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Why work for the Federal Bureau of Prisons? You can have a meaningful career with an agency that truly values a diverse workforce. You will find a diverse workforce employed from entry level jobs to senior management positions. We protect public safety by ensuring federal offenders serve their sentences of imprisonment in facilities that are safe, humane, and provide reentry programming. Employees at correctional facilities perform correctional work regardless of their specific occupation.
Major Duties
This position is located at a Bureau of Prisons (BOP) federal correctional facility and is under the supervision of the Environmental & Safety Compliance Administrator. The incumbent serves as the Environmental Compliance Specialist, and is responsible for the local implementation of national goals, targets, and objectives relating to environmental issues. The incumbent oversees the environmental program and may assist in planning, directing, and coordinating the implementation of local environmental policy. The employee’s primary duties have a significant effect on the execution of management policies or programs locally.
Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The staff correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and is performed on a regular and recurring basis.
Qualifications
To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements:
Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.
OR
3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree
OR
LL.M., if related.
OR Experience:
You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level in federal service. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to successfully perform the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled.
Some examples of this qualifying experience are: Experience working with and knowledge of statutes, regulations, permit/licensing requirements and precedent decision governing environmental operations sufficient to use in planning, implementing, and monitoring local environmental compliance programs, environmental management systems, and pollution prevention programs.
Experience working with programs pertaining to Clean air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Toxic Substances Control Act, Federal Insecticide and Rodenticide Act, and all other environmental areas.
Experience managing, administering, and coordinating the development, implementation, and review of environmental compliance programs. OR Combination of Education and Experience:
A combination of education and experience. This experience must have equipped you with the qualifications to perform the major duties of this position as described above.
AND Selective Factor: The following Selective Factor must be included in the vacancy announcement. Applicants must possess one of the following certifications: Institute of Hazardous Material Management (IHMM) Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM)
Institute of Hazardous Materials Managers (IHMM) Certified Hazardous Materials Practitioner (CHMP)
National Registry of Environmental Professionals (NREP) Certified Environmental Auditor or Certified Environmental Systems Manager
Board of Environmental, Health & Safety Auditor Certifications (BEAC) Certified Professional Environmental Auditor (CPEA). Applicants must provide a current copy of the certification(s) and clearly address having the certification(s) in their resume. Applicants who fail to provide proof of certification by the closing date of the vacancy announcement will not receive consideration for this position.
Credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as number of hours worked per week) spent in the activities.
**Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.**
Pay Range
$73,962.00 - $96,149.00