US EPA New England has a job opening and I will be hiring through the EPA Pathways (recent graduates) program at a GS 7 level. This will be for candidates that are within 120 days of finishing their student coursework and who are from the local area (New England). We can also hire Peace Corps volunteers, schedule A- persons with a certified disability and students who are currently working at other federal agencies with 640 hours of career related work and within the 120 days of meeting their degree requirements.
Below is the description that is being used in college recruitment meetings.
| Environmental Engineer / Life Scientist |
| Grade: GS-7 (Promotion Potential to GS-12) |
| Job location: Boston, MA |
| Hiring Manager: Cynthia Greene |
| Anticipated announcement date: June/July 2015 |
| The President’s Climate Action Plan and Executive Order released on November 1, 2013 require EPA to prepare the United States for the impacts of climate change through promoting strong partnerships at all levels, to support local government, and to include climate adaptation in EPA’s planning. This position will be the climate adaptation coordinator and will assist the New England federal partners group to coordinate planning for climate impacts regionally, assist with outreach to communities, coordinate implementation of EPA Region 1’s climate adaptation plan. The incumbent will work with HQs offices to be consistent with the national climate action plan. |
| Skills needed (full qualification requirements will be in the job announcement): Relevant scientific experience as well as a degree in in a science that includes 24 semester hours in engineering or life science. This position would include collaborating with and tracking community, state, regional and national efforts on climate adaptation, coordination across EPA programs and work with these organizations. Knowledge of climate science required and GIS a plus. |
Please feel free to forward this to others and if you know recent graduates, encourage them to upload all of their information (all transcripts – undergrad and grad school if that applies) and resume on USAJobs https://www.usajobs.gov/ as soon as possible. The posting will likely only be open for 3-5 days and there will likely be a number cut off for applicants so only the first 3-500 in will be considered. Feel free to let me know of potential candidates or have them contact me if they are interested and I will send them an email when I know it is about to be advertised.
Let me know if there are any questions.
Cynthia L. Greene, Manager
Energy and Climate Unit
US EPA New England
Office of Ecosystem Protection
5 Post Office Square – Suite 100
Mail Code: OEP05-2
Boston, MA 02109-3912
617-918-1813
617-918-0813 fax
greene.cynthia@epa.gov
https://www.epa.gov/region1/topics/envpractice/eefficiency.html