Clarification from the agency

All United States citizens, nationals, or those who owe allegiance to the United States.

As an Environmental Protection Specialist, you will:

• Implement EDA procedures for compliance with environmental legislation and regulations which affect the Agency's program activities.
• Prepare written evaluations or assessments of all agency program involvements to determine the significance of their environmental impacts.
• Collaborate with agency planning staff and recipients of planning grants for the purpose of assisting them to incorporate environmental considerations and factors in the planning process.
• Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) and advisor to the Regional Director or other EDA executives on environmental matters; and provide technical advice and guidance to recipients of grant funds for the purpose of incorporating environmental considerations and factors into proposed studies.
• Review and comment on draft environmental components of studies and on environmental impact statements.
• Provide direction, training and guidance on a continuing basis to regional and field staff in the implementation of the Agency's Environmental Program.
• Decide appropriate level of environmental review: Categorical Exclusion (CatEx), Record of Environmental Consideration (REC), Environmental Assessment (EA), or Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
• Conduct compliance reviews for non-construction projects.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation. This may include a credit check, a review of financial issues, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use of possession of drugs.
• A trial period may be required.
• Selective Service: Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/)
• If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
• Drug Test Required: No
• License required: No
• Pre-employment physical required: No
• Bargaining Unit Position: Yes
• Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE form 450):No
• Permanent Change of Duty Station (PCS) Expense: Will not be paid
• Resume submissions must NOT be more than two pages in length. No more than two pages will be considered.
• Transcripts must be provided that show the education requirement has been met.
• These are appointments for 1 year, that may be extended for 1 additional year; however, the appointment authority allows conversion to a permanent position, subject to workload, funding, and performance.at the Manager's discretion.
• Remote work is NOT authorized. Situational telework is authorized up 52 hours per calendar year. Employees are expected to report in-person according to their approved work schedule.

Qualifications

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/

Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government.

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.

To qualify at the GS-13 level: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-012 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as the following:

• Serving as a technical expert in any of the following; environmental compliance, environmental legislation, environmental impact statements, NEPA compliance, grants, providing environmental assistance to staff and recipients of grant funds.
• Serving as agency's principal advisor on environmental matters.
• Providing direction, training, and/or guidance on a continuing basis to regional and/or field staff in the implementation of the agency's environmental program.
• Coordinating proposed projects with appropriate federal and/or state regulatory agencies as necessary.

How you will be evaluated

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

Your two page resume will be reviewed to determine whether the specialized experience listed under the Qualification Section, is contained in the work history. If it is determined that the specialized experience is met, you will be contacted at the discretion of the Hiring Office.