Summary
These positions are in the Office of the Administrator (AO), Office of Policy and Regulatory Management, National Center Environmental Economics Division, Research and Program Support Branch. About this organization: AO This is an office-centered position--you must physically report to the duty station stated in this announcement on a regular basis.
Duties
You will: Provide technical advice and consultation on quantitative economics methods, techniques, and analysis based on current economics literature and findings to government officials through written and verbal communication and in collaboration with experts from other disciplines. Contribute to advances in environmental economics through conceptualizing, conducting, disseminating and applying systematic investigation and research that will strengthen the analytic basis for quantifying the environmental benefits and economic costs to evaluate the tradeoffs for options considered for agency regulations and programs. Initiate, conduct, and review economic, statistical, and other quantitative and qualitative analyses undertaken to inform regulatory and programmatic decisions, while considering how economic, health, engineering and other related data interact as well as how to apply economic analyses to environmental benefit-cost issues. Participate in agency, and inter-agency workgroups; and develop and maintain working relationships across teams to develop and maintain sound relationships with professional peers. One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.
Requirements
#LI-Onsite You must be a U.S. citizen. If you are selected, you may be required to complete a one-year probationary period. This position is designated as Moderate 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. 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. If you are selected, you will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure form within 30 days of your first day of employment and annually thereafter.
Education
Economist: You must have a bachelor's or higher degree from an accredited or pre-accredited college or university in economics with at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus; OR a combination of education and experience with courses equivalent to a major, as listed. For information about accreditation requirements, visit Accreditation.
How you will be evaluated
Under the provisions of the Direct Hire Authority, competitive rating and ranking of applicants and veterans' preference do not apply. You will be evaluated, as described below, to ensure you meet the qualification requirements listed in this vacancy announcement; your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials and your responses on the application questionnaire. To preview the application questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13071603 If you are eligible for consideration, one or more subject matter experts will systematically review your resume to determine if you meet the specialized experience requirements and therefore ensure you possess the competencies required for successful performance in this position (see the Qualifications section for a list of the critical competencies being evaluated)--this is a pass/fail assessment that does not produce a numerical score. (NOTE: If applicable for the grade advertised, we will review your supporting documents to determine if you have education that can be substituted for the specialized experience.) All eligible applicants who pass this assessment process will be forwarded to the selecting official for consideration. If you are referred for consideration, you may be subject to additional assessments during the selection process (e.g., technical writing sample or other work sample, job knowledge test, case scenario analysis, scientific data assessment, structured interview, etc.). If you are selected, we will review your resume and supporting documents to ensure you meet any additional qualification requirements (e.g., educational requirements), if applicable.