pay Range
$80,806.00 - $105,052.00