Job Summary

This Environmental Protection Specialist serves as the Green Environmental Systems Manager at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN. The position applies specialized knowledge of planning and administering environmental compliance and environmental sustainability, using the Environmental Management Systems format.

Job Description

TO QUALIFY FOR THIS POSITION AT THE GS-12 LEVEL YOU MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is experience managing or leading an environmental protection program in a complex organization, to include applying a wide range of federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations to ensure compliance and improve environmental performance. NOTE: Your experience must be fully documented in your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week. 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. -AND- Driver's License Requirement: Must possess a valid driver's license. (Please do not submit a copy of your license with your application package. You will be required to show your valid driver's license at the time of your interview.) For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. Physical Demands: The work includes frequent audits of waste storage areas and many other areas of the health care system, collection and consolidation of wastes across the health care system, and clean-up of hazardous materials and wastes. The work involves walking, standing, bending, hand dexterity, climbing, carrying of items, and driving of government motor vehicles. During audits and inspections, there is regular exposure to all the hazards and discomforts to which workers in the areas are subjected. This may include toxic chemicals, biohazards, physical stressors, and safety hazards.