Environmental Protection Specialist, GS-0028-12_

New Orleans

Summary This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, Operational Logistics Command, Base New Orleans, Facilities Engineering Division, New Orleans, LA. Responsibilities This role provides to manage and execute environmental programs for the U.S. Coast Guard and to serve as an advisor on all aspects of the assigned environmental areas. Followed with bullets: Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: * Planning, developing, organizing, administering, evaluating and coordinating the Base Environmental Management Program ensuring the installation is in compliance with all environmental requirements at the Federal, State, local, departmental/organizational levels. * Providing oversight for and is responsible for the administrations and overall compliance and management of such programs and issues including air emissions, hazardous materials, hazardous waste, toxic waste, PCBs, drinking water, pollution prevention, solid waste, etc. * Briefing key management officials on program status, issues of non-compliance, areas of concern, manages program resources develops budget requests and supporting documentation and justification for program resource requirements. * Develops and implements policy and procedural documents to comply with current and new/changing environmental regulations. * Reviewing project designs, plans, specifications, field investigation reports, remedial/corrective measure studies, reviews and approves scope of work, develops technical reports and position papers on environmental issues and concerns. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship is required. Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. A one-year probationary period may be required. This position requires a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI). Must have/maintain a current state driver’ s license. Must maintain required certifications to perform duties and responsibilitie in accordance with Federal, state, local regs, permits, plans and policies. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. This includes Time-In-Grade requirements for current status employees applying through merit promotion procedures. Status applicants applying for a promotion must have 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade. Qualifications Qualifications for GS-12: Applicants must possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the federal service; Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Examples include: Managing environmental programs ensuring that the governing laws are abided; evaluating, obtaining and maintaining required permits; identifying, developing, implementing and tracking plans related to environmental impact and risks; researching information, preparing reports and following up on findings for noncompliance notices of violations; evaluating reports of mold and arranging local or contacted remediation. Must maintain required certifications to perform duties and responsibilities in accordance with all Federal, state, and local regulations, permits, plans and policies specific to the site. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Education This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here Additional Information Applicants will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. Certain responses on the form could pose a problem with suitability for employment determinations. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete/make updates to the OF-306 and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, or imprisonment. DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about e-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities at click here Recruitment incentives may be authorized. Selectee(s) for this position who are newly appointed to a permanent position are authorized to receive a one-time recruitment incentive of 10% of the salary, including locality for this position. Receipt of the bonus will require a 12 month service agreement. "Newly appointed" refers to the first appointment (regardless of tenure) as an employee of the Federal Government, an appointment following a break in service of at least 90 days from a previous appointment as an employee of the Federal Government, or, in certain cases, an appointment following a break in service of less than 90 days from a previous appointment as an employee of the Federal Government. Selectee(s) for this position who are current federal employees on permanent appointments and will be moving outside of the current commuting area of their current position to accept this position are authorized to receive a one-time relocation bonus of 10% of the salary including locality for this position. Receipt of the bonus will require a 12 month service agreement. The employee must establish a residence in the new geographic area prior to payment. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit. The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR § 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR § 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps/VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement. More than 1 selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 45 days from the date the certificate was issued. If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please contact 206-820-0503. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Visit Reasonable Accommodation