ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER

Air National Guard Units; California (MO); On-site; USD 112,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

The Environmental Engineer, GS-0819-12, is the installation Environmental Program Manager for the ANG installation and collaborates across the region to guide environmental activities including mishap response, emissions estimates, storm water monitoring, and hazardous materials shipments.

It requires reviewing engineering plans, supervising the Environmental Management Office, budgeting and reporting environmental resources, and ensuring compliance with DoD, AF, ANG and EPA environmental laws

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited engineering program or equivalent in physical science/engineering.
• Coursework in calculus and core engineering sciences (statics/dynamics, etc.).
• Education-to-experience combination that demonstrates fundamentals of engineering.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the single point of contact for initiation, development, and execution of environmental activities.
• Provide guidance on regulatory issues and coordinate plans with installation managers and customers.
• Oversee Environmental Management Office operations and budget planning for environmental resources.

Education

ABET-accredited engineering program

Calculus and engineering-science coursework (five of seven areas)

Combined education/experience in physical science or engineering

Job description

This ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER is located in the Base Environmental Management Office and serves as the installation Environmental Program Manager for the assigned Air National Guard (ANG) installation and is part of the CA 129 RQW.

Key Responsibilities

THIS IS A T5 EXCEPTED SERVICE, PERMANENT POSITION The primary purpose of the ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER, GS-0819-12, is to serve as the single point of contact for the initiation, development, and execution of all environmental activities and development of regulatory guidance for an installation and its immediate geographic region, with a collaborative influence extending to a broader area.

Regional responsibilities may include, but are not limited to: aircraft mishap response, off site release assessments, air emission estimates, storm water discharge monitoring, and hazardous material shipments.

Broader geographic impacts may include, but are not limited to: exporting project solutions, staff assistance visits, compliance assessments, and partnering with other units and intra-agency contacts to address challenges that affect multiple ANG units within or beyond state boundaries. Accomplishes long range environmental planning, budgeting, and programming activities that impacts the installation and the region.

Reviews engineering planning and construction documents for environmental considerations as required. Oversees the operations of the Environmental Management Office to include providing limited supervision over any subordinate positions. Supervisory responsibilities will constitute less than 25% of the average work time, thus are not classification impacting.

Provides financial analysis and planning for Environmental resource requirements, to include planning, programming and execution. Responsible for planning, budgeting, and reporting environmental financial information through directed financial databases. Ensures all necessary environmental permits for related construction projects are obtained and necessary plans developed and implemented. Evaluates the environmental impact of construction and renovation projects.

Provides advice, guidance, and direction on a wide range of policy, investigative, inspection/exercise, strategic planning, and administrative issues. Coordinates plans and schedules with other organization managers and customers. Manages complex, highly technical environmental management and protection program and serves as the installation's single most knowledgeable expert on DoD, AF, ANG, EPA state specific environmental laws and regulations.

The position resides within the infrastructure and support functions of the state National Guard; the incumbent is not subject to mobilization, nor is the work described part of the military mission; and the incumbent does not perform a key advisory or essential administrative role that is inherently military.

In addition, the position must meet one of the following: It does not have a comparable military function; the position is required in full-time (civilian) role when the organization, or similar military position, is mobilized to perform continuing post-mobilization functions; or the position requires a skill or competency that necessitates technical expertise or professional qualifications that cannot be readily found in the military structure of the state military force.

May make additional selections within 90 days of eligible(s) issuance.

Requirements & Education

• To be acceptable, the program must: (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); OR (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.

or Physical Science: Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.

Combination of Education for Specialized ExperienceEnvironmental Engineer: College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering.

or Physical Science: Combination of education and experience- education equivalent to one of the majors shown in above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Must provide transcripts When there is a positive education or certification requirement, or you are using education to qualify as a substitution for experience, copies of transcripts (unofficial) and/or certificates are required at the time of application to verify that you meet the educational/certification requirement or substitution. Failure to provide transcripts and/or certificates at the time of application will result in automatic disqualification.

Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html.

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

For further information, visit: www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Air National Guard Units, Department of the Air Force.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $111896 – $145468/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-16.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Disability' hiring path.