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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is ranked within the top 5 mid-size agencies through the Partnership for Public Service’s Best Places to Work in the Federal Government Rankings! This Environmental Protection Specialist position is located in the Office of Energy Projects. For more information visit: https://www.ferc.gov/office-energy-projects-oep
02/16/2022 to 03/02/2022
$126,233 - $164,102 per year
GS 14
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - Some travel is required.
No
Permanent
Full-Time
Competitive
14
No
No
HQ-MPF-2022-0004
637837300
Applications will be accepted from current agency employees in the competitive service only.
As an Environmental Protection Specialist (Social Science Specialist) in the Division of Gas - Environment & Engineering, some of your typical work assignments may include:
Time-in-grade requirements must be met within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.
You must meet qualification (experience and/or education) requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
To view the eligibility and qualification requirements of an Environmental Protection Specialist, GS-0028, please visit: https://cms.ferc.gov/about/careers/qualifications/environmental-protection-specialist-0028
You must have one full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 level. Specialized experience is defined as: experience analyzing proposals to construct natural gas facilities and the related social science impacts of those facilities on the environment.
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including any volunteer experience.
There is no education requirement for this position, therefore, transcripts are not required.
FERC remains ranked #1 in Work/Life Balance, for the 7th year in a row, among the Best Places to Work through the Partnership for Public Service! As a leader in Work/Life Balance, we are proud to offer telework flexibilities in accordance with agency policy.
The duty location of this position is in Washington, DC. Based on our current operating status, FERC employees are teleworking as opposed to coming on-site. When it is determined that our agency will be moving to the reopening phase of our Reconstitution Plan, the expectation will be to physically return to the office in Washington, DC. Telework days and any waiting period for eligibility will be determined at that time.
When promotion potential is shown, future promotions will be dependent on your ability to perform the duties at a higher level, the continuing need for an employee assigned to the higher level, and administrative approval.
If selected for this position, you will be required to:
Important note regarding Executive Order 14043 (Guidance on Enforcing COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Federal Employees): To ensure compliance with an applicable nationwide preliminary injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees.
Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine. Any information regarding vaccination status will be maintained securely and confidentially.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
If you do not provide all required documents by the closing date of this vacancy announcement, you will not be considered for this position or receive special consideration (e.g. transcripts, SF-50, etc.).
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR ALL CANDIDATES:
OPTIONAL DOCUMENTS TO SUPPORT SPECIAL CONSIDERATION CLAIMS:
The FERC Careers site provides detailed instructions on how to apply to FERC vacancies. For more information visit: https://www.ferc.gov/careers/job-search/how-to-apply.asp.
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