Job Summary

Incumbent serves as a technical specialist in environmental risk assessment and data analysis for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Kansas City District (NWK). Work involves independently conducting risk and data analysis, and supporting unique and unprecedented technical and policy decisions relating to environmental management and remediation.

Major Duties

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. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Permanent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. The series defined by this position have basic educational requirements. In order to be eligible for a series, you must certify one of the following (dependent on the series you are applying for):

BASIC REQUIREMENT: 1. To meet the minimum education requirement for this Toxicology (GS-0415) position. (Transcripts must be included with your application to support your response)

A. You must have a Degree in toxicology; or an appropriate discipline of the biological, medical, or veterinary sciences that included at least 30 semester hours in chemistry, biochemistry, or physiology, and 12 semester hours in toxicology.2. To meet the minimum education requirement for this Chemist (GS-1320) position. (Transcripts must be included with your application to support your response)

A. You must have a degree in physical sciences, life sciences, or engineering that included 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by course work in mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics. OR

B. Have a combination of education and experience -- course work equivalent to a major as shown in A above, including at least 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and at least 6 semester hours of physics, plus appropriate experience or additional education.3. To meet the minimum education requirement for this Physical Scientist (GS-1301) position. (Transcripts must be included with your application to support your response)

A. You must have a degree in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics. OR

B. Have a combination of education and experience -- education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education. 4. To meet the minimum education requirement for this General Health Science (GS-0601) position. (Transcripts must be included with your application to support your response)

A. You must have a Bachelor's Degree/higher level degree in an academic field related to the health sciences appropriate to the work of the position. 5. To meet the minimum education requirement for this General Biological Science (GS-0401) position. (Transcripts must be included with your application to support your response)

A. You must have a Degree in: biological sciences, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR

B. Have a combination of education and experience -- Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In addition to the basic requirements noted above, you must also qualify for this position based on experience. To qualify for the GS-13, you must demonstrate specialized experience at the GS-12, or equivalent, grade level. Specialized experience is defined as:

1) Leading a group of risk assessors and industrial hygienists/safety professionals on environmental projects;

2) Assigning work based on priorities and project complexities;

3) Designing plans for environmental site investigations and remediation;

4) Authoring reports outlining potential human health and ecological risks; and

5) Working with project teams to identify solutions to complex human health and environmental risks. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

Project ManagementRisk ManagementTechnical Competence 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

$89,417.00 - $116,240.00

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