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Environmental Protection Specialist

DLA Careers
Richmond, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 11/18/2025 CLOSED ON 12/17/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Environmental Protection Specialist position at DLA Careers?

Summary

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Duties

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  • Plans, develops, organizes, manages, evaluates and coordinates the activities of at least one assigned environmental protection program affecting all areas of the installation.
  • Responsible for complex and varying environmental projects related to their assigned programs that may directly impact the local community.
  • Determines the funding requirements necessary for accomplishing program and office goals. (See bullet below for more details).
  • Programs include but not limited to asbestos abatement, pollution prevention, environmental compliance oversight, recycling, storage tanks, installation restoration efforts, solid waste management, air quality, water quality, and green procurement.
  • Provides technical advice and assistance to higher supervision, conducts studies to identify problems, prepares and briefs the status of their programs to higher level supervision.
  • Recommends and pursues modifications to operations or obtains and oversees outside contractors to complete assigned projects.

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Tour of Duty: Flexible
  • Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive
  • Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
  • Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
  • Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
  • Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
  • Bargaining Unit Status: Yes
  • Pre-Employment Physical: Required

Qualifications

To qualify for an Environmental Protection Specialist, your resume and supporting documentation must support:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To qualify at the GS-12 level, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:

  • Manage the funding requirements for an environmental program.
  • Develop and manage an environmental program such as asbestos abatement, pollution prevention, environmental compliance, etc.
  • Providing technical advice to management on environmental issues.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

To be found well-qualified as an ICTAP applicant, individuals need to demonstrate experience including: Manage the funding requirements for an environmental program; Perform inspections of hazardous material and hazardous waste storage locations as well as disposal, transport, and/or storage facilities to determine the status of regulatory and/or contractual compliance; Manage complex and varying environmental projects related to assigned programs that may directly impact the local community; Serve as the functional point of contact for assigned environmental programs when external environmental regulatory personnel visit and inspect the applicable operations and activities.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf

Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol300.PDF

Drug-Free Workplace Policy

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is committed to maintaining a safe, drug-free workplace. All DLA employees are required to refrain from illegal drug use on and off duty. DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing.

Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test. Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing.

The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids.

ADVISORY: Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is a Schedule I drug and is illegal.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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