ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SPECIALIST

Summary

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is ranked within the top 5 mid-size agencies as a "Best Places to Work" in the Federal government! This ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SPECIALIST position is located in the Division of Hydropower Licensing in the Office of Energy Projects. For more information visit: Office of Energy Projects(OEP).

Duties

• This position is available in the Division of Hydropower Licensing in the Office of Energy Projects. As an ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SPECIALIST some of your typical work assignments include: Playing a key role in effectively interacting with Federal and state agencies in Western states that have a mandated license and exemption conditioning authority or a consultation role in FERC hydropower processes in an effort to increase the efficiency of these processes. Organizing, planning, and providing the direction and initiative required to ensure coverage of significant environmental impacts and the timely completion of NEPA documents. Preparing input to correspondence, orders, and environmental documents on exceptionally difficult and highly complex environmental related matters. Representing the Commission at meetings, conferences, and planning sessions with other federal agencies related to environmental concerns.

Qualifications

You must meet the qualification (experience and/or education) requirements by the closing date of this announcement. To view the eligibility and qualification requirements of a/n ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SPECIALIST, GS-0028, please visit: Environmental Protection Specialist, 0028. You must have one full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 level. Specialized experience is defined as: experience serving as a team lead preparing an Environmental Impact Statement or Environmental Assessment that assesses the effects of a proposed hydropower project (new or existing) on environmental resources; coordinating the preparation of an Order acting on a FERC hydropower license application, and coordinating an ILP pre-filing or a decision on a request to use the TLP to prepare a license application in lieu of an ILP pre-filing. 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 any volunteer experience. Please do not cut and paste the "Duties" section, specialized experience statement, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume, as this will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Education

There is no education requirement for this position; therefore, transcripts are not required. This position has an education requirement and therefore, transcripts are required. Failure to submit a copy of your transcripts at the time of application will result in your application being marked incomplete and you will not receive further consideration. PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society. GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is the number of credits hours 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.

How to apply

Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documentation as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. The application process is as follows: Click the Apply Online button. Make sure you verify that your resume clearly indicates possession of the competencies and specialized experience listed under the "Qualifications and Evaluation" and "How You Will Be Evaluated" sections of this announcement. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59 PM (ET) on the announcement closing date. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a testing accommodation before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. Set aside approximately one (1) hour to complete the application process. Remember to submit all required and supporting documentation listed under the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. To update your application, including supporting documentation: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your application record, and click Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the announcement status or your application status: Visit https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/howto/application/status/. Your application status page is where you can view your application status, USA Hire assessment completion status, and review your notifications sent by the hiring agency regarding your application. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: FERC provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please [email protected]?no later than 11:59 pm ET on the vacancy closing date.? The decision to grant a reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.