Environmental Protection Specialist

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION***

Duties include but may not be limited to the following:

• Administers the Green Environmental Management System (GEMS) program with responsibility for management of GEMS activities and internal reporting activities.
• Advises senior level management officials within the facility on the status of environmental programs and recommends changes in the design of facility work programs to meet new environmental requirements.
• Interacts with Federal state and local environmental agencies with respect to facility environmental issues.
• Schedules and leads environmental audits to identify and evaluate program implementation and compliance activities.
• Trains other employees and lower grade environmental staff providing instruction on a variety of subjects related to specific and specialized environmental topics; adapts various available media to fit special and unique training requirements; and participates in the development of novel or innovative environmental training and promotion activities.
• Evaluates modifies and implements pollution prevention alternatives to reduce the generation of waste.
• Conducts or oversees the identification collection segregation packaging and manifesting of hazardous wastes.
• Participates on the facilitys GEMS committee.
• Performs other related duties as required.

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• To be considered for this position you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements ( Effective May 7 2025 drivers licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See Required Documents below for details.

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level applicants must meet at least one of the following:

EXPERIENCE: You must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience that equipped them with the particular knowledge skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position and that is typically in or related to the work of this position. To be creditable this specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-9 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes applying a range of environmental theories concepts principles standards and methods to perform a range of assignments; planning implementing and evaluating environmental protection programs; administering a green environmental management program; leading environmental facility inspections to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations; advising management on environmental program status; preparing reports; and training others on specific environmental topics.This experience must be detailed in your resume to receive credit. OR

EDUCATION (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): You must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. if related. This education must demonstrate the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. OR

COMBINATION (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED): You must have a combination of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements.


For more information on these qualification standards please visit the United States Office of Personnel Managements website at

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