Environmental Protection Specialist

Pay: $ - $ / year

Location:

Phoenix, Arizona

Employment type:

Other

Req#:
You will provide leadership and expertise in environmental programs, studies, policy, regulations, and laws, and implement environmental programs and activities.

• You must be a U.S. citizen & meet specialized experience to qualify.
• Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.
• Required documents must be submitted by the closing date.
• Direct Hire Authority will be used to fill this position.

To determine if you may be eligible, review the following grade-specific details. You will be asked a few questions as part of your application, but make sure to verify how you meet this experience in your resume or you may be deemed ineligible.

For the GS-15: You qualify for this grade level if you have at least one year of specialized experience, equal or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level, which included:

• Experience leading and developing national-level environmental programs, policies, and projects; AND
• Experience researching, interpreting, effectively communicating, and providing advice on environmental policies and procedures; AND
• Experience developing and implementing policies, regulations, guidelines, standards, procedures, techniques, and/or initiatives related to transportation and environmental issues.

You cannot qualify on education at grades GS-12 and above; you must meet the specialized experience for the grade, which is cited above.

KNOWLEDGE,

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

(KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or competencies in the following areas:

• Leadership: Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.
• Technical Credibility: Understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies related to specialized expertise.
• Compliance: Knowledge of procedures for assessing, evaluating, and monitoring programs or projects for compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and guidance.
• Oral Communication: Expresses information effectively to individuals or groups, taking into account the audience and nature of the information.
• Written Communication: Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience.

For all types of consideration, 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