Summary

Serves as an Environmental Protection Specialist in the Environmental Management Division, Engineering Department of the United States Section, International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) assessing the environmental impacts and overseeing the management of proposed and existing USIBWC activities along the United States - Mexico international boundary area with an emphasis on the study of existing USIBWC projects.

This job is open to

Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.

Federal employees - Competitive service

Current or former competitive service federal employees.

• Individuals with disabilities
• Land & base management

Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.

• Military spouses
• Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista
• Special authorities

Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.

The public

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Veterans

Clarification from the agency

Status Candidates (Merit Promotion and VEOA Eligiblies), Certain Military Spouses, Former Overseas Employees, Peace Corps and AmeriCorps Vista, Schedule A, and certain Land Management Eligibles, the Public (All U.S. citizens)

Duties

OPEN UNTIL VACANCIES ARE FILLED, MAY BE EXTENDED / CLOSED PRIOR TO CLOSING DATE. FIRST CUTOFF DATE IS 11 / 30 / 2023. OTHER CUTOFF DATES WILL BE DETERMINED AS NEEDED.

• Ensures agency's regulatory compliance with Clean Water Act (CWA), the Safe Drinking Water Act (SOWA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) regulations, Executive Orders, and pertinent case law.
• Develops environmental inventories (EI) and environmental assessments (EA).
• Coordinates the development of environmental impact statements (EIS).
• Conducts field investigations and participates actively with other government agencies in collecting and interpreting basic natural resource data.
• Reviews water quality reports, technical studies, engineering submittals, and NEPA documents to evaluate environmental impact.
• Serves as a Contracting Officer Representative for environmental contracts ensuring conformance with contractual requirements.
• Attends public and special interest group meetings and makes formal presentations.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or Naturalized U.S. Citizen.
• For Status Candidates Only : You may meet one or more criteria in the Area of Consideration section.
• You must obtain and maintain a favorable background investigation.
• You may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
• You must possess and maintain a valid U.S. Motor Vehicle Driver License, without impeding restrictions, that a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, or a U.

S. territory has issued.

• You must maintain Direct deposit of federal pay.
• You must complete and successfully pass the DHS required E-Verify employment verification check.
• You must successfully complete a pre-employment medical examination.
• You must be able to lift and carry items weighing up to 44 pounds unassisted and sustain periods of bending, stooping, and reaching.
• You may be exposed to viruses and bacteria. Upon your request, you may receive preventative vaccinations against Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Typhoid Fever, Tuberculosis, and Tetanus at the agency expense.
• You must possess, or obtain and maintain, either upon or within 45 days of appointment, a Federal Acquisition Certification for Contracting Officer's Representative (FAC-COR) Level I.
• You will be required to complete an immunization declaration form.
• You must complete and submit the required U.S. Office of Government Ethics Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment and annually thereafter.
• You may be required to work overtime.
• You may be required to enter Mexico to carry out official agency business.
• You may be subject to unfavorable conditions that include high and low temperature extremes, and excessive winds.
• You may be required to travel, with overnight stay, up to 15% of the time.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification Requirement you must possess at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the next lower grade level in the Federal service or an equivalent pay system;

or obtained through the government or the private sector.

Grade Differential : Each grade levels perform a wide range of tasks similar to those described in the listing of functional area duties and responsibilities.

At the lower grade levels the employee will be assigned work to further develop and refine their technical knowledge and skills.

Assignments will combine productive work with ongoing training and instruction. Supervision received at the lower grade levels will be closer with oversight and review being provided on a regular basis.

• Examples of Specialized experience : advance skill in natural resources management, GIS software and computer applications to plan, coordinate and accomplish all tasks necessary to support a variety of environmental projects and studies;
• knowledge of laws and regulations controlling government contracting for contract services, supplies, materials, equipment, and construction, as well as the contractor selection process;
• knowledge of a wide range of environmental protection concepts, principles, practices, and methodologies sufficient to conduct and review the full scope of analytical environmental documents;
• skill in applying analytical evaluative methods and techniques common to the discipline; knowledge of the ecological principles, ecosystem processes, and the procedures, techniques, and methods utilized in investigating and analyzing ecological relationships;
• knowledge of federal legislation and regulations impacting on environmental protection, such as NEPA, National Historic Preservation Act, Endangered Species Act, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, National Historic Preservation Act, Clean Water Act, Executive Orders, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ);
• skill in interpersonal communications in order to convey both technical and informational environmental data; skill in interpersonal communications in order to convey both technical and informational environmental data;
• communicating with groups of people in formal and informal settings; technical writing sufficient to compose narrative, tabular, and graphic information for inclusion in typically voluminous reports;
• use of a computer sufficient to input, format, retrieve, modify, and produce such information in report form, operating a motor vehicle, such as a van, pickup truck, and sedan;
• engaging in environmental management studies, participating in critical reviews of environmental documents developed and submitted by other agencies or private interests;

attending public and special interest group meetings and making formal presentations.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website : http : / / www.opm.gov / qualifications.

Time in Grade (TIG) : Current and former Federal employees must have a minimum of 52 weeks at the next lower grade level to be eligible under Merit Promotion procedures.

An SF-50 must be provided that verifies eligibility as stated in the Area of Consideration section.

Your resume must have complete information : Please ensure your resume accurately reflects the duties and responsibilities under each position you have held with each employer.

In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. It is your responsibility to make sure your resume states complete information for each job entry (beginning and ending dates of employment stated as MM / YYYY;

and total hours worked per week). If your resume does not provide enough information regarding your work history for us to make a creditable qualification determination, your application package may be rendered disqualified, and you will no longer be considered for this position.

Part-Time or Unpaid Experience : Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid work on the same basis as for paid experience.

Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. To receive credit for such experience you must indicate clearly the nature of the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the number of hours per week spent in such employment.

Education

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.

Additional information

If you are a veteran with preference eligibility and you are claiming veterans' preference, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (member-4 copy preferred) or other proof of eligibility that shows the dates you were on active duty and your character of service (honorable, general, etc.

If you are claiming Disabled Veterans' preference you must also submit documentation of disability (i.e. VA Disability Verification Letter) and the SF-15, "Application for 10-Point Veterans' Preference.

For more information on veterans' preference see http : / / www.fedshirevets.gov /

• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see www.sss.gov ).
• The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.

To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be rated in well-qualified by scoring 85 or higher on the assessment for this vacancy.

Additional information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at https : / / www.

opm.gov / policy-data-oversight / workforce-restructuring / employee-guide-to-career-transition /

• The hiring agency may use this announcement to fill similar positions that become vacant in the near future.
• 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.

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the announcement has closed, a qualifications review will be conducted. Resumes and supporting documents will be reviewed to verify eligibility and determine qualifications.

Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

Your rating will be based on the responses to the assessment questionnaire and the information provided in your resume. If a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, your rating may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities.

This could cause you to lose consideration for this position.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on your entire application and the extent to which you demonstrate the following competencies and / or knowledge, skills, and abilities :

• Information Management
• Oral Communication
• Reasoning
• 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.

Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

Review our benefits

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

Required Documents

As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee.

You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.

All applicants are required to submit the following documents as part of the application package :

Resume : Your resume MUST state complete information for each job entry (beginning and ending dates of employment stated as MM / YYYY;

and total hours worked per week). If your resume does not provide enough information regarding your work history for us to make a creditable qualification determination, your application package will be rendered disqualified and you may no longer be considered for this position.

• Completed on-line occupational questionnaire.
• Driver License : A valid driver license, without impeding restrictions, and issued by a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, or a U.

S. territory is required. You MUST submit a copy of your driver license with your application package, or you will be rated ineligible.

All Merit Promotion (Status) applicants are required (as applicable) to submit the following documents as part of the application package :

• Proof of eligibility for merit promotion as described under the Area of Consideration section : All current or former federal employees MUST submit an SF-50 , Notification of Personnel Action
• Proof of eligibility for appointment as described under the Area of Consideration section : Veterans appointment eligibility documentation.

All Applicants Claiming Veterans' Preference should include the following documents as part of the application package :

Veterans' Preference Documentation (if applicable) : All Veterans : DD-214 (Member 4 copy is preferred), which includes character of service , or for Active-Duty Service Members a certification which includes service dates, type of separation, and character of service .

A "certification" is a written document from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active-duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certification is submitted.

• Disabled Veterans : VA Disability Letter (with percentage of disability) OR document of disability determination from a branch of the armed forces which reflects a compensable service-connected disability rating.
• Derived Preference : The spouse, widow / widower, or mother of a veteran may be eligible to claim veterans' preference when the veteran is unable to use it.

To do so, you must submit an SF-15 www.opm.gov / forms / pdf fill / sf15.pdf and the documentation required by that form.

Veterans' Preference : For more information and / or to determine if you are eligible for Veterans' Preference, please visit www.

fedshirevets.gov / job / vetpref / index.aspx (for veterans) or www.fedshirevets.gov / job / familypref / index.aspx (for family members).

Below is a website for veterans to gain access to their DD-214 online : www.archives.gov / veterans / military-service-records and the documentation required by that form.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the Occupational Questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.

The complete application package must be submitted by 11 : 59 PM (ET) on 11 / 30 / 2023 to receive consideration for the first cut-off for applications.

Additional cut-off dates will be determined as needed.

• To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and / or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
• Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
• It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
• To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https : / / my.usajobs.gov / Account / Login select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position.

The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application.

Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.

To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement.

You must re-select your resume and / or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.

https : / / apply.usastaffing.gov / ViewQuestionnaire / 12004781

Agency contact information

USIBWC HRO

Email

HRO-Recruitment Classification@ibwc.gov

Address

United States Section, International Boundary and Water Commission

4191 N. Mesa Street

El Paso, TX 79902

Next steps

Once the online questionnaire is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful.

Based upon your score, you may be referred to the hiring official. If your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly by that office for a possible interview.

You will receive status notifications through Application Manager or via email within 4-6 weeks.

Fair and Transparent

The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

• Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
• Reasonable accommodation policy
• Financial suitability
• Selective Service
• New employee probationary period
• Signature and false statements
• Privacy Act
• Social security number request

Required Documents

All applicants are required to submit the following documents as part of the application package :

Resume : Your resume MUST state complete information for each job entry (beginning and ending dates of employment stated as MM / YYYY;

and total hours worked per week). If your resume does not provide enough information regarding your work history for us to make a creditable qualification determination, your application package will be rendered disqualified and you may no longer be considered for this position.

• Completed on-line occupational questionnaire.
• Driver License : A valid driver license, without impeding restrictions, and issued by a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, or a U.

S. territory is required. You MUST submit a copy of your driver license with your application package, or you will be rated ineligible.

All Merit Promotion (Status) applicants are required (as applicable) to submit the following documents as part of the application package :

• Proof of eligibility for merit promotion as described under the Area of Consideration section : All current or former federal employees MUST submit an SF-50 , Notification of Personnel Action
• Proof of eligibility for appointment as described under the Area of Consideration section : Veterans appointment eligibility documentation.

All Applicants Claiming Veterans' Preference should include the following documents as part of the application package :

Veterans' Preference Documentation (if applicable) : All Veterans : DD-214 (Member 4 copy is preferred), which includes character of service , or for Active-Duty Service Members a certification which includes service dates, type of separation, and character of service .

A "certification" is a written document from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active-duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certification is submitted.

• Disabled Veterans : VA Disability Letter (with percentage of disability) OR document of disability determination from a branch of the armed forces which reflects a compensable service-connected disability rating.
• Derived Preference : The spouse, widow / widower, or mother of a veteran may be eligible to claim veterans' preference when the veteran is unable to use it.

To do so, you must submit an SF-15 www.opm.gov / forms / pdf fill / sf15.pdf and the documentation required by that form.

Veterans' Preference : For more information and / or to determine if you are eligible for Veterans' Preference, please visit www.

fedshirevets.gov / job / vetpref / index.aspx (for veterans) or www.fedshirevets.gov / job / familypref / index.aspx (for family members).

Below is a website for veterans to gain access to their DD-214 online : www.archives.gov / veterans / military-service-records and the documentation required by that form.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the Occupational Questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.

The complete application package must be submitted by 11 : 59 PM (ET) on 11 / 30 / 2023 to receive consideration for the first cut-off for applications.

Additional cut-off dates will be determined as needed.

• To begin, click Apply Online to create a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and / or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire.
• Click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application package.
• It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.
• To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, https : / / my.usajobs.gov / Account / Login select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position.

The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application.

Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.

To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement.

You must re-select your resume and / or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.

https : / / apply.usastaffing.gov / ViewQuestionnaire / 12004781

Agency contact information

USIBWC HRO

Email

HRO-Recruitment Classification@ibwc.gov

Address

United States Section, International Boundary and Water Commission

4191 N. Mesa Street

El Paso, TX 79902

Next steps

Once the online questionnaire is received, you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful.

Based upon your score, you may be referred to the hiring official. If your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly by that office for a possible interview.

You will receive status notifications through Application Manager or via email within 4-6 weeks.

Fair & Transparent

The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

• Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy
• Reasonable accommodation policy
• Financial suitability
• Selective Service
• New employee probationary period
• Signature and false statements
• Privacy Act
• Social security number request

Last updated : 2024-03-07