U.S. Department of the Interior
Environmental Protection Specialist
U.S. Department of the Interior, Juneau, Alaska, United States
This position is located in Katmai National Park and Preserve (KATM) in the Natural Resource Management division and primarily conducts natural resource compliance and permitting at the park, including both NEPA and RPRS.
This announcement is being advertised concurrently under number AK-1537-KATM-23-11997966-ST, which is open to all merit promotion and status candidates. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods. Duties
As a GS-11, this position serves as the park's principal environmental coordinator. Duties include: Requirements
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 07/26/2023 - unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume
MUST
clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. Qualifications
To qualify for this position at the
GS-09
grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE:
At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as applying concepts and methods of environmental protection work; interpreting plans and NEPA laws, regulations, policies and guidance for land and resource management programs; reviewing environmental documents, including NEPA documents, to ensure legal sufficiency and compliance with applicable laws and regulations; using computerized database systems to track projects, conducting public involvement, or analyzing data. You must include hours per week worked. EDUCATION:
Successful completion of at least two years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree; or a master's or equivalent degree in one or a combination of the following fields: sociology, forestry landscape architecture, economics, biological science, park administration, earth science, natural resource management and conservation, civil engineering, urban planning, or recreation; or LL.B. or J.D. if related. You must include transcripts. Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To calculate your percentage of qualifying graduate education, divide your number of semester hours in excess of 18 semester hours by 18 or the number your school uses to represent one year of full time graduate academic study. To calculate your percentage of experience, divide your months of qualifying specialized experience by 12. Add the two percentages. They must equal 100% to qualify using this option. You must include transcripts and hours per week worked. To qualify for this position at the
GS-11
grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE:
At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as applying concepts and methods of environmental protection work; interpreting plans and NEPA laws, regulations, policies and guidance for land and resource management programs; reviewing environmental documents, including NEPA documents, to ensure legal sufficiency and compliance with applicable laws and regulations; working with public land resource values, issues, or controversies; using computerized database systems to track projects, conducting public involvement or analyzing data. You must include hours per week worked. EDUCATION:
Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or at least three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in one or a combination of the following fields: sociology, forestry landscape architecture, economics, biological science, park administration, earth science, natural resource management and conservation, civil engineering, urban planning, or recreation; or LL.M., if related. You must include transcripts. Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To calculate your percentage of qualifying graduate education, divide your number of semester hours in excess of 36 semester hours by 18 or the number your school uses to represent one year of full time graduate academic study. To calculate your percentage of experience, divide your months of qualifying specialized experience by 12. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts and hours per week worked. When describing the nature of your duties (e.g., your paid or unpaid work or volunteer experience), please be extremely clear, thorough, and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire. Volunteer Experience:
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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. About the company
The United States Department of the Interior is a federal executive department of the U.S. government. It is responsible for the management and conservation of most federal lands and natural resources, and the administration of programs relating to Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, territorial affairs, and insular areas of the United States, as well as programs related to historic preservation. About 75% of federal public land is managed by the department, with most of the remainder managed by the United States Department of Agriculture's United States Forest Service. The department was created on March 3, 1849.
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This announcement is being advertised concurrently under number AK-1537-KATM-23-11997966-ST, which is open to all merit promotion and status candidates. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods. Duties
As a GS-11, this position serves as the park's principal environmental coordinator. Duties include: Requirements
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 07/26/2023 - unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume
MUST
clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. Qualifications
To qualify for this position at the
GS-09
grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE:
At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as applying concepts and methods of environmental protection work; interpreting plans and NEPA laws, regulations, policies and guidance for land and resource management programs; reviewing environmental documents, including NEPA documents, to ensure legal sufficiency and compliance with applicable laws and regulations; using computerized database systems to track projects, conducting public involvement, or analyzing data. You must include hours per week worked. EDUCATION:
Successful completion of at least two years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree; or a master's or equivalent degree in one or a combination of the following fields: sociology, forestry landscape architecture, economics, biological science, park administration, earth science, natural resource management and conservation, civil engineering, urban planning, or recreation; or LL.B. or J.D. if related. You must include transcripts. Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To calculate your percentage of qualifying graduate education, divide your number of semester hours in excess of 18 semester hours by 18 or the number your school uses to represent one year of full time graduate academic study. To calculate your percentage of experience, divide your months of qualifying specialized experience by 12. Add the two percentages. They must equal 100% to qualify using this option. You must include transcripts and hours per week worked. To qualify for this position at the
GS-11
grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE:
At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as applying concepts and methods of environmental protection work; interpreting plans and NEPA laws, regulations, policies and guidance for land and resource management programs; reviewing environmental documents, including NEPA documents, to ensure legal sufficiency and compliance with applicable laws and regulations; working with public land resource values, issues, or controversies; using computerized database systems to track projects, conducting public involvement or analyzing data. You must include hours per week worked. EDUCATION:
Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or at least three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in one or a combination of the following fields: sociology, forestry landscape architecture, economics, biological science, park administration, earth science, natural resource management and conservation, civil engineering, urban planning, or recreation; or LL.M., if related. You must include transcripts. Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To calculate your percentage of qualifying graduate education, divide your number of semester hours in excess of 36 semester hours by 18 or the number your school uses to represent one year of full time graduate academic study. To calculate your percentage of experience, divide your months of qualifying specialized experience by 12. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts and hours per week worked. When describing the nature of your duties (e.g., your paid or unpaid work or volunteer experience), please be extremely clear, thorough, and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and answers to the job questionnaire. Volunteer Experience:
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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. About the company
The United States Department of the Interior is a federal executive department of the U.S. government. It is responsible for the management and conservation of most federal lands and natural resources, and the administration of programs relating to Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, territorial affairs, and insular areas of the United States, as well as programs related to historic preservation. About 75% of federal public land is managed by the department, with most of the remainder managed by the United States Department of Agriculture's United States Forest Service. The department was created on March 3, 1849.
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