Supervisory Environmental Engineer.

About the role

You will serve as a Supervisory Environmental Engineer and leader for Environmental Support, United States Army Garrison Hawaii (USAG-Hawaii) Hawaii Infrastructure Task Force (HITF).

Responsibilities

• Provide environmental planning services and conduct oversight and compliance related to the overall natural resources conservation program.
• Establish and direct necessary regulatory review programs for natural resources conservation, including land, water, cultural and wildlife resources, ensuring compliance with current statutes and regulations.
• Review projects for environmental conservation compliance, identify high-priority projects, and determine new program requirements to meet compliance.
• Manage technical and cost aspects of contracts as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) or Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR).

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• May require travel up to 10% of the time.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid driver's license.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• One-year probationary period may be required.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.

Qualifications

To qualify, you must meet the education and 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).

Basic Requirement for Supervisory Environmental Engineer:

• Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher) in engineering. The program must:
  • Lead to a bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); or
  • Include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas:
    • Statics, dynamics;
    • Strength of materials (stress-strain relationships);
    • Fluid mechanics, hydraulics;
    • Thermodynamics;
    • Electrical fields and circuits;
    • Nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and
    • Any comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.
• Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished:
  • A thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering; and
  • A good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering.
  The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:
  • Professional registration or licensure (e.g., current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE)).
  • Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional registration.
  • Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences, including the courses specified above.
  • 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), provided the applicant has at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision.

Specialized Experience:

One year of specialized experience which includes:

• Applying and evaluating complex environmental regulatory requirements to ensure compliance with NEPA, NHPA Section 106, NAGPRA, Endangered Species Act, and Clean Water Act.
• Preparing and reviewing environmental documentation such as Records of Environmental Consideration (RECs).
• Conducting compliance reviews for natural and cultural resource areas such as wetlands, wildlife, threatened and endangered species, and cultural/historic properties.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

Foreign Education:

If using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education programs and deemed equivalent to a U.S. accredited education program.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits designed to make your federal career rewarding. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.