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Environmental Protection Specialist
Environmental Protection Agency · Posted 25 days ago
Hybrid Anchorage, AK $106K – $156K Apply by Jun 23, 2026 Environmental Protection Specialist ENTJENTPINTJINTP Engineering
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This position is in Region 10, Water Division, Permitting, Drinking Water, and Infrastructure Branch, Infrastructure and Technical Assistance Section. About Region 10: Region 10. This is an office-centered position--you must physically report to one of the duty stations stated in this announcement on a regular basis (location TBD after candidate selected).
What You'll Do
- →You will: Oversee a water media program for assigned areas with federal, state, tribal, and local partners to ensure regulatory compliance, resolve complex and controversial water quality and restoration issues, and deliver high visibility projects.
- →Provide programmatic and technical guidance for water quality and restoration programs for federal, state, tribal, and community partners to close gaps and ensure effective, evidence based plans that maximize water quality outcomes.
- →Develop, review, and implementation of water-program standards, guidance, and regulations with federal, state, and tribal partners to ensure coherent, science-based policies that protect water resources and strengthen intergovernmental performance.
- →Oversee contracts, assistance agreements, and interagency agreements as Contact Officer/Project Officer to ensure compliance with federal and agency policies, accurate commitments, and timely, trackable results.
- →You will spend less than 25% of your work time on contracts, grants/cooperative agreements, and/or interagency agreements.
- →One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.
Requirements
- ✓#LI-DNI You must meet time-in-grade requirements no later than 30 calendar days after the closing date of this announcement.
- ✓This position is designated as Moderate 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.
Benefits
- ★Benefits will not change for current permanent EPA employees.
- ★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 and/or applicable collective bargaining agreement.
- ★EPA policy only allows telework to be approved situationally.
- ★Situational telework is for work or assignments of specific limited duration on an occasional, emergency, or ad hoc basis.
- ★NOTE: If you are an EPA employee who currently works at a remote work location (i.e., full-time telework), your approval for remote work does not transfer to this position, subject to Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act.
Personality Fit
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