Environmental Protection Specialist

Minimum Qualification Requirements:
To qualify for this position you must meet the Specialized Experience for the grade to which you are applying.

Specialized Experience:
To qualify for the GS-12, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience:

1. Evaluating Abandoned Mine Land (AML) programs for compliance with Federal and/or State regulatory requirements;
2. Applyingknowledge of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to ensure programs and procedures are consistent and/or legal; and
3. Providing recommendations, technical guidance, and/or assistance on the interpretation of environmental requirements.

MUST MEET ALL.

Note: Applicants selected for interviews may be asked to participate in a writing exercise or submit a writing sample as part of the interview process.

Drivers License Requirement:
Please note: You may be required to operate a government vehicle, to complete assigned tasks i.e. site visits, field research, etc.; therefore you must be able to obtain and maintain a valid state driver's license.

Physical Requirements:
Although a large portion of the work is performed in an office setting, the incumbent occasionally visits mining and reclamation sites to evaluate conditions and to determine if consistent program evaluations are being employed. Such visits may require physical activities in the field such as extensive walking, steep climbing in and around coal mine areas, kneeling, stooping, and crawling over rough terrain. In order to obtain needed information, the employee must travel overnight on occasion.

Work Environment:
Most of the work is performed in a normal office environment. Field work is performed in both active and abandoned mine sites and involves moderate risks and discomforts associated with travel by helicopter and small plane, commercial air and ground transportation, climbing over rough terrain and exposure to inclement weather. For this position, field work occurs in varying weather conditions, commonly under dusty, snowy, or muddy conditions. Field work may require exposure to the risks associated with mining, such as working in the vicinity of high explosives storage and around heavy earthmoving equipment; work involves potential risk of landslides, injurious noise, fly rock, vehicle collisions, flash flooding, and other accidents. Incumbent is expected to follow customary safety precautions and, where necessary, will be provided with and be required to use personal protective equipment, including hard hats, steel­ toed shoes, and safety glasses.

Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's website: https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.