INTERDISCIPLINARY BIOLOGIST/ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER/PHYSICAL SCIE with Security Clearance

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Job description

Duties You will assist in overall natural resource conservation program management, development, and execution of deliverables (e.g., documents and electronic tools) in support of Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP). You will oversee the administration, implementation, and tracking of conservation measures, mitigations, and best management practices commitments. You will coordinate the work of environmental subject matter experts as it relates to natural resource regulations (e.g., Endangered Species Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act) and the National Environmental Policy Act. You will represent as an environmental technical expert at regulatory meetings. You will be responsible for preparing and presenting briefs to officials on the approach, issues and risk management strategies of SIOP. You will serve as a Technical Representative for environmental contracts supporting SIOP. You will develop and provide technical expertise on natural resource management plans and memorandum(s) of agreement with regulators in support of SIOP. Requirements Conditions of Employment Must be a US Citizen. Must be determined suitable for federal employment. Must participate in the direct deposit pay program. New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service. You will be required to obtain and maintain a current valid United States driver's license. Registration as a Professional Engineer or is required for 0819 positions at the GS 13 level and above. You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal. You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases. Qualifications Selective Placement Factor (SPF): If applying as an Environmental Engineer (0819 series), you must have a current registration as a Professional Engineer (PE) from any state, the District of Columbia, Guam or Puerto Rico. You must provide a copy of your current registration with your application. In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Providing technical support and guidance to stakeholders with regards to natural resources conservation (including invasive species management) and mitigation measures to ensure compliance with natural resources laws, rules, and regulations; 2) Assessing project impacts on natural resources (e.g. terrestrial and marine resources, species habitat, and wetlands) to mitigate risks; 3) Consulting with regulatory agencies, as well as managing and tracking mitigation commitments or credits, and 4) Reviewing contractor plans to ensure natural resources compliance with environmental impact statements and environmental assessments. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Education Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess: Applicants for the General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences Series (0401) must meet the following basic requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: A. Degree: Biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position. OR B. Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Applicants for the Environmental Engineering Series (0819) must meet the following basic requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: A. Successful completion of a professional engineering degree. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR B. Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration for more information about EI and EIT registration requirements, please visit the National Society of Professional Engineers website at: . OR C. Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico the FE examination is not administered by the U. S. Office of Personnel Management. For more information, please visit: OR D. Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements under paragraph A (above). The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program as described in paragraph A (above). OR E. Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a bachelor's degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least one year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily, there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions. Applicants for the General Physical Science Series (1301) must meet the following basic requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: A. Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics. OR B. Combination of education and experience education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Additional information Certain incentives (such as Recruitment, Relocation or Student Loan Repayment) may be authorized to eligible selectees. A relocation incentive is generally a single payment intended to offset some of the relocation costs experienced by the selectee. A relocation incentive may be authorized. This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program

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