Environmental Protection Specialist

Summary

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• Serves as an Environmental Protection Specialist in DLA, supporting Field Activities disposing of Hazardous Materials/Waste.
• Reviews Federal environmental laws/regulations: TSCA, RCRA, CERCLA, DoT regulations, and applicable state/local environmental regulations regarding hazardous property management and control within the DoD/DoW disposal and storage facilities programs.
• Generates reports, develops metrics, analyzes performance data, and participates in training development to improve environmental operations.
• Develops, implements, and advises on environmental policies, procedures, plans, and programs for DLA Disposition Services, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Coordinates with team members and conducts environmental compliance audits and documentation for field activities, HW Disposal Contractors' Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs) and hazardous property sales customers.
• Researches, analyzes, and reports on environmental technology advances and their potential economic impact, including identifying areas for HWD (Hazardous Waste Disposition) or similar hazardous property inventory systems, process improvements.
• Collaborates with Business Process Analysts to support end users, capture system issues, and recommend solutions, ensuring compliance with new regulations and technology in hazardous property disposal.
• Serves as a liaison with military and federal agencies for information exchange and program coordination, representing DLA Disposition Services at meetings and conferences.

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Tour of Duty: (Flexible).
• Security Requirements: (Non-Critical Sensitive).
• Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA):
  Exempt.
• Selective Service Requirement:
  Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment
  
  Incentives:
  
  Not Authorized.
• Bargaining Unit Status:
  Yes.
• Selectees are required to have a REAL  other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities (see https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). more information).

To qualify for an Environmental Protection Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support:

• Specialized
  
  Experience:
  
  One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in or related to this position. To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military, or private sector.
  
  Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:
• Conducting audits of environmental operations and facilities, ensuring all hazardous materials/waste practices are in compliance with all DoD federal and state environmental requirements.
• Researching and capturing automated property management systems issues, and recommending solutions, ensuring compliance with new regulations and technology in hazardous property disposal.
• Researching, developing, and planning of environmental operations and programs.
• Identifying, analyzing, and correcting environmental deficiencies and determining the best disposal solutions.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri Corps) 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.

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

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This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at https://.PDF

Information for Veterans is available at https:// As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

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