Job Summary

This position is on the Air Quality and Atmospheric Change (AQAC) Technology Development Team, West National Technology Support Center ( WNTSC), Portland, OR. The mission of the team is to provide technology development, acquisition, and maintenance relevant to Air Quality and Atmospheric Change.

Major Duties

Qualifications

TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-13 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-14 level. One year at the GS-12 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-13 level. (Please submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. No Award or General Adjustment SF-50's will be accepted). Time-in-grade requirements also apply to VEOA applicants having held a GS position in the past year. See addition information. Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the 11/08/2019 the of the announcement. Applicant's must meet the Basic Requirement for the series or multiple series in which they apply. BASIC REQUIREMENT:

Environmental Engineer GS-0819

Bachelor's degree in Engineering from a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; OR included differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.

OR Combination of education and experience -- college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background is demonstrated by one of the following: 1.) Professional registration or licensure -- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT) , or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. 2.) Written Test -- Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico.

3.) Specified academic courses -- Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in the basic requirements in A above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in A above. 4.) Related curriculum -- Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. (The above examples of related curricula are not all inclusive.) OR Physical Scientist GS-1301

Bachelor's or higher degree in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science- such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics. OR Combination of education and experience--education equivalent to one of the majors shown above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Applicants must also meet the Minimum Qualifications for the grade level in which they are applying. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:GS-13: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service performing the following: Assisting with analyses of environmental engineering issues; interpreting policy and regulatory requirements in terms of established objectives; providing recommendations for improvements in order to meet program objective; and providing guidance on program function covering a broad range of agricultural engineering and scientific concepts. OR MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:GS-14: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service performing the following: Resolving unusual problems, issues, and conditions related to environmental engineering or scientific based technologies, methods, approaches, and procedures; contributing to the development of strategic direction planning related to national air quality issues; analyzing air quality research needs to collaborate with local, State, Tribal, Federal agencies, and other organizations in developing needed research projects; and developing policies, procedures, practices, related technical materials pertinent to air quality and agriculture. IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). 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 and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Pay Range

$94,425.00 - $145,059.00

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