Environmental Protection Specialist (Direct Hire)

Environmental Protection Specialist (Direct Hire)

Department: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Location(s): New Orleans, Louisiana

Salary Range: $106437 - $138370 Per Year

Job Summary: The Michoud Assembly Facility is an 832-acre industrial complex for the manufacture and structural assembly of aerospace vehicles and components. MAF is site for the manufacture and assembly of the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS), as well as, tenant large-scale equipment. Environmental obligations include requirements for waste, chemicals/materials, air emissions, water discharges, historic/cultural properties, tanks, spills, natural resources, coastal zones, and remediation.

Major Duties:

• Oversees and performs duties relating to environmental programs to protect or improve environmental quality, control pollution, remedy environmental damage, or ensure compliance with environmental laws and regulations.
• Manages compliance with environmental laws and regulations in areas such as air and water quality, hazardous and nonhazardous waste, materials management, storage tanks, oil and hazardous substance, resources, endangered species, coastal management.
• Consults on compliance related to site restoration and remediation, and any other current or future environmental requirement through permitting, self-assessments, audits, inspections, investigations, reporting, and corrective actions.
• Integrates environmental considerations into the decision-making processes (e.g., integration of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) into construction and operation and maintenance projects).
• Reviews proposed actions (e.g., leasing, land transactions, mission activities) to ensure environmental requirements are included in planning and decision-making and any public involvement requirements are met.
• Works with manufacturing facilities for aerospace production for NASA missions, projects, and missions.
• Monitors contracted work either externally or on-site to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations.
• Serves as technical monitor between contractors, contracting officers, logistics, and facility personnel.
• Applies knowledge of project management processes including budget formulation, criteria and requirements development, scope development, schedule development and management.
• Serves as an authority on environmental requirements for the design and operation of facilities and equipment used for manufacturing of aerospace components.

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-13, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level: Utilizing environmental laws and regulations to assess and analyze environmental issues and assist an organization in environmental compliance and prevention issues; Managing multiple site (Manufacturing Facility w/ multiple tenants) -level environmental compliance or natural resources management programs to ensure the site understands and meets regulatory and agency requirements; and Participating in the development of organization environmental planning and compliance programs with site, agency and regulatory stakeholders. 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. NASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of AI tools during the application process.

How to Apply: Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an application and have all required information available. We encourage you to provide a complete description of your educational achievements and include both paid and non-paid work in the experience portion of your resume. If you submit a resume that does not contain the required information, you may lose consideration. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, to include the initial online assessment and submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. The application process is as follows: To begin the application process, you will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application process. Once logged in to your account, click on the "Apply" link. Follow the prompts to select your resume (2 pages or fewer) and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. Resumes longer than 2 pages will be rejected by the system. Resumes submitted via other document types will not be forwarded to the hiring manager, nor will they be used in the review of your qualifications. We strongly encourage you to utilize the USAJOBS resume builder when creating your resume. Using the resume builder will help you ensure your resume includes important information related to your qualifications and eligibility for this position. Answer the questions presented in the application and attach all necessary supporting documentation. During the application process you can review, edit, delete and update your information. We'll automatically save your progress as you go, so you won't lose any changes. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the 'Include Personal Information' section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. You will be taken to the vacancy questionnaire which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify all required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. Click the Submit Application button prior to 11:59PM (ET) on the announcement closing date. NASA's online application process provides step by step guidance to ensure you provide all needed information. If you are unable to apply online, please contact NSSC-STAFFING@MAIL.NASA.GOV for assistance. Be advised - application materials faxed, emailed, and/or mailed to Marshall Space Flight Center will not be accepted for this announcement. NASA provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you are an applicant with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency contact center listed on the job vacancy announcement. The decision on granting reasonable accommodations will be on a case-by-case basis.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-11