INTERDISCIPLINARY ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER/PHYSICAL SCIENTIST

INTERDISCIPLINARY ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER/PHYSICAL SCIENTIST

Department: Department of the Navy

Location(s): Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia

Salary Range: $90838 - $118092 Per Year

Job Summary: You will serve as an Interdisciplinary Environmental Engineer/Physical Scientist in the Environment Compliance and Services Division, Environmental Business Line of NAVFAC ENGINEERING CMD MID-ATLANTIC.

Major Duties:

• You will develop instructions and guidelines for the applicable Navy environmental programs in your area of responsibility.
• You will issue directives, correspondence and messages to ensure that field activities are aware of the latest regulations, standards, criteria, and requirements that impact applicable environmental programs.
• You will develop Navy actions and guidelines on pollution control matters and problems in coordination with Federal, State, local, and/or foreign environmental controls officials.
• You will identify program requirements and document the requirements to develop, plan, program, and budget submittals.
• You will plan, coordinate, and conduct environmental compliance surveys and audits of activities and their operations to investigate compliance with applicable standards.
• You will participate in audit team visits to identify all environmental deficiencies and assist the activity in identifying corrective measures and projects for eliminating the deficiencies.
• You will review military construction and special projects and provide comments relative to environmental requirements.
• You will prepare scopes of work, government estimates, board reports, project schedules, and other documents to execute and administer contracts.

Qualifications: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Interpreting and applying laws, regulations, and standards applicable to environmental projects, such as the Toxic Substances Control Program Act (TSCA), the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and the Air Pollution Control program; 2) Providing briefings, point papers, or other technical information to stakeholders, higher leadership and other federal, state, or location jurisdictions; 3) Setting program objectives and managing fund execution to identifying funding needs; 4) Developing scopes of work, preparing government estimates, negotiating, and managing environmental compliance contracts Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/environmental-engineering-series-0819/ https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/general-physical-science-series-1301/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

How to Apply: Click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Complete resume with relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. Your resume must show complete information for each job entry to support minimum qualifications. The following information should be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential information is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to create your resume. 2. Supporting documentation Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. Your complete application must be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 05/07/2026. Applications received after 05/07/2026 will generally result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. If more than one resume is received, only the last resume received and processed will be reviewed. NOTE: To check the status of your application or return to a previous or incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account: https://mydon.usajobs.gov/Account/Login select Application Status, and click on the more information link under the application status for this position. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process so please plan appropriately. You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. Do not email or send hard copy resumes/applications to the Contact Information or Agency Information listed in this vacancy announcement. All resumes/applications received at the addresses listed in the Contact Information or Agency Information will be destroyed and will not be considered for this vacancy announcement. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents are legible and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-07