Job Summary

This position is located in Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, Air Toxics and Assessment Branch, Clean Air Strategies Section. About Region 5: https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-region-5.If selected, you must work at the location stated in this announcement.

Major Duties

Qualifications

You need a degree or combination of education and experience as described below to qualify for this position.

0401 - Life Scientist

You must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited or pre-accredited college or university in one of the following: biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position; OR a combination of education and experience with courses equivalent to a major, as listed.

1301 - Physical Scientist

You must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited or pre-accredited college or university in one of the following: 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 a combination of education and experience with education equivalent to one of the majors listed that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science.

0819 - Environmental Engineer

You must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited or pre-accredited college or university in one of the following: you must meet either paragraph A or B:

A. Professional engineering degree from a school of engineering with at least one or more curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; or (2) include differential and integral calculus AND courses (advanced beyond first year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.

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B. Combination of education AND experience--college-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished: 1) a thorough knowledge of physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:

1) Professional registration- Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT)1, or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.

2) Written test--Evidence of having successfully passed the Engineer in Training exam or the written test required for professional registration;

3) Specified academic courses--Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of a professional engineering curriculum as described in paragraph A; or

4) Related curriculum--Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology or appropriate professional field provided applicant has 1 year professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance.

In addition to the educational requirements, we are looking for at least one year of specialized experience related to this position as described below:

To qualify for the GS9 level, you need to have at least one year of full time experience equivalent to the GS07 level defined as assisting senior staff in providing scientific or engineering analysis of air pollution problems, to implement strategies to help address problems OR master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in the relevant academic disciplines.

To qualify for the GS11 level, you need to have at least one year of full time experience equivalent to the GS09 level defined as providing scientific or engineering analysis of air pollution problems, to implement strategies to help address these problems OR PhD or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in the relevant academic disciplines.

Your answers to the online assessment will be used to evaluate your competencies in the following areas: Ability to analyze environmental problems.

Skill in analyzing data.

Ability to communicate technical information to a variety of audiences.

Ability to Evaluate Environmental Programs.

Ability to work collaboratively with a team.

Ability to interpret environmental regulations and policy. 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.

Pay Range

$56,945.00 - $89,572.00

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