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This position is aligned under the Office of the Director, Environmental Health & Safety Section, at the William S. Middleton Memorial Hospital in Madison, WI.
Major Duties
The Environmental Protection Specialist plays a central role in planning and administering environmental programs. Environmental protection programs deal with the environmental impacts of human activities on air, land, water, and other media. Environmental protection programs are designed to ensure compliance with Federal, state, and local regulations governing air emissions, hazardous materials, non-hazardous and hazardous waste, oil spills, water quality, and the storage of regulated substances (e.g. petroleum products, chemicals, and wastes), among other areas, and to alleviate the adverse impacts of human activities on the environment. Environmental protection specialists support VA's Green Environmental Management System (GEMS) implementation.
Major duties include but are not limited to:
- Administering the GEMS program with responsibility for management of GEMS activities and internal reporting activities;
- Advising senior level management officials within the facility on the status of environmental programs and recommends changes in the design of facility work programs to meet new environmental requirements;
- Interacting with Federal, state, and local environmental agencies with respect to facility environmental issues;
- Scheduling and leading environmental audits to identify and evaluate program implementation and compliance activities;
- Training other employees and lower grade environmental staff, providing instruction on a variety of subjects related to specific and specialized environmental topics;
- Adapting various available media to fit special and unique training requirements and participating in the development of novel or innovative environmental training and promotion activities;
- Participating on the facility's GEMS committee;
- Performing related duties as required.
Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized.
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required.
Qualifications
This position includes a Selective Placement Factor (skill, knowledge, ability or other worker characteristic basic to - and essential for - satisfactory performance of the job). Selective Placement Factors are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for a position. Applicants who do not meet it are ineligible for further consideration. The Selective Placement Factor for this position is: Scientific knowledge, analytical ability and management skill sufficient to effectively evaluate complex environmental compliance issues and propose solutions that can be effectively and efficiently implemented in an acute hospital setting. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS GS-11: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position, and that is typically in or related to the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level. Specialized experience includes: knowledge of engineering or architectural theories, concepts, principles, standards, and methods sufficient to execute actions for a wide range of assignments; and knowledge of advanced concepts, principles, and practices of environmental engineering combined with knowledge of associated laws and regulations to assess an organization's environmental programs. This experience must be detailed in your resume to receive credit. Or a Ph.D., equivalent doctoral degree, 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or an LL.M. in a related field that provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. Transcripts required. Or an equivalent combination of specialized experience and graduate education as described that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of this position. Experience must be detailed, and transcripts required. You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position:
CommunicationEnvironmental EngineeringPlanning and EvaluatingTechnical Competence IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. 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. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
Pay Range
$64,009.00 - $83,210.00