General Engineer / Physical Scientist (Environmental Restoration Project Manager)

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Department of Energy

Job Summary

A successful candidate in this position will serve as General Engineer or Physical Scientist to oversee Environmental Restoration oversight of the LLNLManagement and Operations (M&O) contractor executed CERCLA projects.

Major Duties



As an Environmental Restoration Project Manager, you will:

  • Assesses and provides performance results to LFO and to the Department of Energy (DOE) and/or National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); deals with a significant commitment of financial resources, new and untested technologies

  • Project goals and milestones; negotiates with federal, state, and local regulatory agencies on legally enforceable cleanup standards and remedies to environmental cleanup problems.

  • Conducts walkthrough inspections of the CERCLA program remediation facilities for the purposes of identifying hazards, incidences of non-compliance with regulations, standards, and guidelines, as well as identifying potential problem areas.

  • Conducts oversight of the LLNL Management and Operations (M&O) contractor executed CERCLA projects while managing complex and technologically challenging ER projects at both LLNL Sites.

Qualifications

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTSA qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower NNSA pay band or GS grade level in the Federal service i.e., NN-03, EN-III, NQ-03 or GS-13. Specialized experience for this position is defined as applying engineering or physical science disciplines to apply federal, state and local environmental laws, regulations, and enforcement actions to manage environmental restoration projects associated with nuclear and non-nuclear facilities and projects; experience with federal contractual and funding regulations, policies, and rules to include experience procuring services and developing and justifying operating capital requests.

Your application and resume should demonstrate that you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather, you must describe in your application how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the KSAs identified below. Cite specific examples of employment or experience contained in your resume and describe how this experience has prepared you to successfully perform the duties of this position. DO NOT write "see resume" in your application! Knowledge in the application of advanced principles, concepts, and practices of multiple engineering and physical science disciplines as applied to environmental restoration technologies. To function effectively as the Project Manager for major environmental restoration projects requiring the use of new and untested technologies to resolve novel technical issues of national consequence.

Knowledge of federal, state and local environmental laws, regulations, and enforcement actions, including CERCLA, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Safe Water Drinking Act (SDWA), the Resource Conservations and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Atomic Energy Act (AEA), the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and related environmental regulations.

Knowledge of government and agency contractual and funding policies rules, regulations, relationships, and administrative processes sufficient to develop and procure services, serve as the manager and coordinator for active and proposed projects to be contracted out and to develop and justify operating and capital budget requests.

Skill in analyzing and evaluating engineering designs, systems, specifications, and operations, narrative and technical reports, concepts, technical options, budget documents, data bases, and related sources of information to managing a complex technical project. "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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.

Time-in-Grade/Band: Current Federal employees must have completed 52 weeks in a position equivalent to the next lower grade/band, i.e., GS-13 or NN-03, or NQ-3 by the cut-off dates specified above to receive consideration.

CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section.You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.

Pay Range

$131,507.00 - $170,800.00

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End Date: 

Thursday, March 26, 2020