Environmental Protection Specialist

You will serve as an Environmental Protection Specialist and be responsible for supporting Federal On-Scene Coordinators in identifying evaluating and mitigating environmental impacts from oil spills and hazardous substance releases in the marine environment. The role also supports district and sector preparedness by coordinating regional response training safety and environmental health training exercise development and execution and guidance for pollution response.

Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

• Advise Federal On-Scene Coordinators and representatives during oil and hazardous substance incident responses and assist Sectors in executing response duties.
• Build and maintain partnerships with federal state local non-governmental and private-sector stakeholders to improve response protocols identify program gaps and develop preparedness guidance.
• Coordinate and oversee evaluations and inspections of oil spill response equipment and industry preparedness to assess response and recovery capabilities.
• Support contingency and response plan development for oil and hazardous substance incidents in CG East District incorporating lessons learned from exercises and real-world events.
• Coordinate training policy implementation and best-practice sharing across the Marine Environmental Response program Atlantic Area East District Sector offices government agencies industry and technical organizations.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e. physical or mental) covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position after notification of the adjudication of your request you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. Reasonable Accommodation Information

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

Do NOT include the following types of information in your resume:

• Social Security Number (SSN)
• Date of Birth (DOB)
• Photos of yourself (if included on your resume you will not be considered for this position)
• Personal information: such as age gender religious affiliation etc.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be registered or exempt from the Selective Service. See
• A one-year probationary period may be required.
• To ensure the accomplishment of our mission DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards all selected applicants must undergo and successfully pass a background investigation. This position requires a Secret clearance.
• This not a Bargaining Unit position.
• Selectee must possess and maintain a valid state drivers license.
• Time-in-Grade requirement must be met by the closing date of the vacancy.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit.
• his position requires the selectee to pass a pre-employment drug test.

• Employee is subject to recall 24 hours a day and required to be available by telephone and must respond and travel immediately upon notification.

To qualify at the GS-12 grade level your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the federal sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the ability skill and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Examples of specialized experience include performing the following types of tasks on a regular basis.

• Advising on pollution response strategies and tactics to mitigate environmental impacts during actual incidents or exercises.
• Carrying out National Contingency Plan objectives related to preparedness for and response to oil discharges and hazardous substance releases.
• Responding to pollution incidents and/or applying spill response techniques through operational experience or formal training.
• Coordinating with government agencies industry non-governmental organizations and technical stakeholders on environmental response projects or issues.
• Leading diverse teams in developing coordinating or delivering environmental response training drills or exercises.