Job Description:

As an Environment Engineer Provides the environmental compliance design element review for Engineering Service construction and maintenance projects. Environmental issues are identified and mitigated.

Duties

Duties at the G band:
Performs a mixture of basic and routine (but progressively more difficult) assignments under the close direction of a manager, project/program manager, team leader or more experienced technical specialist.

Applies basic knowledge of engineering principles, theories and concepts applicable to his/her discipline to accomplish assignments. Typical assignments may include design work; field inspections; collecting and analyzing data; performing trend analyses and engineering testing.

Duties at the H band:
Applies experience and detailed knowledge of environmental engineering principles and practices to accomplish assignments. Provides the environmental compliance design element review for Engineering Service construction and maintenance projects. Coordinates with additional State and Federal Agencies to verify Environmental Compliance. Environmental issues are identified in projects and mitigated. Responsible for project design, cost estimation, engineering package development, pre-bid site surveys with contractors, review and negotiate contract proposals and submittals, resource agency coordination, permit acquisition, reviewing plans and specifications for new installations and systems or modification to existing facilities to ensure compliance with established environmental laws and regulations, working with managers and project engineers to resolve environmental compliance issues.

Demonstrates independence in planning time and using assigned resources to accomplish assignments. Policies and procedures arc established for most routine assignments; however, some assignments may allow incumbent to select the most appropriate approach.

Duties at the I band: Functions as a fully qualified engineer for the implementation of FAA Order 3900.57A (Environmental and Occupational Safety and Health Requirements in the Planning and Execution of Construction and Maintenance Activities). Duties include resource agency coordination, permit acquisition, reviewing of plans and specifications for new installations and systems or modifications to existing facilities to ensure compliance with established Federal, State, and Local Government environmental laws, regulations, working with various ES managers and engineers to resolve environmental compliance issues, developing and submitting an environmental compliance budget. Provide instructional classes to inform stakeholders of environmental regulations and compliance issues. Works directly with legal counsel on issues and guidance, as well as providing support to Engineering Service personnel.

Contacts are internal and external. May act as a technical point of contact to provide advice and guidance on the application of policies and procedures. May be called upon to communicate FAA positions on policies and procedures internally and externally.

Provides the environmental compliance design element review for Engineering Service construction and maintenance projects. Environmental issues are identified and mitigated.

Job Requirements:

Requirements Conditions of Employment

US Citizenship is required.
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents).
This position has a positive education requirement. Transcript(s) required.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: Applicants must have a bachelor's degree in engineering or combination of education and experience.

A. Degree: Successful completion of a full four-year professional engineering curriculum leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in engineering in an accredited college or university. To be acceptable the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; 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); (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics;

OR

B. 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 professional 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:

Professional registration or licensure: Current registration as a professional engineer by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico;
Written Test: Evidence of having successfully passed the Engineer-in-Training (EIT) examination, or the written test required for professional registration, which is administered by the Boards of Engineering Examiners in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico;
Specified academic courses: Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and in engineering that included the courses specified in the basic requirements. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of a professional engineering curriculum as described in paragraph A;
Related curriculum: - Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in engineering technology or in an appropriate professional field, e.g., 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.

For more information on the alternate methods, please refer to the OPM Qualification Standards for Engineering at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/files/all-professional-engineering-positions-0800.pdf

Specialized Experience: In addition to the basic requirements, all candidates must demonstrate one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade in the Federal service. Specialized experience is that which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to work of the position to be filled.

To qualify for this position at the FV-G (FG/GS 5/7/9) level, you must meet the Basic Requirements as stated above and demonstrate experience performing engineering investigations and research.

To qualify for this position at the FV-H level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to FV-G or FG/GS-5/7/9 in the Federal Service.

Specialized experience includes: experience includes contributing to design review for construction projects ensuring compliance with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations. Understanding of applicable environmental laws and permits.

To qualify for this position at the FV-I level, you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to FV-H or FG/GS-11/12 in the Federal Service.

Specialized experience includes experience in analyzing environmental data and providing recommendations to management for alternative solutions to correct problems and issues.

Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this vacancy announcement.

Education

This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their college or university transcripts(s) and certificates by the closing date of announcement to verify qualifications. If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment. You may upload these documents with your application in USAJOBS or fax it to fax number provided in the announcement (please include announcement number on each page).

Failure to do so will result in loss of consideration.

Schools must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Accreditation may be verified at the following website: www.ed.gov/accreditation.

Foreign education must be evaluated by a private professional organization specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials or an accredited U.S. educational institution in terms of equivalence to a degree acquired at an American college or university. A copy of the evaluation results must be included, otherwise your foreign education will not be considered.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

Required Documents

Only supplemental documentation will be accepted in combination with your online application. These documents must be uploaded to your USAJOBS profile on or before the closing date of this announcement.

NOTE:
Applicants are required to submit a copy of their SF-50, NOT SF-52.

Applicants claiming eligibility for the Expanded Veterans Hiring Opportunity (EVHO), MUST submit a DD Form 214 reflecting character of service to verify eligibility by the closing date of the announcement as requested by the Human Resource Office. Eligibility for EVHO will be considered based on applicable documentation submitted by the closing date.
This position has a positive education requirement; college transcripts are required for ALL candidates newly appointed to the FAA in the 0800 (Engineering) series.

College transcripts must be submitted from current FAA employees applying for internal vacancies if they have never held a position in the 0800 (Engineering) series with the FAA.

College transcripts are not required from current FAA employees who are currently occupying an 0800 (Engineering) series.

If selected, official transcripts are required prior to employment.

If you are a current or former Federal employee (including a current FAA employee), you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement. You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application. If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy.

If you are a current Federal employee and need a current copy of your SF-50, please contact your personnel office. If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/. If you are a former Federal employee, you can obtain a copy of your SF-50 by writing the National Personnel Records Center Annex, 1411 Boulder Boulevard, Valmeyer, IL 62295. Additional information is available from this link: https://www.archives.gov/st-louis/opf.

Expanded Veterans Hiring Opportunity (EVHO) are preference eligibles and veterans who are honorably discharged from the Armed Forces after completing at least three (3) years of continuous active service. Applicants claiming eligibility for EVHO, MUST submit a DD Form 214 reflecting character of service to verify eligibility by the closing date of the announcement as requested by the Human Resource Office. Eligibility for EVHO will be considered based on applicable documentation submitted by the closing date.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Job Ident #: 8386082003

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