Interdisciplinary (Chemical Eng, Environmental Eng) – Federal government of the United States

Job title: Interdisciplinary (Chemical Eng, Environmental Eng)

Company: Federal government of the United States

Job description: SummaryThis is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.About the Position: This position is located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District Headquarters, located in Concord, MA.Overview

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Open & closing dates03/22/2024 to 04/05/2024Salary$116,820 – $151,870 per yearPay scale & gradeGS 13Location1 vacancy in the following location:Remote jobNoTelework eligibleYes—as determined by the agency policy.Travel RequiredOccasional travel – You may be expected to travel up to 20% of the time for this position.Relocation expenses reimbursedYes-You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.Appointment typePermanent –Work scheduleFull-time –ServiceCompetitivePromotion potentialNoneJob family (Series)Supervisory statusNoSecurity clearanceDrug testNoPosition sensitivity and riskTrust determination processAnnouncement numberCERD249303483624HWControl number782347500This job is open toVideosDuties

• Serve as a technical expert on treatment system operations, processes, and related methods to evaluate, remove, or isolate chemical contaminants in water/groundwater/wastewater, soil, air, and heterogeneous media (e.g., landfills).
• Develop designs and applications ranging from individual waste chemical processing components to complete system design, in some cases where there are no established guidelines, criteria, or guide specifications.
• Serves as the Districts Innovative Technology Advocate for HTRW investigation and remediation.
• Coordinate with federal and state regulatory authorities on approved new technologies and the acceptability of technology demonstration projects.
• Travels to sites and performs field reconnaissance, collects samples of various environmental media for analysis, while observing safety rules, regulations, and directives applicable to the work.
• Evaluate, and interpret environmental field data and laboratory test results.

RequirementsConditions of Employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a valid state driver’s license within 30 days of employment.
• This position requires the completion of Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) worker protection training within six months of employment.
• This position may involve occasional fieldwork on evenings and/or weekends.
• This position requires the ability to lift up to 25 pounds individually, or 50lbs with assistance on occasion.
• This position requires the performance of work in a field setting, sometimes involving moderate hazard in precipitous terrain and exposure to varying and extreme weather conditions.
• This position may require the incumbent to ride on boats and work on barges or other marine plants.
• This position may require the ability to climb, stoop, bend, or stand for long periods of time.
• This position requires the occasional use of PPE hard hats, safety boots, hearing protection, eye protection.
• Relocation/Recruitment/Retention Incentives MAY BE authorized.
• PCS/Moving Expenses MAY BE authorized.

QualificationsWho May Apply: US CitizensIn order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is .Education Requirements: All applicants must meet one of the following education requirements:Basic Requirement for the Environmental Engineering 0819 Series, and the Chemical Engineering 0893 series:
A. Degree: Bachelor’s degree (or higher degree) in engineering. To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor’s degree (or higher degree) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); OR (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.
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B. Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:
1. Professional registration or licensure – Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. Absent other means of qualifying under this standard, those applicants who achieved such registration by means other than written test (e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions) are eligible only for positions that are within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration. For example, an applicant who attains registration through a State Board’s eminence provision as a manufacturing engineer typically would be rated eligible only for manufacturing engineering positions.
2. Written Test – Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination, or any other written test required for professional registration, by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.
3. Specified academic courses – Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences and that included the courses specified in A above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program.
4. Related curriculum – Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor’s degree in an appropriate scientific field, e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology, may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering-type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:Specialized Experience Requirements
GS-13: One year of specialized experience includes: 1) Designing or reviewing designs or system optimizations for in situ or ex situ or groundwater remediation systems such as ISCO, SVE, reductive dechlorination, and thermal treatment.As well as two of the three following:
2) Synthesizing environmental data to support contaminant nature, fate and transport evaluations or conceptual site model development; 3) Advising on scopes of work or cost estimates for investigations, designs, or remediation associated with soil or ground water contamination; 4) Critically reviewing technical documents, and making technical presentations to stakeholders. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).*Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone–no substitution of education for experience is permitted.*EducationFOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit:Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the

information sheet. * This is a(n) Construction, Engineering, Infrastructure Career Field position.

• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit

for more information. * Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.

• Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. .

Expected salary: $116820 – 151870 per year

Location: Concord, MA

Job date: Tue, 26 Mar 2024 04:56:31 GMT

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