Interdisciplinary – DIRECT HIRE

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Duties

  • At the full-performance level, the duties will be:
  • Performs a variety of chemistry-related duties in support of the District’s Hazardous, Toxic and Radiological Waste (HTRW) program.
  • Activities are centered around sites under the following programs:
  • the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) National Superfund program; the Department of Defense’s (DOD’s) Defense Environmental Restoration Account (DERA) program;
  • the Army Installation Restoration Program (IRP); as well as HTRW and environmental aspects of other civil and military projects.
  • Applies environmental engineering principles, methods, and techniques required for the closure of historic hazardous waste sites, and for the mitigation of liquid or solid sanitary, toxic, or hazardous waste.
  • Works with environmental investigations contractors, A-E’s, regulating agencies, and District staff in accomplishing all phases of office and field work associated with investigations for environmental projects.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
  • Requires to know, comply with, and promote prescribed safety rules and regulations.
  • May be required to participate in routine and special medical examinations are required because of potential exposure and the significant physical stress factors that occur while wearing protective equipment.
  • Requires obtaining and maintaining certification to handle hazardous and toxic wastes.
  • Requires obtaining and maintaining a valid state issued driver’s license.

Qualifications

Applicants will be referred periodically throughout the open period. Final application disposition will be completed once all positions have been filled or the announcement reaches the end of the open period as stated above. Applications will expire 90 days after submission. To remain eligible for consideration, reapplying is required every 90 days.

Position may be filled under one of the following position titles:

-Civil Engineer
-Environmental Engineer
-Chemist
-Geologist

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education AND/OR experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Please refer to the General Schedule Qualification Standards Basic Requirements for Engineering Series for education requirements. (NOTE: Applicants MUST submit/upload a copy of the transcripts with the application package. For application purposes, unofficial transcripts are acceptable.)

Please refer to the General Schedule Qualification Standards Basic Requirements for Chemistry Series for education requirements. (NOTE: Applicants MUST submit/upload a copy of the transcripts with the application package. For application purposes, unofficial transcripts are acceptable.)

Please refer to the General Schedule Qualification Standards Basic Requirements for Geology Series for education requirements. (NOTE: Applicants MUST submit/upload a copy of the transcripts with the application package. For application purposes, unofficial transcripts are acceptable.)

Minimum Qualifications for GS-05

Education: Meet or exceed the education as listed in the Basic Requirements for one or more of the listed occupational series.

Minimum Qualifications for GS-07

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes assisting in the application of environmental science or engineering-related techniques and methods to Hazardous, Toxic, Radioactive Waste (HTRW) investigations, environmental health endangerment assessments, or remedial action designs.. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05).

  • Salary$43,757 – $104,280 per yearSee Additional Information for salary ranges
  • Pay scale & gradeGS 5 – 11
  • Location1 vacancy in the following location:
  • Remote jobNo
  • Telework eligibleYes—as determined by the agency policy.
  • Travel Required50% or less – Business Travel (TDY) is approximately 30% of the time.
  • Relocation expenses reimbursedYes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
  • Appointment typePermanent
  • Work scheduleFull-time
  • ServiceCompetitive
  • Promotion potential11
  • Job family (Series)
  • Supervisory statusNo
  • Security clearanceNot Required
  • Drug testNo
  • Position sensitivity and riskNon-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
  • Trust determination process
  • Financial disclosureNo
  • Bargaining unit statusNo

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