About the Position: Serves as Environmental Analysis and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Compliance Section Chief, a technical staff element in Planning, Programs, and Project Management Branch with primary responsibility for the formulation, evaluation, coordination and management of Ecosystem Restoration, cultural resources, NEPA compliance and other special studies and research as assigned.
https://www.usajobs.gov/job/645885400
Salary: $94,373 - $122,683 per year
Duties
- Plan work to be accomplished by subordinates; manages short-term priorities; and assigns work to subordinates based on priorities and consideration of the individual employee's capabilities and difficulty of the assignment.
- Ensure that the workforce is appropriately recruited, selected, developed, utilized, appraised, and recognized. Respects, understands, values, and seeks out individual differences
- Provide interpretation and explanation of applicable environmental laws, regulations, and guidance relative to Federal involvement in water resource projects and implementation of non-Federal projects.
- Provide technical oversight during the conduct of the work, in particular development of Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements.
- Check completed work for adequacy, soundness of judgment, and compliance with laws, Executive Orders (EOs), and agency guidance.
- Study, evaluate, adapt or develop new analytical techniques/strategies for application to District environmental programs and projects consistent with current guidance.
Incumbent is required to submit a Financial Disclosure Statement, OGE-450, (5CFR Part 2634, Subpart I USOGE, 6/08).
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens
In order 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). 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.
Basic Requirement:
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In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the specialized experience requirements listed below:
Specialized Experience-One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service which includes: Managing or leading Civil Works Planning processes. Applying a wide array of policies in planning, coordinating, and communicating across all levels and disciplines of an organization. Assuring compliance with a wide variety of Civil Works planning policies and procedures, in particular related to environmental requirements. Managing resources and budgets to maximize productivity and teamwork. Display team leadership presenting information to wide audiences including the public, agencies, and government officials.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
- Concepts, Policies, and Principles of Budget
- Leadership
- Oral Communication
- Planning and Evaluating
- Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-v...
The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist (External).
As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
1. Your resume:
Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position.
For additional information see: What to include in your resume.
2. Other supporting documents:
Cover Letter, optional
Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable
This position has an individual occupational requirement and/or allows for substitution of education for experience. If you meet this requirement based on education you MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your application package or you will be rated ineligible. See: Transcripts and Licenses
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.