Job Summary
This position is located in Smithsonian Institution’s Office of Smithsonian Facilities (SF), Office of Safety, Health and Environmental Management (OSHEM). The employee will report to the Associate Director of the Environmental Management Division, Office of Safety, Health and Environmental Management. The employee serves asa senior staff specialist in the development and implementation of SI-wide policy on complex environmental management issues.
Major Duties
- Identifies the need for the development of SI policies, procedures, orders, guidelines and training for facilitating SI compliance with environmental management laws and regulations.
- Performs comprehensive studies and develops complex issue papers/reports providing detailed environmental information.
- Provides technical advice and coordinates the development of a program of regular environmental audits of all SI facilities to monitor the progress of necessary corrective actions
- Develops or provides expert guidance and conducts plan reviews of SI construction, renovation, and remodeling projects.
- Maintains current knowledge of the activities and aspects of SI programs and projects that involve or require environmental consideration.
Qualifications
Experience: GS-12: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal Service or comparable pay band system.For this position specialized experience is defined asdeveloping, reviewing and providing guidance on environmental policies and programs; conducting periodic inspections to identify and assess environmental hazards and conducting environmental protection and compliance training.
GS-13: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal Service or comparable pay band system.For this position specialized experience is defined as developing, reviewing and providing guidance on environmental policies and programs; conducting periodic inspections to identify and assess environmental hazards; providing guidance on the development of environmental audits; and conducting environmental protection and compliance training.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.Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.
If you are found qualified for this position and meet or exceed a predefined rating threshold from your questionnaire responses, you may be contacted byemail to complete or submit additional assessments such as work samples, short essays, or other appropriate assessments within approximately one week of the job announcement closing. If you do not meet the rating threshold to move to the next evaluation stage, you will be notified promptly by email.
Pay Range
$86,335.00 - $133,465.00