Environmental Protection Jobs Open In Multiple Agencies

Opens occur throughout the U.S. and many agencies.

For positions at the GS - 7 level, candidates must possess a Bachelor's degree.

Some 52 vacancy announcements appear in the current Federal list for Environmental Protection Specialist Some of the announcements cover multiple job openings. The opens occur throughout the U.S. and in many agencies.

The average grade for Environmental Protection Specialists is GS-09, while the average salary is over $37,240.

Job Description And Qualifications

Environmental Protection Specialists perform work that includes providing advice and assistance to state and local government Agencies relating to the development, implementation and maintenance of environmental protection plans. They also review plans developed by state Agencies to ensure that various provisions of Federal environmental standards are enacted; and they make recommendations for improvements when necessary. Candidates must be able to exercise discretion and judgement in the application of the knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of environmental planning and protection.

For positions at the GS-5 to GS-7 level, candidates must possess a Bachelor’s degree in one of:

environmental studies

geography

community planning

public administration

or have three years of general experience in administrative, professional or technical work in a related field.

GS-9 and Above

Applicants at the GS-9 level must have a Master’s degree in the fields identified in the paragraph above, or two years of specialized experience in program administration, development of environmental programs or community planning, in addition to three years of general experience.

For positions at the GS-11 level and above, candidates must possess a Ph.D. in the fields shown above, or have at least three years of specialized experience.

Application Procedures

Candidates at all levels should scan the Federal Jobs Nationwide section of FJD for a listing of current Environmental Protection Specialist vacancies.

In addition, applicants may contact Agencies directly in the geographic regions where they wish to work. Candidates may find addresses and phone numbers for these Agencies by looking in local phone directories under "U.S. Government". Applicants may be told during their initial contact that there are no openings. This means that the hiring ceiling for this particular location has temporarily been reached. Frequent contact should be maintained, however, as jobs open and close rather quickly.

Candidates may also call the following recorded job lines for vacancy information:

Environmental Protection Agency

202-260-5055

Army Headquarters

703-695-2589

Department of the Interior

1-800-3DOI-JOBS

Department of Energy

202-586-4333

Merit Promotion

Current Federal Employees may use inservice lateral placement or merit promotion to obtain a position as an Environmental Protection Specialist.

Those individuals currently employed as Environmental Protection Assistants, GS-09, may be able to apply their knowledge, skills and experience to Environmental Protection Specialist positions.

In addition, other Federal occupations may provide the necessary backgrounds to become Environmental Protection Specialists. These include Ecologist, GS-408, Biologist, GS-401, Biology Technician, GS-404, Geographer, GS-150 and Community Planner, GS-20.

Current Federal employees should scan the Federal Jobs Nationwide section of the Status Editions of FJD for current vacancies. They should also check with their current personnel department to inquire about openings. KV