Interdisciplinary

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers • Baltimore, MD

2d • Onsite

About The Position

You will be responsible for the environmental assessment of hazardous, toxic, and radiological waste (HTRW) sites and Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) sites to determine the existing degradation of the environment. Duties include serving as technical support to the Military Munitions (MM) and the Hazardous, Toxic and Radiological Waste (HTRW) programs. You will provide input into MM and HTRW studies and investigations, as well as create design analyses, plans, and specifications for remedial treatment facilities and other applicable environmental systems. You will also review and prepare environmental studies, design analyses, and plans and specifications for HTRW and MMRP projects. Additionally, you will interact with project managers and other project delivery team members in the development of Statements of Work (SOW), independent government cost estimates (IGCE), and other acquisition-specific requirements for procurement. Finally, you will serve as an expert advisor to field personnel during HTRW construction and MMRP remedial actions and site investigations.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.
• The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License.
• This position may require moderate lifting and carrying weights (40 pounds or less), and extended standing, sitting, and bending in the regular performance of duties.
• The incumbent may be exposed to a variety of health and safety hazards requiring the use of protective equipment and clothing such as safety glasses, shoes, and hard hats.
• Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines appropriate to the position.
• OR Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to a major in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
• Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); OR (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.
• OR Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) 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: 1. Professional registration or licensure - Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board's eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions. 2. Written Test - Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination, or any other written test required for professional registration, by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. 3. Specified academic courses - Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in A above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program. 4. Related curriculum - 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, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.
• Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.
• OR Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to one of the majors, as shown in A above, that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
• Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in geology, plus 20 additional semester hours in any combination of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological science, structural, chemical, civil, mining or petroleum engineering, computer science, planetary geology, comparative planetology, geophysics, meteorology, hydrology, oceanography, physical geography, marine geology, and cartography.
• OR Combination of Education and Experience: Course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
• One year of specialized experience which includes (1) Reviewing or preparing hazardous/ toxic/radioactive waste (HTRW) or Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) sites related documentation such as Work Plans or Five-Year Reviews: (2) Conducting quality assurance activities associated with HTRW or MMRP projects such as reviewing contractor prepared documents, providing field oversight of contractors, or conducting independent technical reviews; and (3) Communicating HTRW or MMRP activities to various stakeholders such as federal, state, local regulators, or the public.
• You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Environmental Engineering, Oral Communication, Project Management, Technical Documentation.
• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• This position requires a 1 year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Nice To Haves

• This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).
• Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
• Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).
• Acceptable experience may have been gained through geological field or laboratory work that provided a means of obtaining professional knowledge of the theory and application of the principles of geology and closely related sciences, e.g., geophysics, geochemistry, or hydrology. Such work generally must have involved making close observations, taking samples, handling various types of instruments and equipment, assembling geologic data from source materials, and analyzing and reporting findings orally and in writing. In some situations, professional scientific experience in other fields may be accepted in part as professional geological experience. Such experience must have been preceded by appropriate education in geology or by professional geological experience, and must have contributed directly and significantly to the applicant's professional geological competence. To receive credit for geological experience obtained in positions that are not full-time professional geological positions, the applicant is responsible for indicating clearly the actual time or percentage of time devoted to geologic duties within such positions, and for giving adequate descriptions of the geologic functions.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical support to the Military Munitions (MM) and the Hazardous, Toxic and Radiological Waste (HTRW) programs.
• Provide input into MM and HTRW studies and investigations.
• Create design analyses, plans and specifications for remedial treatment facilities and other applicable environmental systems.
• Review and prepare environmental studies, design analyses, and plans and specifications for HTRW and MMRP projects.
• Interact with project managers and other project delivery team members in the development of Statements of Work (SOW), independent government cost estimates (IGCE), and other acquisition-specific requirements for the procurement.
• Serve as an expert advisor to field personnel during HTRW construction and MMRP remedial actions and site investigations.

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 that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level