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Serves as a Specialist coordinating Fort Huachuca programs dealing with environmental protection areas such as air, water, and radiation pollution control, etc. Fort Huachuca is located 75 miles southeast of Tucson, Arizona. For information on Fort Huachuca and relocation to Sierra Vista/Fort Huachuca area, please visit the Fort Huachuca website at http://huachuca-www.army.mil/OR visit the Sierra Vista Chamber of Commerce website at http://www.sierravistachamber.org/.
MajorDuties
- Develops and compiles a variety of reports on pollution abatement and other data gathered in support of the Environmental Protection Program.
- Interprets National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits issued by EPA.
- Responsible for development of the list of Hazardous and Toxic Materials utilized at the installation and provides technical guidance for EPA requirements for proper storage, handling, use and disposal of these materials.
- Inspects installation activities to ensure the petroleum products storage and handling procedures are in accordance with the Installation Spill Plan, develops, and implements as required, and serves as an on-site coordinator of oil.
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. 10-Point Other Veterans? Rating30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans5-Point Veterans' PreferenceCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Permanent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDisabled Veteran w/ a Service-Connected Disability, More than 10%, Less than 30%Executive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes experience in the application of laws, principles, methods and concepts applied in support of the clean water program and the hazardous waste program to manage and/or oversee the environmental programs; conducting hazardous waste determinations and managing hazardous waste storage program and with clean water regulatory program management. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field such as Environmental Science, Environmental Studies and/or Environmental Engineering which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours graduate education beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify.). (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
CommunicationsEnvironmental Assessment and Data AnalysisEnvironmental Compliance and Preventive ActionPlanning and Evaluating 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-09).
Pay Range
$64,694.00 - $84,100.00