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Director, Waste and Chemical Implementation Division
Environmental Protection Agency · Posted 10 days ago
About the Role
This Senior Executive Service (SES) position is in the Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM), Office of Resource Conversation and Recovery, Waste and Chemical Implementation Division. About OLEM. This is an office-centered position--you must physically report to the duty station stated in this announcement on a regular basis.
What You'll Do
- →Specific duties of the Director include, but are not limited to: Serving as the principal advisor to the ORCR Director on RCRA permitting, hazardous waste cleanup, and state authorization as well as management and disposal of PCBs under TSCA and financial assurance rules under CERCLA, and EPA's chemical accident and oil spill prevention and preparedness activities.
- →Overseeing a national program for identifying hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal for it to achieve its strategic goals under RCRA.
- →Managing the RCRA Hazardous Waste and CCR STAG programs, including developing and updating the allocation formula, developing guidance, providing technical assistance to regions, and tracking grant funding milestones.
- →Developing and implementing regulations required by CERCLA, EPCRA, CWA Section 311, OPA, and the CAA Section 112(r) legislation, and research related to these programs.
- →Developing and implementing regulations and guidance about safe management of hazardous waste including standards for design and operation of hazardous waste incinerators and treatment standards for hazardous waste prior to land disposal.
- →Formulating of long-range collection and data analysis strategies to support the Division's program responsibilities under Subtitle C of RCRA.
- →Supervising a large staff of employees organized into units headed by subordinate managers and supervisors.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓If you are selected, you must complete a 1-year SES probationary period, if not previously completed.
- ✓The Ethics in Government Act, P.L. 95-521, requires the applicant selected for this position to submit a financial disclosure statement, OGE-278, prior to assuming the SES position, annually, and upon termination of employment.
- ✓REAL ID requirements became effective on 05/07/25.
- ✓You will receive information about alternative acceptable documents (e.g., passport) prior to onboarding.
- ✓For more information about REAL ID, see Dept. of Homeland Security and REAL ID FAQs.
- ✓This position is designated as High Risk and requires a background investigation.
- ✓Unless an appropriate background investigation is already on record with the Office of Personnel Management, you must undergo a background investigation.
- ✓All conditions of the pre-employment security process must be met before an official letter of employment can be issued with a report for duty date. #LI-Onsite
Benefits
- ★Join EPA in protecting human health and the environment and enjoy many work life quality options!
- ★Working for the EPA offers you a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, 26 days of paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, life insurance, health benefits, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.
- ★To learn more about us, visit Life and Careers at EPA.
- ★If you are selected for this position, situational telework may be approved by your supervisor if you meet eligibility requirements, as allowable by agency policy.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 3c7ef315-8611-4be7-acd4-d02c2245d1df
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