Total 40 job vacancies by Environmental Protection Agency

You will:

• Serve as overall Compliance Project Officer for planned building projects nationwide and an expert in Sustainability and Environmental Compliance for matters in the area, providing the necessary scientific, administrative and technical leadership to staff and contractors as necessary to accomplish goals of projects and maintain regulatory and compliance.
• Prepare Programs of Requirements (PORs) and Statements of Work (SOWs), which present the functional needs to be satisfied by completion of proposed projects; evaluate the sustainable/technical feasibility and economics of proposals; and provide technical guidance to assure program sustainability needs of the agency are met.
• Serve as a technical expert in the area of sustainability and regulatory compliance, including conducting facility assessments for applicability and compliance with relevant federal, state, and local sustainability/environmental laws and regulations; serving on agency, interagency, and technical society committees of national importance; and developing and maintaining standard operating procedures for sustainability and environmental compliance.
• Prepare correspondence for Management and represent the division in speaking engagements and give presentations of the facilities management functions to agency headquarter and regional personnel as well as to other government and non-government agencies.
• Serve as the Task Order Project Officer (TOPO), Project Officer (PO), or Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) for one or more contractors.

You will spend less than 25% of your work time on contracts, grants/cooperative agreements, and/or interagency agreements.

One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.

You will:

• Evaluate and advise OW senior managers on the effectiveness and efficiency of their program and the utilization of their financial resources.
• Monitor the execution of annual and multi-year budgets within an assigned organization with various sources and types of funding.
• Provide leadership in the accomplishment of OST’s budget formulation and execution functions.
• Serve as the Performance and Planning lead, ensuring incorporation of strategic priorities into annual program plans and evaluations,
  directing overall program reviews, Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) commitments, and annual performance reporting.

You will spend less than 25% of your work time on contracts, grants/cooperative agreements, and/or interagency agreements.

One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.

This position is located in the Laboratory Services and Applied Science Division, Region 2, (Edison, NJ). The Director is responsible for providing laboratory analytical support for regional programs. The position directs, coordinates, and oversees the Quality Assurance Program for the region, including the media divisions, states, tribes, contractors, and applicable local governments and programs. The Director is responsible for the planning, coordination, and execution of field and analytical activities, in support of the region’s media and enforcement programs. The Director oversees and coordinates the development of a rigorous training curriculum with the region’s states, tribes, local governments, media programs, and other countries.

Specific duties may include, but are not limited to:

- Directing and monitoring the work of the division to ensure that it meets the goals and adheres to the policies of the Region's and Agency's requirements.

- Working cooperatively with media and enforcement programs to evaluate the analytical and field service needs of those programs.

- Making decisions related to the administrative work of the division in order to make recommendations to the Regional Administrator.

- Coordinating with internal and external partners to establish and maintain effective working relationships and communicate decisions to the public as well as those partners.

- Establishing controls and benchmarks to evaluate the work and accomplishments of the programs that are under the purview of the division.

- Directing the day-to-day operations of the program.

- Performing supervisory personnel duties for a large group of subordinate supervisors and staff.

As an Agency senior leader, the incumbent will view policy and personnel decisions through both an Environmental Justice (EJ) and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) lens to support the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, grants, and policies regardless of race, color, national origin, or income. This includes consideration of the effect of their work on communities with environmental justice concerns. Engagement with impacted communities in decisions, integrating equity and justice and compliance with all civil rights requirements, will be taken into policy considerations and program implementation to ensure that EPA achieves its mission for all communities.

About the General Law Office

The Office of General Counsel (OGC) serves as the chief legal advisor to the Agency's senior management and program offices on Agency rules, permits, response actions, implementation actions, litigation and legislation. OGC lawyers also work with attorneys in the Department of Justice to represent the Agency in defensive litigation in the federal courts. OGC attorneys routinely engage in challenging issues, addressing complex, and often novel or cutting-edge legal issues. They also develop strong analytical, problem solving and communications skills while working closely with their program policy clients, other OGC colleagues, other agencies and outside stakeholder groups. OGC prides itself on its core values of excellence, community, work- life balance, integrity and respect.

The General Law Office is one of several law offices that comprise OGC and consists of four practice group areas- information management law, information access law, employment and labor law and information technology and intellectual property law (IPIT). Incumbent provides national legal advice on issues involving patents, copyrights, trademarks, data rights, and other forms of intellectual property to the EPA Office of Research and Development, the EPA laboratories, and other EPA program offices. The incumbent handles policy and regulatory issues presented under the Federal Technology Transfer Act and handles related administrative filings, judicial litigation, and Congressional initiatives, inquiries, and briefings.

As the Patent Attorney in this position, you will:

• Serve as the legal authority on EPA's patents and ensure that legal position/rights of the Agency, inventors, and contractors are clearly defined and protected; this includes working with the US Patent and Trademark Office to ensure patents are properly maintained and prosecuted and consulting with scientists, laboratory directors, and contractors regarding potential patent awards.
• Participate in preparation and presentation of cases before the Patent Trial Appeal Board (PTAB) and coordinate with and support the Department of Justice in litigation of patent claims brought in federal court; Counsel Agency clients on matters related to the Agency's Federal Technology Transfer Program and review technology transfer agreements such as Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) and license agreements.
• Advise on other intellectual property matters as and interpret intellectual property provisions in various Agency agreements.
• Work under the general supervision of the Associate General Counsel and Deputy Associate General Counsel, and as appropriate, under the guidance of one or more practice group managers.
• Work closely alongside others with different viewpoints and social identities from your own (including race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, and genetic information).
• If you are selected, you will be expected to report to work as soon as practical but no later than thirty (30) days from the date you receive a final job offer. Extension of this reporting requirement may be granted only under extraordinary circumstances.

You will:

• Plan and execute pollutant exposure on primary human airway epithelial cell cultures experiments as a member of one or more research teams within the larger framework of Office of Research and Development (ORD) research projects.
• Develop, modify, validate, analyze and apply methods to assess and analyze experimental endpoints and communicate those endpoints with internal and external partners.
• Provide technical assistance, training and advice.
• Develop, implement and adhere to Laboratory, health and safety, quality assurance and other system requirements.
• Serve as Contracting Officer’s Representative, Project Officer, or similar as required for extramural contracts, cooperative agreements, Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs), or related vehicles in support of ORD research.

When entering a Federal job at a grade level lower than the highest promotion potential level, you may be promoted to more complex duties and work more independently, as your career progresses.  NOTE:  Career ladder promotions are not automatic, and all eligibility and qualifications requirements must be met in order to progress to the next grade level.

You will spend less than 25% of your work time on contracts, grants/cooperative agreements, and/or interagency agreements.

One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.

Please note: This position has a Selective Placement Factor that must be met and supported by your applicant package.

This position is located in the EPA, Office of Inspector General, Office of Investigations. The Office of Investigations investigates potential criminal, civil, and administrative violations of law and policy involving EPA programs and operations committed by EPA employees, contractors, grant recipients, and other individuals.  These investigations focus on an array of matters under the purview of EPA including procurement fraud, employee integrity, laboratory fraud, scientific integrity, theft of property or funds, and program integrity.  OI refers its findings to the U.S. Department of Justice for prosecution, EPA, or EPA OIG management for action to promote integrity and accountability within EPA.

Responsibilities

This position is designated as a “Primary Position” pursuant to 5 CFR 842.802. Primary duties mean those duties of a position that: (a) Are paramount in influence or weight; that is, constitute the basic reasons for the existence of the position; (b) Occupy a substantial portion of the individual's working time over a typical work cycle; and (c) Are assigned on a regular and recurring basis.

Law Enforcement Officer (LEO): This position is covered by the special retirement provisions for Law Enforcement Officer (LEO). Candidates without previous LEO service must be under age 37. Employees subject to special retirement coverage for law enforcement officers must retire at age 57 upon completing 20 years of law enforcement service under the special retirement provisions for law enforcement officers. If these 20 years of service are not attained at age 57, mandatory retirement is required upon completion of 20 years of service. This age restriction does not apply to those who have previously served in a Federal civilian (not military) law enforcement position covered by Title 5 U.S.C. Section 8336 (c) provisions and preference eligible veterans.

This position is covered by Law Enforcement Availability Pay (LEAP). An additional compensation rate of 25% (subject to statutory limitations) will be added to the locality salary.

The ideal candidate will perform the following duties:  

• Plan, organize, and conduct complex and sensitive investigations relating to violations of criminal and civil law, and administrative regulations;
• Perform special investigative projects as assigned relative to agency training and new initiative relating to strategic goals and policy;
• Provide expert-level investigative guidance to field components regarding EPA programmatic investigations, to include performing analysis of program data and making recommendations concerning investigative case development;
• Interview witnesses and subjects, administer oaths, provide constitutional rights warnings when necessary, obtain statements, carry firearms in the performance of official duties, make arrests, and execute search and seizure warrants;
• Work closely with other personnel within the OIG, EPA, law enforcement organizations, and professional business community in investigating and resolving allegations of criminal, civil, and administrative misconduct.

Please note: This position has a Selective Placement Factor that must be met and supported by your applicant package.

This position is located in the EPA, Office of Inspector General, Office of Investigations. The Office of Investigations investigates potential criminal, civil, and administrative violations of law and policy involving EPA programs and operations committed by EPA employees, contractors, grant recipients, and other individuals.  These investigations focus on an array of matters under the purview of EPA including procurement fraud, employee integrity, laboratory fraud, scientific integrity, theft of property or funds, and program integrity.  OI refers its findings to the U.S. Department of Justice for prosecution, EPA, or EPA OIG management for action to promote integrity and accountability within EPA.

Responsibilities

This position is designated as a “Primary Position” pursuant to 5 CFR 842.802. Primary duties mean those duties of a position that: (a) Are paramount in influence or weight; that is, constitute the basic reasons for the existence of the position; (b) Occupy a substantial portion of the individual's working time over a typical work cycle; and (c) Are assigned on a regular and recurring basis.

Law Enforcement Officer (LEO): This position is covered by the special retirement provisions for Law Enforcement Officer (LEO). Candidates without previous LEO service must be under age 37. Employees subject to special retirement coverage for law enforcement officers must retire at age 57 upon completing 20 years of law enforcement service under the special retirement provisions for law enforcement officers. If these 20 years of service are not attained at age 57, mandatory retirement is required upon completion of 20 years of service. This age restriction does not apply to those who have previously served in a Federal civilian (not military) law enforcement position covered by Title 5 U.S.C. Section 8336 (c) provisions and preference eligible veterans.

This position is covered by Law Enforcement Availability Pay (LEAP). An additional compensation rate of 25% (subject to statutory limitations) will be added to the locality salary.

The ideal candidate will perform the following duties:  

• Plan, organize, and conduct complex and sensitive investigations relating to violations of criminal and civil law, and administrative regulations;
• Perform special investigative projects as assigned relative to agency training and new initiative relating to strategic goals and policy;
• Provide expert-level investigative guidance to field components regarding EPA programmatic investigations, to include performing analysis of program data and making recommendations concerning investigative case development;
• Interview witnesses and subjects, administer oaths, provide constitutional rights warnings when necessary, obtain statements, carry firearms in the performance of official duties, make arrests, and execute search and seizure warrants;
• Work closely with other personnel within the OIG, EPA, law enforcement organizations, and professional business community in investigating and resolving allegations of criminal, civil, and administrative misconduct.

Please note: This position has a Selective Placement Factor that must be met and supported by your applicant package.

This position is in the EPA Office of Inspector General (OIG) Office of Investigations (OI). OI criminal investigators investigate allegations of fraud, waste, abuse and misconduct impacting EPA programs and operations.  Investigations include procurement, grant and program fraud, cybercrime, employee integrity, laboratory fraud and scientific integrity, and national security threats against our nation’s water utilities.  

Responsibilities

This position is designated as a “Primary Position” pursuant to 5 CFR 842.802. Primary duties mean those duties of a position that: (a) Are paramount in influence or weight; that is, constitute the basic reasons for the existence of the position; (b) Occupy a substantial portion of the individual's working time over a typical work cycle; and (c) Are assigned on a regular and recurring basis.

Law Enforcement Officer (LEO): This position is covered by the special retirement provisions for Law Enforcement Officer (LEO). Candidates without previous LEO service must be under age 37. Employees subject to special retirement coverage for law enforcement officers must retire at age 57 upon completing 20 years of law enforcement service under the special retirement provisions for law enforcement officers. If these 20 years of service are not attained at age 57, mandatory retirement is required upon completion of 20 years of service. This age restriction does not apply to those who have previously served in a Federal civilian (not military) law enforcement position covered by Title 5 U.S.C. Section 8336 (c) provisions and preference eligible veterans.

This position is covered by Law Enforcement Availability Pay (LEAP). An additional compensation rate of 25% (subject to statutory limitations) will be added to the locality salary.

The ideal candidate will perform the following duties:  

• Plans, organizes, and conducts complex and sensitive investigations relating to violations of criminal and civil law, and administrative regulations;
• Performs special investigative projects;
• Interviews witnesses and subjects, administer oaths, provide constitutional rights warnings when necessary, obtain statements, carry firearms in the performance of official duties, make arrests, and execute search and seizure warrants;
• Works closely with other personnel within the OIG, EPA, law enforcement organizations, and professional business community in investigating and resolving allegations of criminal, civil, and administrative misconduct.

You will:

• The incumbent develops, directs, and implements comprehensive outreach and engagement strategies for communities, tribes, and small business, that are implemented by team members working on regulatory and programmatic actions with a national scope.
• Lead the development of templates and guidance documents for ensuring that viewpoints of communities, tribes, and small businesses are addressed in outreach and engagement efforts for Clean Air Act regulatory actions.
• Develop and lead strategies for external training on participation in the regulatory development process for external stakeholders, and for understanding programmatic responsibilities for outreach and engagement for internal stakeholders.
• Review and develop systematic assessments on the adequacy and consistency of impacts on outreach and engagement efforts for community groups, tribal nations, and small business stakeholders.
  
  

You will spend less than 25% of your work time on contracts, grants/cooperative agreements, and/or interagency agreements.

One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.

This position offers the opportunity to work in a maximum telework capacity as authorized by the agency.

This position is located in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Inspector General (OIG), Office of Management Support (OMS), Budget Directorate, located in Durham, NC.

Responsibilities

The ideal candidate will perform the following duties:

• Perform budget execution support duties within assigned organizations and programs.
• Participate in reviews, edits, and consolidations of the annual and multi-year budget estimates for assigned organizations or programs into a single budget request
• Verify relative costs and benefits of alternative program plans.
• Identify and analyze basic trends in the receipt, obligation, or expenditure of funds.
• Generate a variety of routine and special reports covering the current status and projections of funds, expenses, and obligations.

At the GS-4 level, you will:

• Assist with varied but routine environmental protection work to support higher level members of the branch or division for planning for program management of environmental programs.
• Review and summarize a variety of environmental program information data for supervisor's use in preparing reports and programs evaluations.
• Assist higher graded specialists by performing clear cut assignments that allow employees to become familiar with the basic EPA statues and regulations.
• Work as a team member on a special project or study teams performing day-to-day staff operations to assist higher level analysts in the organization to which assigned.

At the GS-5 level, you will:

• Review files, records, and other documents to compile and summarize information pertaining to environmental programs and/or compliance reviews.
• Provide information and assistance on procedural requirements and formats for filing various applications, permits, grant applications, or compliance-related forms and documents which may be required.
• Collect, track, compute, and summarize statistical information and data in chart and narrative forms.
• Conduct information searches and review references and guidelines to resolve problems and questions in assigned functional area.

One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.

You will: 

• Prepare or review permits (issuance, reissuance, and modification) for extremely complex or critical treatment, storage and disposal facilities or sources.
• Provide authoritative technical advice and support to state, local or tribal agencies regarding technical and/or scientific criteria and methods; implementation of pollution control requirements; and impacts of pollutants.
• Resolve critical, politically sensitive, and highly complex issues related to permit requirements and defend permits against legal challenges, along with Office of Regional Counsel (ORC).
• Respond to permit inquiries as an agency spokesperson.

One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.

You will:

• Conduct inspections and investigations of regulated facilities for compliance with applicable regulations, permits, or other federal requirements.
• Provide technical advice and information on significant analytical methods, sampling techniques, etc., related to specific program areas, functions, or activities.
• Serve as a technical expert in the development, negotiation, and litigation of both civil and criminal enforcement matters.
• Plan, conduct and provide regulatory technical assistance on complex field sampling and analytical services, facility inspections and audits.
• Provide assistance to customers on the technical aspects of EPA laws and regulations.

You will spend less than 25% of your work time on contracts, grants/cooperative agreements, and/or interagency agreements.

One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.

You will:

• Serve as a technical/programmatic authority in providing expert advice and assistance to state, local and/or tribal governments and non-profits to help facilitate assigned environmental protection program development within states/municipalities/tribes.
• Serves as a primary senior staff authority and coordinator to develop and implement stakeholder/EPA partnerships for environmental protection programs; negotiate, facilitate, create, and evaluate state specific agreements.
• Manage grant, cooperative agreements and/or interagency agreement (IAGs) activities related to the initiation, administration, and/or close-out of very complex, difficult, or novel grants, cooperative agreements, and/or interagency agreements, including responsibility for monitoring performance.
• Manage special projects and lead ad hoc teams.

You will spend more than 50% of your work time on contracts, grants/cooperative agreements, and/or interagency agreements.

One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.

You will:

• Perform routine and limited assignments pertaining to the scientific missions of the organization.
• Select appropriate methods and procedures for assignments based upon previous assignments or instructions.
• Assist senior staff, project officers, analytical staff, and other staff as necessary.
• Perform conventional or simple regulatory and compliance work.

One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.