Environmental Protection Specialist-Entry

Environmental Protection Specialist-Entry at Cintel, Inc.

Job Title: Environmental Protection Specialist

Location: Redstone Arsenal

Position Type: Full-Time

Serves as an Environmental Protection Assistant performing a variety of technical support and assistance work in connection with the operation of the FBI environmental programs at Redstone Arsenal. This work may take the form of assisting higher‑level environmental personnel in an area of assignment or it may involve independent performance of limited assignments in a prescribed segment of an environmental program.

This work requires the ability to apply established instructions, rules, regulations, and procedures relevant to environmental protection activities. The work requires extensive knowledge of the applicable environmental programs, procedures, operations, and practices to carry out tasks, procedures, and/or computations that can be performed by application and adaptation of standardized techniques and methods and use of practical judgment with only an elementary grasp of the basic principles of environmental protection work.

Assists in the development, implementation, and management of the installation and Reserve Centers environmental programs which are designed to be in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), FORSCOM and HQDA policies, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) directives, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, and the State of Alabama regulations. This may be accomplished by gathering information, performing literature searches and varied data collection, tracking, computing and summarizing of data.

Assists in the development, coordination, preparation and management of environmental plans, reports, and correspondence. Assists in investigating and responding to allegations of environmental pollution and disturbance. Assist in the conduct of pollution abatement, monitoring and sampling projects and inspections, surveys, inventories, audits and other field work.

Assists With Inspections And Investigations Of Specific Incidents Or On‑going Operations Relative To Compliance With a Variety Of Programs, Which May Include But Are Not Limited To Hazardous Materials Handling, Hazardous Waste Management, Hazardous Waste Disposal, Contaminated Soil Programs, Stormwater Management, Natural Resources, Land Use, Efficient utilization Of Resources, And Similar Areas Of Concern. The Work Requires Assessment Of Plans And Actions As They Effect Natural Resources And Environmental Quality.

The Employee will Assist With Preparation Of Formal Reports Of Findings And Makes Recommendations For Corrective Action.

• Performs scientific monitoring of soil, water, air, and other media identifying existing or potential environmental quality problems. Evaluates scientific data and other information, and recommends alternatives for action to prevent abuse and misuse of natural resources and environmental quality.
• Provides professional and technical assistance to agency on environmental matters applicable to their operational requirements. The employee receives, schedules and carries out individual assignments and maintains appropriate logs and records required for quality control and assurance, and for work productivity analysis and planning.
• Assists senior Environmental Protection Lead with Environmental Impact Assessments and assists with activity implementation of plan requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and related local, state, and Federal land use and environmental regulations. The employee identifies anticipated adverse impacts and the alternatives necessary to prevent, abate, or mitigate those impacts. Assists in the follow up or monitoring of actions implemented to assure that sponsors satisfactorily comply with constraints imposed during the NEPA process.
• Participates in the development and implementation of a comprehensive environmental education and training program, which may include any one of the areas listed above. Assures that all significant areas of environmental management, which pertain to the area in question, are addressed. Keeps abreast of…