Environmental Protection Technician

Summary

See below for important information regarding this job.

Duties

• Perform environmental analysis on the action taken by disposal contractors handling and disposal of hazardous properly.
• Examine various documents submitted by contractor, identifying existence of clear audit trail from generator to final disposal facility.
• Identifies contract/environmental discrepancies to determine if the disposal action is in compliance with all
• Federal, State, Local, EPA, DOT, and
• Determines if the disposal action is in compliance with all
• Federal, State, Local, EPA, DOT, and
• Makes recommendation for resolution of noncompliance to contracting specialist where major/minor discrepancies exist.
• Enters manifest tracking data into automated disposal and supply systems.
• Participate in post award conferences, and in problem resolution meetings with disposal contractors.
• Perform technical work supporting contract specialist involved in the administration of hazardous waste disposal contracts.
• Assist surveillance team, as needed, to prepare for audit visits.

Education

Are you using your education to qualify? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at time of application. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school’s definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study. FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that 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.

Required Documents

• To apply for this position you must provide a complete Application Package. Each Application Package MUST include:
• Resume: IMPORTANT UPDATE: Your resume must not exceed two (2) pages.
• If your resume exceeds the two-page limit, you will be removed from consideration for this announcement.
• The resume and required supporting documentation should provide the minimum qualifications and relevant experience for the announced position.
• Must include the work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment, and duties performed.
• If multiple resumes are submitted by an applicant, only the last resume submitted will be reviewed for qualifications and referred for selection consideration, if eligible.
• The resume must not be more than 5MB and should be saved and uploaded as a
• PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept
• GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or
• Word (DOC or
• DOCX). We do not accept
• PDF portfolio files. Page margins should be 0.5 inches, and font styles must be legible. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text. We recommend using a font like
• Lato, if available. Other widely available options are
• Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans
• Pro, Roboto or Noro
• Sans. Applicable documents to support the eligibility(s) for which you are applying. Please review the following link for a listing of the additional documents you will need to provide: Supporting
• Documents. If you are requesting a reasonable accommodation to the USA Hire Competency Based
• Assessments, submit documentation to support your request, including the Reasonable Accommodation Request
• Form found here. Interagency Career Transition Assistance
• Program (ICTAP): If you are an eligible
• ICTAP applicant you may apply for special selection over other candidates for this position. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced
• Federal employees must be rated at a score of 85 or higher for this position. ICTAP eligibles must submit one of the following as proof of eligibility for the special selection priority: a separation notice; a "Notice of Personnel
• Action" (SF-50) documenting separation; an agency certification that you cannot be placed after injury compensation has been terminated; an
• OPM notification that your disability annuity has been terminated; OR a Military Department or National Guard
• Bureau notification that you are retired under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456. Priority Placement Program (PPP) DoD Military Spouse
• Preference (MSP): In order to receive this preference, you must choose to apply using the "Priority Placement
• Program, DoD Military Spouse
• Preference (MSP)" eligibility. If you are claiming
• MSP and are determined to be among the Best
• Qualified for the position, you may be referred to the hiring manager as a priority applicant. To be eligible as a
• MSP, you must submit the following supporting documents with your application package: Spouse's Permanent Change of
• Station (PCS) orders; Marriage Certificate or
• License; PPP Self Certification
• Checklist; Veterans' Preference documentation (e.g., DD-214, VA Letter, Statement of
• Service, if applicable); Transcripts (if applicable).
• These documents must provide acceptable information to verify: Residency within the commuting area of your sponsor's permanent duty station (PDS); proof of marriage to the active duty sponsor; proof of military member's active duty status; and other documentation
• Required by the vacancy announcement to which you are applying.
• Previous federal employees must also submit the following additional documentation: SF-50s (e.g., LWOP, highest grade held, overseas appointments, etc.), SF-75 information, and documentation of performance rating of record (dated within the last 12 months).
• PPP MSP applicants will need to certify they have not accepted nor declined another offer of permanent, Federal employment (to include
• NAF and the military exchange services) since relocating to the military sponsor's current duty station. Priority Placement Program (PPP) DoD Retained Grade
• Preference (RGP): In order to receive this preference, you must choose to apply using the "Priority Placement
• Program, DoD Retained Grade
• Preference (RGP)" eligibility. If you are claiming
• RGP and are determined to be Well
• Qualified (score of 85 or above) for the position, you will be referred to the hiring manager as a priority applicant. Information and required documentation for claiming
• RGP may be found at the General Applicant Information and
• Definitions link below. To be eligible as a
• RGP, you must submit the following supporting documents with your application package: a signed Retained Grade PPP Self-Certification
• Checklist (DD3145-1 (whs.mil)); a copy of your Notification of Personnel
• Action (SF-50) effecting the placement in retained grade status; or a copy of the notification letter you received regarding the
• RIF or classification downgrade.