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This position is located in Region 5, Superfund & Emergency Management Division, Remedial Response Branch 1, Remedial Response Section 6. If selected, you must work at the location stated in this announcement. About Region 5:Region 5Your salary will be based on the grade level for which you are selected and the duty location of the position.This position
Major Duties
At the entry level of this position, you will:
- Determine appropriate cleanup actions, methods and tools for toxic and hazardous waste sites and recommend to senior (Remedial Project Manager) RPM or supervisor the most cost-effective solutions.
- Oversee and monitor contractual work efforts in routine cases where EPA must assume the cleanup duties to assure that federal funds are properly expended and that contractors are utilized effectively and efficiently.
- Monitor cleanup efforts for well-established site situations that involve toxic and hazardous waste cleanup.
- Participate in enforcement activities.
- Perform community relations activities.
When entering a Federal job at a grade level lower than the highest promotion potential level, you may be promoted to more complex duties and work more independently, as your career progresses.
Qualifications
In addition to the eligibility requirements for the Recent Graduates program, this position has specific educational requirements in order to qualify as described below:
To qualify for the GS-07 level, you need to have at least one year of full-time experience equivalent to the GS-05 level defined asparticipatingand/or assisting in environmental cleanup efforts at sitesOR 1 full year of graduate level education; or superior academic achievement (Superior Academic Achievement Definition) degree in the academic discipline as described below.To qualify for the GS-09 level, you need to have at least one year of full-time experience equivalent to the GS-07 level defined as participating in cleanup efforts at sites involving toxic and/or hazardous waste OR master's or equivalent graduate degree; or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in the academic discipline as described below.
Your answers to the online assessment will be used to evaluate your competencies in the following areas:1. Knowledge of federal, state and local environmental regulations.
2. Skill in evaluating hazardous waste site cleanup techniques and technologies.
3. Knowledge of contract management procedures.
4. Knowledge of basic techniques for hazardous waste site investigations.
5. Skill in written communication.
6. Ability to conduct or assist in site characterization studies.
7. Ability to establish goals and assess progress toward their achievement.
8. Skill in oral communication.
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.If you have part-time work experience, read this: EPA Announcement Policies and Procedures.
Pay Range
$46,554.00 - $74,024.00