Environmental Protection Specialist (Open Until Filled)

Qualifications must be met by June 03, 2024.

Minimum Qualification Requirement - To qualify for the GG-09 level, you must possess at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GG/GS-07 level in the Federal service or equivalent pay systems.

Examples of Specialized experience: assisting with performing watershed assessment activities; engaging in environmental management studies; participating in critical reviews of environmental documents developed and submitted by other agencies or private interests; and attending public and special interest group meetings and making informal presentations.
OR
2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree.
OR
A combination of graduate education experience described above.

To qualify for the GG-11 level, you must possess at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GG-09 level in the Federal service or equivalent pay systems.

Examples of Specialized experience: performing watershed assessment activities; engaging in environmental management studies; participating in critical reviews of environmental documents developed and submitted by other agencies or private interests; and attending public and special interest group meetings and making formal presentations,
OR
3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree,
OR
A combination of graduate education experience described above.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications

Time in Grade (TIG):Current and former Federal employees must have a minimum of 52 weeks at the next lower grade level to be eligible under Merit Promotion procedures. An SF-50 must be provided that verifies eligibility as stated in the Area of Consideration section.

Your resume must have complete information: Please ensure your resume accurately reflects the duties and responsibilities under each position you have held with each employer. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. It is your responsibility to make sure your resume states complete information for each job entry (beginning and ending dates of employment stated as MM/YYYY; and total hours worked per week). If your resume does not provide enough information regarding your work history for us to make a creditable qualification determination, your application package may be rendered disqualified and you will no longer be considered for this position.

Part-Time or Unpaid Experience: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid work on the same basis as for paid experience. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. To receive credit for such experience you must indicate clearly the nature of the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the number of hours per week spent in such employment.