U.S. Department of Energy
Environmental Protection Specialist
Pay$64504.00 - $101454.00 / year
LocationPortland/Oregon
Employment typeFull-Time
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Job Description
- Req#: 807298600
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
- This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
- Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by a background investigation.
- May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
- This position does not support remote work. You will be required to report physically to the official reporting worksite as specified by the supervisor, but no less than 3 days per pay period
- This position requires a valid driver's license as a condition of employment.
- After employment, this position may be subject to periodic physical examinations, as prescribed by competent medical authority and at BPA expense, if exposed to health hazards.
- May be required to serve as Contracting Officers Representative for BPA grants and agreements; this duty includes additional training and certification.
- Field work may be necessary in inclement weather and in a wide range of temperatures.
- Work may require travel via car, airplane, 4WD, or helicopter to work locations and occasional overnight travel to remote parts of the service area.
- Field work locations may be in close proximity to high voltage transmission lines and substations.
- Work may be outdoors in inclement weather on steep and or muddy terrain.
- Master's or equivalent graduate degree; or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or a LL.B. or J.D. if related; your education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. -OR-
- Combination of education and experience as described above. Less than one year of specialized experience may be combined with graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level (i.e., credit hours beyond the first year of full-time study may be credited). One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours the graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. If the graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study is not available, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) is used. When crediting education that requires specific course work the number of hours of related courses required, as a proportion of the total education, is prorated.
- Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; or a LL.M., if related; your education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. -OR-
This position is located with Environmental Compliance Transmission (ECT), Environmental Planning & Analysis organization (EC), Environment, Fish & Wildlife (E), Bonneville Power Administration (BPA).
A successful candidate in the Environmental Protection Specialist position will serve as a technical Environmental Protection Specialist responsible for ensuring timely preparation and the adequacy, accuracy, and consistency of environmental analyses and related decision documents.Duties
Requirements
Qualifications
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
GS-09:
A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level [GS-07] in the Federal service.
Specialized experience for this position is defined as: 1) applying established environmental protection regulations to carry out a variety of environmental protection program activities; 2) monitoring projects to ensure compliance with applicable regulations.
You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows:
GS-11:
A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level [GS-09] in the Federal service.
Specialized experience is defined as: 1) provide comments or suggestions on improving established environmental protection regulations to carry out a variety of environmental protection program activities; 2) monitoring projects to ensure compliance with applicable regulations.
You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows:
"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.About the company
The United States Department of Energy is a cabinet-level department of the United States Government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material. Its responsibilities include the nation's nuclear weapons program, nuclear reactor production for the United States Navy, energy conservation, energy-related research, radioactive waste disposal, and domestic energy production. It also directs research in genomics; the Human Genome Project originated in a DOE initiative. DOE sponsors more research in the physical sciences than any other U.S. federal agency, the majority of which is conducted through its system of National Laboratories. The agency is led by the United States Secretary of Energy, and its headquarters are located in Southwest Washington, D.C., on Independence Avenue in the James V. Forrestal Building, named for James Forrestal, as well as in Germantown, Maryland.