Summary
This Senior Executive Service (SES) position is in the Office of the Administrator, Office of Applied Science and Environmental Solutions, Coastal Science Solutions Division, Great Lakes Coastal Science Branch. About the Office of the Administrator. This is an office-centered position--you must physically report to the duty station stated in this announcement on a regular basis.
Duties
The Great Lakes Coastal Science Branch (GLCSB) is responsible for conducting place-based research to deliver environmental solutions for EPA and its partners along the coast of the Great Lakes in the United States. GLCSB has a primary focus on freshwater coastal ecology, linking the ecological integrity of receiving waters to watershed effects, and developing indicators and sampling protocols for freshwater ecosystem condition assessments. GLCSB utilizes environmental, social, and public health indicators for assessing and predicting outcomes of contaminant remediation, ecosystem service restoration, and community revitalization. Intrinsic to this branch's mission is the functional resiliency of watersheds and coastal systems to human-mediated flows of chemicals, sediment, and biota (e.g., invasive species). The Great Lakes Coastal Science Branch works with counterparts both internal and external to the agency, including other Federal and nonfederal organizations, relative to branch programs and services. The branch also works closely with EPA Program Offices to deploy models and disseminate data within a corporate information technology architecture. Specific duties of this position may include, but are not limited to: - Planning, developing, organizing, directing, leading, and implementing the short and long term needs, goals, budgets, policies, priorities, procedures, projects, extramural agreements, and personnel matters for the branch. - Representing the agency on interagency committees, working groups, conferences, seminars, and meetings. - Overseeing the development, assessment, and improvement of management control systems in order to safeguard programs and achieve results while adhering to the Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act. - Providing oversight of and direction for the organization and facility located in Duluth, MN. - Ensuring that procurements, contracts, grants, and assistance are managed in accordance with agency and office policies, regulatory requirements, and budgetary constraints. - Performing the full range of supervisory human resources functions for the branch and subordinate employees.
Requirements
You must be a U.S. Citizen. If you are selected, you must complete a 1-year SES probationary period, if not previously completed. The Ethics in Government Act, P.L. 95-521, requires the applicant selected for this position to submit a financial disclosure statement, OGE-278, prior to assuming the SES position, annually, and upon termination of employment. REAL ID requirements became effective on 05/07/25. If you are selected for this position and plan to use your driver's license or identification card during the onboarding process (i.e., for employment eligibility verification or to obtain your EPA identification card), the document must be a REAL ID-compliant state-issued driver's license or identification card that includes the REAL ID-compliant star marking, or must be an Enhanced Driver's License (EDL). You will receive information about alternative acceptable documents (e.g., passport) prior to onboarding. For more information about REAL ID, see Dept. of Homeland Security and REAL ID FAQs. This position is designated as High 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. #LI-Onsite
How you will be evaluated
We will review your resume and required documents to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. If you meet basic qualification requirements, your application will be evaluated based on the experience described in your resume with the required Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and Technical Qualifications (TQs). It will then be forwarded to a three-member Rating Panel consisting of SES members for further review. The Rating Panel will decide which Best Qualified applicants will be issued to the Selecting Official by the Human Resources Office.