Supervisory Environmental Protection, GS-0028-12, 17-116T

The Army National Guard is seeking a Supervisory Environmental Protection Manager in Phoenix, AZ. This role involves overseeing the state environmental program, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations, and advising units on various environmental policies. Candidates must be current members of the Arizona Army National Guard and have specialized experience in environmental management. The position is not remote, as it is based in a specific location.
Duties
This position is located in Phoenix, AZ, in the Environmental Management Branch of the Arizona Army National Guard (ARNG) Headquarters (CFMO). Serves as the State ARNG Environmental Program Manager with responsibility for supervising and managing the state environmental program in conformance with Federal, state, and local rules and regulations. Serves as the focal point and technical expert to the Adjutant General; and provides advisory services to all units within the state regarding National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Installation Restoration Program (IRP), Air Quality, Water Quality, Hazardous Waste Management and various other environmental programs.
Ensures that applicable Federal, state, and local environmental standards, regulations and laws are maintained. Assures compliance with policies, regulations, and Federal, state, and local statutes. Supervises technician and/or state personnel engaged in a variety of work directly related to the state environmental program.


Qualifications
APPOINTMENT FACTORS
:This position is the Federal/Excepted Civil Service and is open to current members and those eligible for membership in the Arizona Army National Guard. Individual
selected will receive a Permanent Appointment after successful completion of a one year trial period.
MILITARY REQUIREMENTS:
Prior to appointment into this
position, selectee must be a current member of the Arizona Army National Guard
and must possess the following MOS: 01A: Immaterial
Max Military Grade: LTC/O5
IMPORTANT NOTES:
Acceptance
of a Federal Excepted technician position of over 179 days in length will cause
termination from the Selected Reserve Incentive Program (BONUS). Individual
selected will be required to take a pre-employment medical screening which will
be paid for by the Agency.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS)
funds are not available for this position.


QUALIFICATION: Supervisory Environmental Protection Specialist, GS-0028-12


Specialized Experience:
Must have at least 36 months experience, education or training which
demonstrates the knowledge of, and skill in applying, a comprehensive range of
principles, concepts, and practices concerning equipment, facility, or service
operations with complicated technical requirements that have no clear precedent
or plan.


Experience overseeing and implementing a program involving the
identification and resolution of difficult issues or problems.


Experience preparing budgets based on plans for maintenance, repair work, new construction
alteration projects, replacement of existing equipment, or increase in services
and processes to ensure program effectiveness.


Experience in managing the function of the work
to be performed.


Experience which includes leading, directing and assigning
work of personnel.


KNOWLEDGE,
SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED FOR SUCCESSFUL PERFORMANCE IN THIS POSITION:


1. Knowledge
of environmental program principles and procedures applicable to a wide
range of duties in program or functional areas, such as, solid and hazardous
waste
management, air and water quality management, pollution prevention and control,
PCB
management, underground storage tank management, installation restoration and remediation, environmental compliance and assessment, etc.


2. Skill
in applying environmental program knowledge to resolve complex problems
involving diverse aspects of environmental protection (i.e., investigations,
inspections,
environmental oversight, etc.) where procedures require frequent modification
or changes
in the state ARNG program or requirements.


3. Knowledge
of environmental statutes, regulations, permitting requirements and
precedent decisions governing environmental operations sufficient to use in
planning,
implementing and monitoring the state ARNG environmental programs and services.


4. Ability
to modify or adapt established environmental methods and procedures to solve
problems; ability to evaluate, modify or adapt new methods to meet
environmental
requirements for specific state situations; and/or ability to revise standard
methods to
improve or extent environmental administration and/or management systems within
the
state.


5. Ability
to manage, administer, and/or coordinate a variety of state ARNG environmental
issues sufficient to provide advisory services, program evaluation,
environmental training, negotiation, and problem-solving as related to specific
problems or environmental programs, projects or functions.


Education