Environmental Protection Specialist

Federal Aviation Administration•El Segundo, CA

19d

About The Position

This position serves as a senior Environmental Protection Specialist in the FAA’s Technical Operations, Technical Services Organization, Environmental Occupational Safety and Health (EOSH) Support Operations Group (ESOG), EOSH Support Center. The specialist applies comprehensive technical knowledge and experience to carry out complex assignments and develop strategies that improve environmental programs and policies. The role may serve as a principal technical specialist, project manager, or team leader for large work activities, and provides senior technical guidance on environmental issues affecting the Service Area and FAA. The position leads or supports environmental program and compliance projects, including planning and allocating resources, procuring contractual services, tracking project schedules, costs, and performance, and coordinating implementation with relevant organizations. It reviews and prepares technical and contractual documents, presents policy briefings, and coordinates significant technical matters with external organizations. The specialist also reviews environmental documents submitted by other federal and state agencies for FAA action and serves as the Technical Services Senior Technical spokesperson on regulated joint federal environmental efforts. The specialist assesses and analyzes potential effects on the human environment, recommends feasible solutions, and helps maintain programs to study and reduce the impacts of airports on the human environment. The work involves multidisciplinary expertise, independent judgment, initiative, and guidance to lower-level staff. Work is generally reviewed through status reports and at project completion. A Moderate Risk (Tier 2) background investigation is required before appointment unless waived.

Requirements

Specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (FV-I or FG/GS-13) in the normal line of progression for the occupation.
Experience drafting, reviewing, editing, and writing environmental technical documents or reports for internal and external distribution.
Experience managing, coordinating, overseeing, and executing environmental compliance programs.
Experience conducting studies, surveys, and audits to identify environmental problems and provide corrective guidance.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Selective Service registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Current FAA employees must submit a qualifying recent non-award SF-50 with the specified blocks by the announcement closing date.
Qualifications must be met by the announcement closing date.
A Moderate Risk (Tier 2) background investigation must be completed and favorably adjudicated before appointment unless waived.
A financial disclosure statement may be required within 30 days of entry on duty.
A supervisory probationary period may be required.

Responsibilities

Perform complex environmental assignments with minimal direction, serving as a principal technical specialist, project manager, or team leader as appropriate.
Apply technical expertise and knowledge of new technologies and methodologies to solve complex problems and improve technical processes or systems.
Develop, integrate, and implement solutions to diverse environmental problems, often across organizational or functional boundaries.
Define and organize resources, allocate them to work activities, and manage schedules for large assignments.
Prepare task orders, work statements, and other procurement documents for environmental programs and compliance projects.
Use agency tools to establish, track, and report project schedules, costs, and performance.
Translate approved environmental program requirements into project scopes and coordinate execution with implementing organizations.
Draft, review, and edit reports and contractual documents for approval before external distribution.
Present briefings to obtain consensus or approval on policies and coordinate significant technical matters with external organizations.
Provide technical guidance to lower-level staff and develop plans, techniques, and policies to address current or anticipated problems.
Serve as a senior technical point of contact on environmental issues and recommend environmental policies for the Service Area.
Assess potential impacts on the human environment, analyze those impacts, recommend solutions, and negotiate feasible implementation.
Review and coordinate environmental documents submitted by other federal and state agencies for FAA action.
Serve as the Technical Services Senior Technical spokesperson on joint federal environmental efforts mandated by regulation.
Provide leadership for programs to study and ameliorate the impacts of airports on the human environment.
Perform other duties as assigned.