Summary Join NASA's Office of Strategic Infrastructure (OSI) as the JPL Site Environmental Technical Manager and help enable mission success through environmental stewardship and regulatory compliance. You will provide technical leadership for complex environmental programs supporting JPL's mission operations, infrastructure, construction, and facilities while ensuring compliance with federal environmental requirements. Responsibilities Serves as Environmental Technical Manager for JPL sites including the main Oak Grove campus in Pasadena, California, the Goldstone Deep Space Communication Complex in Fort Irwin, California and Table Mountain Facility in Wrightwood, California. Serves as the civil servant signatory authority responsible for certifying regulatory JPL submittals to applicable environmental regulatory agencies. Oversees National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reviews and Section 106 consultations with Tribal Nations and State Historic Preservation Offices (SHPOs). Leads environmental regulatory negotiations, permitting activities, coordination with federal, state, and local regulatory agencies, and related inherently governmental functions. Develops, implements, and evaluates environmental compliance programs to ensure JPL operations meet applicable laws, regulations, policies, and permit requirements. Provides authoritative technical guidance to NASA and JPL leadership and stakeholders on complex environmental issues, compliance risks, and requirements affecting mission execution. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. To qualify for GS-14, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level: Providing technical leadership or oversight for complex environmental compliance programs; Interpreting and applying federal environmental laws and regulations, such as NEPA, CERCLA, or Section 106 requirements; Managing environmental permitting, reporting, regulatory coordination, or remediation activities; Advising leadership on complex environmental compliance issues, risks, and requirements affecting facilities, infrastructure, or operations. * The following training is preferred but not required for this position: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Information (RCRA) Hazardous Waste Generator Training, California Universal Waste Training (22 CCR 66273.36), RCRAInfo Training, DOT Hazmat Employee Training under 49 CFR 172.704, California Certified Emission Reductions (CERS) / Tier II Reporting Training Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of artificial intelligent (AI) or AI-assisted tools during the application process. Education Additional Information Additional selections may be made for similar positions across NASA within the local commuting area(s) of the location(s) identified in this announcement. By applying, you agree to have your application shared with interested selecting official(s) within NASA. CTAP/ICTAP will be cleared for any additional selection from this announcement. For purposes of Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) selection priority, well-qualified is defined as possessing knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or competencies which clearly exceed the minimum qualification requirements for the position, as determined through SME review of the resume/application. If you have special priority selection rights under ICTAP, you must: Indicate your eligibility when applying for a position. Exceed the minimum qualification requirements for the position. Submit proof that you meet the requirements for ICTAP as indicated in "Required Documents." For additional information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility, click here - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/#ictap. Any applicant that received a Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSIP) from the federal government within the last five years based of the closing date of this announcement, if selected, may be required to repay the full amount prior to establishing a start date. For additional information on the VSIP repayment requirement, click here - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/voluntary-separation-incentive-payments/. Per Executive Order 14343, this position is not part of a bargaining unit. Probationary Period You may be required to serve a one-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. If selected, the requirement to serve such period will be determined by Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 11. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
