Clarification from the agency

Your application will be considered if you are a • GSA employee currently employed in the National Capital Region, Region 11 • GSA surplus or displaced employees in the local commuting area who qualify for the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) You must be serving on a career or career-conditional appointment, or under a noncompetitive Special Appointing Authority which provides for conversion to a permanent position in the Competitive Service.

As a NEPA Compliance Specialist, your duties will include:

• Interface with all disciplines responsible for real property development and management within the Public Buildings Service. Overall responsibility for all aspects of the NEPA and NEPA-related compliance process from initiation to final documents by taking leadership responsibility for coordinating with and appropriately consulting with regulatory agency representatives, contractors, consultants, and other federal agencies (the client).
• Serve as Project Lead for the NEPA compliance process and will provide analysis of environmental laws, policies, and regulations as they apply to real property acquisition, development, operation and disposal.
• Develop and/or adapt environmental policies and coordinates implementation with other agencies and groups or departments. Leads project teams to identify time frames, funding limitations, methods for accomplishing project deliverables, and allotments of available resources to project phases.
• Review proposed federal actions in owned and leased space and makes a determination as to the type of NEPA analysis will be required.

Conditions of employment

• US Citizens and National (Residents of American Samoa and Swains Island)
• Meet all eligibility criteria within 30 days of the closing date
• Register with Selective Service, if you are a male born after 12/31/1959
• Direct Deposit of salary check to financial organization required.
• Apply online (See How to Apply section.)

If selected, you must meet the following conditions:

• Receive authorization from OPM on any job offer you receive, if you are or were (within the last 5 years) a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch.
• Serve a one year probationary period, if required.
• Undergo and pass a background investigation (Tier 1 investigation level).
• Have your identity and work status eligibility verified if you are not a GSA employee.  We will use the Department of Homeland Security’s e-Verify system for this. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of continued employment.

Qualifications

For each job on your resume, provide:

• the exact dates you held  each job (from month/year to month/year)
• number of hours per week you worked (if part time).    

If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume.

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The GS-13 salary range starts at $102,663.00 per year.   

If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected.  

To qualify, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level or higher in the Federal service. 

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:  
Specialized experience is experience directing and managing environmental processes and activities for real estate actions that include urban planning and design, renovation and construction, lease construction, leasing, property and acquisition, site acquisition, property disposal project scheduling, budgeting, estimating, tracking, risk management and reporting. Experience should also demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) as well as other environmental laws and regulations.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated on the questions you answer during the application process, which will measure your overall possession of the following competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities.  Your responses to these questions must be supported by your resume or your score may be lowered.

1. Knowledge of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations and all aspects of NEPA, its governing laws, regulations, methodologies and/or policies to provide sound and authoritative technical guidance on all issues related to the implementation, findings and mitigations, including practical experience and knowledge of the Section 106 consultation process, endangered species, and wetlands.
2. Ability to conduct pre-NEPA evaluation during initial project development; will participate in site selection evaluations, project design charrettes, and review the RLP for leased actions to ensure NEPA and special study clauses are included, as required.
3. Ability to monitor and assure environmental compliance and job specific mitigation and conservation specifications from initial planning stages through completion by applying Federal and State regulations and conducting environmental impact evaluation techniques throughout the project. Identify environmental constraints affecting the development and selection of project alternatives and works with project staff to resolve these constraints.
4. Skill in qualitative and quantitative data analysis; ability to plan and conduct analytical studies.

Additional assessments may be used, and, if so, you will be provided with further instructions.

If you are eligible under Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan or GSA’s Career Transition Assistance Plan(ICTAP/CTAP), you must receive a score of 85 or higher to receive priority.