In addition to the educational requirements, we are looking for at least one year of specialized experience related to this position as described below:

To qualify for the GS-11 level, you need to have at least one year of full-time experience equivalent to the GS-09 level defined as working on drinking water or wastewater issues (which may include: treatment, operations, management, regulatory development/ implementation, oversight, climate change, or emergency response)

- OR Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in the academic discipline as described below
- OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.

To qualify for the GS-12 level, you need to have at least one year of full-time experience equivalent to the GS-11 level defined as experience working on drinking water or wastewater issues including regulatory development, rule implementation training or technical assistance to stakeholders or climate change or emergency response to the water sector.

To qualify for the GS-13 level, you need to have at least one year of full-time experience equivalent to the GS-12 level defined as experience working on drinking water or wastewater issues or source water issues including technical assistance to communities/stakeholders or regulatory development, or rule implementation or training or climate change or emergency response to the water sector.

Your application package will be used to evaluate your competencies in the following areas:

• Skill in implementing the concepts, principles, and practices relating to public drinking water system systems;
• Knowledge of concepts, principles, and practices of the general physical sciences;
• Skill in making recommendations based on engineering, scientific or technical evidence;
• Knowledge of the Safe Drinking Water Act elements relevant to public water systems and Drinking Water programs;
• Ability to provide advice on the interpretation and implementation of policy and programs;
• Knowledge of the roles, policies, and practices of assistance recipients, state, and Federal drinking water programs;
• Knowledge of contracts and grants sufficient to serve as a work assignment manager or project officer.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

If you have part-time work experience, read this: EPA Announcement Policies and Procedures.

Those applicants interested in working with the CRWU initiative team should highlight their water sector experience and expertise related to climate change and its impacts.