Environmental Protection Specialist

Employee will be assigned to Occupational Safety and Health, VA Eastern Kansas Healthcare System, Topeka, KS, and will serve as an Environmental Protection Specialist as the Green Environmental Management Systems (GEMS) Coordinator. The GEMS Coordinator is responsible for managing the healthcare system's environmental program(s) and coordinating the efforts of organizations that relate to environmental matters. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE Applicants must possess one (1) year of specialized experience that equipped them with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-9 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes: planning, implementing, and evaluating an environmental protection program administering a green environmental management program/system ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations advising management and providing technical advice on environmental programs developing and implementing environmental policies and procedures conducting audits preparing reports SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE (Transcript Required) Applicants must possess a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three (3) full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. This education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of this position. COMBINING EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (Transcript Required) Combination of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. Physical Requirements The work requires the employee to carry a good deal of equipment and involves walking, standing, bending, climbing, or crawling during inspections, audits, and surveys. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at #J-18808-Ljbffr US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair