Environmental Protection Specialist

Environmental protection specialists in the 0028 series manage compliance with environmental law inside federal organizations: reviewing projects under the National Environmental Policy Act, running hazardous material and waste programs, tracking permits and reporting under the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts and coordinating with state regulators. It is an administrative series, not a scientific one, so it draws people from both science and program management backgrounds.

Recent listings have included environmental protection specialists and supervisory environmental protection specialists at Veterans Health Administration facilities, the U.S. Marine Corps, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the National Park Service.

Applying tip: name the statutes and program areas you have worked in, such as NEPA documentation, hazardous waste or air permitting, and the facilities or projects you covered, since each announcement rates against a specific mix of them. The federal resume guide explains the level of detail reviewers expect, and the program management guide covers the related analyst roles.