Life Scientist/Environmental Engineer/Physical Scientist (Program Coordinator)

NOTE: You must meet qualification requirements, including any requirements described in the Education section, by the closing date of this announcement. In addition to the basic entry education requirements, you must have specialized experience and/or directly related education as described below: To qualify for the GS-11 level, you must have one of the following: 1 year of full-time* specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 level defined as providing policy and procedural guidance on environmental issues and/or experience serving as a grant project officer. 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree; or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; the education must be directly related and provide the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position equivalent combination of education and experience NOTE: 1 year of full-time graduate education is the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study; if that number cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours is considered an academic year of graduate study. To qualify for the GS-12 level, you must have 1 year of full-time* specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level defined as performing program coordination and technical assistance efforts with environmental projects or programs, managing project/program milestones; scoping, and budgeting for technical projects or programs, providing policy and procedural guidance on environmental issues, and/or experience serving as a grant project officer. Your answers to the online assessment will be used to evaluate your competencies in the following areas: Knowledge of professional environmental engineering, physical science and/or life science concepts, principles and practices to prepare review comments on environmental and public health data to support, and ensure compliance with, agency goals and objectives. Knowledge of applicable federal environmental statutes, regulations and policies. Knowledge of federal grants, cooperative agreements, and inter-agency agreements regulations, policies and procedures, sufficient to manage a variety of complex and difficult grants and cooperative agreements. Ability to manage multiple complex projects, establish goals and assess progress toward their achievement and adjust work operations and program adjectives to meet targets. Ability to utilize software programs to assist in data management and analysis, and for summarizing large amounts of information. Skill in oral communication. Knowledge of cost control procedures regarding contractual assistance, contract management, and cost accounting record keeping and procedures. Skill in written communication. 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. *If you have part-time work experience, read this: EPA Announcement Policies and Procedures.
This position is in Region 10, Water Division, Permitting, Drinking Water & Infrastructure Branch, Infrastructure Assistance Section. About Region 10: https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/epa-region-10-pacific-northwest This is an office-centered position*–you must physically report to one of the duty stations stated in this announcement on a regular basis (location TBD after candidate selected). *EPA offers work-from-home and work schedule flexibilities as described in the Benefits section.