Environmental Protection Specialist

Duties

• Helps serve as the senior Environmental Protection Specialist within assigned areas and supports DLA Disposition Services Field Activities disposing of hazardous materials/waste.
• Maintains and enhances relationships with customers and coordinates customer outreach initiatives.
• Promotes timely Reutilization, Transfer, Donation (RTD)/Sales to prevent service contracts from being used for ultimate disposal.
• Conducts on-site reviews/inspections of environmental operations and ensures compliance with applicable policies/laws/regulations.
• Solves problems associated with the receipt and disposal of hazardous materials/waste.
• Reviews, analyzes, and conducts special studies of DLA Disposition Services automated accounts to evaluate hazardous property inventory integrity and accuracy.
• Aids management in the strategic planning process to align DLA Disposition Services organizations with DLA Disposition Services/DLA/DoD objectives and goals.
• Identifies, develops, coordinates, and provides support to implement new/revised policies, procedures, plans, and programs.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Tour of duty: Set schedule.
• Security requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive.
• Appointment subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt.
• Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
• Recruitment incentives: Not authorized.
• Bargaining unit status: No.
• Appointees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities.
• Pre-employment physical: Required.

Qualifications

• To qualify for an Environmental Protection Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support:
• Specialized experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled.
• To qualify at the GS-12, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector.
• 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).

Education

• Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional Information

• Section 508 conformant ICT to employees with disabilities.
• All ICT interfaces with the public related to vacancy announcements and career transition opportunities must conform to the applicable requirements in the current ICT Standards and Guidelines (36 C.F.R.1194).
• For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf
• Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants.
• The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF
• Information for Veterans is available at: https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Programs/
• As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.
• Drug-Free Workplace Policy: The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing.
• Additional guidance on writing a federal resume can be found at: USAJOBS Help Center - How do I write a resume for a federal job?
• Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.