The position serves as the Deputy Director, GS-0301-15, in the Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA). OEA is responsible for ensuring the agency's compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and related environmental laws. Merit promotion and/or non-competitive referral lists may be issued based on the needs of the agency.
You must meet the "Specialized Experience" to qualify for this series as described below. All applicants are required to submit a resume with your application. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months, years, and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. To receive full consideration for relevant and specialized experience, please list month/year to month/year (XX/XX-XX/XX) or month/year to present (XX/XX-present) and the number of hours worked per week for each period of employment/experience listed in your resume. Your responses to the questionnaire must be supported/demonstrated in your resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the length of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration. Your resume should not exceed 2 pages and must demonstrate the specialized experience related to the position for which you are applying. If your resume goes beyond two pages, we will only consider the first two pages for the required experience as outlined in the specialized experience. It must contain the following information: Name, address, telephone number, email address; Job Title (if Federal Service, provide series and grade; if not in GS plan, provide GS equivalent grade); If qualifying based on related unpaid (e.g. volunteer service) experience, you must provide hours worked per week and beginning/ending dates (mm/dd/yyyy to mm/dd/yyyy); If other than full time you must provide hours worked per week. PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your resume must contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make a qualification determination. Should you submit multiple resumes, only the latest uploaded resume will be reviewed. Specialized experience must meet 52 weeks equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-14. A full year of work is considered 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on based on the time spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. GS-15: To be deemed qualified for this position at the GS-15 grade level, you must demonstrate in your resume one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, GS-14, in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) demonstrated by performing all of the following tasks:1. Managing environmental programs and staff. 2. Managing environmental review processes. 3. Providing technical guidance to personnel involved in complying with applicable statutes, including NEPA, and environmental regulations. In addition, Merit promotion applicants must meet the time-in-grade requirement as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. Therefore, you must have 1 year at the GS-14 level (or the equivalent) is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-15 level. You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
The purpose of the Deputy Director position is to provide high-level expertise and advice regarding the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and related environmental laws to OEA and agency staff. This individual will also oversee the agency's environmental program when the Director is unavailable or the Director designates the Deputy Director to be in charge. The major duties of this position are: Ensure the agency's compliance with NEPA and related environmental laws and administer the agency's environmental regulations. Ensure clarity, technical adequacy, and defensibility of all environmental analyses and documents prepared for Board proceedings subject to environmental review. Prepare and edit environmental documents such as Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) and Environmental Assessments (EA) for rail constructions, abandonments, mergers, acquisitions, and other transportation actions. Ensure public participation in the Board's NEPA review process by developing and implementing a public outreach program that includes local public meetings; site visits; and consultations with local, state, and local agencies and any affected parties. Assist the Director in administrative tasks, such as budget preparation. Manage a multidisciplinary staff, including third-party contractors.