Environmental Protection Specialist

This position serves as a senior Environmental Protection Specialist who applies experience and comprehensive technical knowledge to accomplish assignments and to develop strategies to improve environmental programs and policies. Incumbent reports to the Technical Operations, Technical Services Organization, Environmental Occupational Safety and Health (EOSH) Support Operations Group (ESOG), EOSH Support Center.

Performs multiple, varying and complex work assignments under the minimal direction of a Manager, Project/Program Manager or more experienced Technical Specialist. Acts as principal technical specialist or as a Project Manager or Team Leader for large work activities. Applies experience and comprehensive technical knowledge applicable to position discipline, as well as an understanding of new technologies and methodologies, to solve complex problems and develop improved technical processes or systems.

Considers the objectives of the major subdivision and LOB/SO when developing, integrating, and implementing solutions to diverse, complex problems. Assignments frequently require knowledge and experience working across functional and/or organizational lines. Typical assignments may include: complex system design and integration; extensive research and analyses; investigation and inspection activities; compliance and enforcement actions; and direct responsibility for project/program management.

Defines, organizes and assigns resources to accomplish organizational objectives. Allocates resources to accomplish large work-activities within established schedules. Prepares task orders, work statements, and other documents necessary to procure contractual services for environmental programs/compliance projects. Utilizes agency established tool sets to establish, track, and report on schedules, costs, and performance of environmental programs/compliance projects.

Translates approved environmental program requirements into project scopes and coordinates project execution with implementing organizations. Plays a lead role in drafting, reviewing, and editing reports or contractual documents for final approval prior to external distribution. Presents briefings to obtain consensus/approval on policies.

Coordinates significant technical matters with representatives of external organizations. Broad policies and objectives provide general guidance for addressing issues but allow considerable discretion to develop new and innovative approaches. Draws on experience to solve unusual problems and may create new solutions and policy interpretations as the situation requires.

Provides guidance to lower-level staff on how to solve difficult technical issues. Develops plans, techniques, and policies to address current or anticipated problems and issues. Work is reviewed rarely, typically through status reports and at project completion, to ensure technical compliance and alignment with the requirements of the project or other work activity.

Work activities typically impact objectives of one or more major subdivisions or LOB's/SO's and may impact on the objectives of the FAA. Acts as a senior technical point of contact on environmental issues. Utilizes skill and judgment in determining the seriousness of potential impacts on the human environment, in analyzing these impacts, in recommending solutions, and negotiating their implementation in a feasible manner will directly influence the environmental programs within the Service Area and the functioning of the EOSH facility security team.

Possess a high degree of technical analytic competence in various environmental disciplines and recommends environmental policies for the Service Area. The incumbent is responsible for review and coordination of environmental documents submitted by other federal and state agencies for FAA action and is the Technical Services Senior Technical spokesperson on any joint federal environmental efforts mandated by regulation, either in a lead or cooperating capacity.

Provides leadership to maintain an active program to study and ameliorate the impacts of airports on the human environment. The incumbent is expected to exercise multi-disciplinary expertise, innovation, a high degree of judgment, and personal initiative to define airport problems and to resolve them. Performs other duties as assigned.

To qualify for the FV-J, candidates must demonstrate specialized experience at the next lower grade level (FV-I or FG/GS-13). Specialist experience is typically related to the line of work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.

To be creditable, specialized experience must have been at least equivalent to the next lower level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is defined as: Experience in drafting, reviewing, editing and writing environmental technical documents/reports for internal and external distribution; Experience in management, coordination, oversight, and execution of environmental compliance programs; Experience with conducting studies, surveys, and audits to identify environmental problems and provide corrective guidance.

Current FAA employee: You MUST submit a copy of your most recent (non-award) SF-50 including Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement. Failure to provide the required documentation by the closing date of this announcement will result in non-consideration for this position.

Answer all questions to the best of your ability. DO NOT ASSUME THAT BECAUSE YOU HOLD, OR HAVE HELD THIS POSITION, YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE FOUND ELIGIBLE. You may be asked to provide evidence or documentation that you have this type of experience later in the selection process. Your responses are subject to verification through job interviews, or any other information obtained during the application process.

Any exaggeration of your experience or any attempt to conceal information can result in disqualification. Incomplete Applications: Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. Your application/resume must have your official title, grade and series in your work history. Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history.

Qualifications

must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement. Applicants may be asked to verify information on your application for employment with the FAA. Failure to submit all required documents by the closing date of the announcement will result in loss of consideration.

Education

cannot be substituted for experience.