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This position is scheduled to transfer to the Defense Health Agency (DHA) no later than 30 Sept 2021 in accordance with the provisions of Section 702 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, Public Law 114-328. The Act directed the DHA to take responsibility for the administration (i.e., authority, direction, and control) of military treatment facilities beginning 1 Oct 18. Employees will become DoD employees upon transfer to the DHA.
Major Duties
- Provide program direction by preparing instructions and issuing directives to formulate policy, establish objectives, reduce liability and risk, provide procedural guidance.
- Provide oversight and training to supported installations for the MEDCOM Environmental Program Requirements (EPR) Budget.
- Solve complex problems in all medical facilities covering disease vector prevention and control, environmental quality, health facility waste management and, drinking water surveillance, wastewater disposal, and disease prevention and control.
- Develop guidelines to identify environmental health issues and potential environmental health risks in all facilities.
- Represent the agency in inter-agency meetings involving policy matters related to EH programs and sustainability, and coordinates programs with Federal, State and local agencies.
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.
NOTE: Relocation or Recruitment Incentives maybe authorized. This is a Term position NOT TO EXCEED (NTE) 6 years and may be extended up to a total of eight years. This position MAY be made permanent without further competition contingent upon verification of the incumbent's non-competitive eligibility (must be a 30% veteran, reinstatement eligible, etc., under competitive service). This position may be filled as a Temporary Promotion or a Temporary Reassignment and may be extended for current Department of Army employees. At the end of this period, you will return to your permanent position of record, or to a different position of equivalent grade and pay. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Permanent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Executive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Modification of Term AppointmentsNon-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatement In order to qualify, you must meet the 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 with solving routine problems involving diverse aspects of environmental health program at within a medical treatment facility; developing operational guidance to implement new policy impacting environmental health protection programs. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12 or above]). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Environmental Assessment and Data AnalysisEnvironmental Compliance and Preventive ActionOral CommunicationWritten Communication 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-12).
Pay Range
$99,941.00 - $129,926.00