Environmental Protection Specialist

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Department of Housing and Urban Development

Job Summary

If you do not meet any of the categories listed above, you may wish to apply under announcement 20-HUD-273-P, which is open for any U.S. citizen to apply. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.

Major Duties

As an Environmental Protection Specialist, you will:
  • Inform, interpret for, and advise Housing, Public Housing, Native American Programs, and CPD program staff on all policy and procedural requirements to be followed in carrying out HUD's responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, environmental sections of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, regulations and guidelines of Council on Historic Preservation, Executive Orders, HUD regulations and issuances, and other HUD and Federal authorities related to the environment, including wetlands, noise, coastal zones, aquifers, air and water quality, floodplain management, endangered species, and historic and archaeological preservation.

  • Develop a system for monitoring approved projects to insure that actions, identified during review process, needed to mitigate adverse impacts are actually carried out during implementation phase.

  • Conduct studies of Office performance with respect to compliance with environmental assessment policies, regulations, and handbook procedures and with respect to the impact on maintaining and improving the environment as a result of the assessment process.

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.

For the GS-13, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized experience for this position includes:

-Performing or managing the development of environmental compliance reviews such as categorical exclusions, environmental assessments, or environmental impact statements for housing, community development, or federal disaster assistance projects under National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (83 Stat. 852) [42 U.S.C. 4321] and associated federal implementing regulations;AND-Providing training or technical assistance related to federal agency NEPA implementing regulations and the preparation of categorical exclusions, environmental assessments, environmental impact statements related to housing, community development or federal disaster assistance projects.

Time-in-Grade:In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable:For the GS-13, you must have been at the GS-12 level for 52 weeks.Time After Competitive Appointment:Candidates who are current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment must have served at least three months in that appointment.

Pay Range

$107,630.00 - $139,916.00

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End Date: 

Monday, January 6, 2020