Environmental Protection Specialist

This position is part of the Office of Environmental Management - Portsmouth Paducah Project Office, Department of Energy. As a Environmental Protection Specialist, you will serve as an expert resource in environmental management/protection/sustainability for DOE, other agencies and private organizations on novel and challenging environmental problems and latest developments.

The Department of Energy's mission is to ensure America's security and prosperity by addressing its energy, environmental and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions. The Office of Environmental Management - Portsmouth Paducah Project Office office works to manage the DOE cleanup efforts at two gaseous diffusion plant sites - Portsmouth (Piketon), Ohio, and Paducah, Kentucky. The PPPO mission is to accomplish Environmental Remediation, Waste Management, Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride (DUF6) Conversion, and Decontamination and Decommissioning at the Sites. Our goal is to accelerate cleanup, eliminating potential environmental threats, reducing the DOE footprint, and reducing life-cycle cost. We are truly honored that DOE has been named America's #1 Best Employer for Veterans in 2023 by Forbes-not only among Government agencies, but among employers across the U.S. We are so proud of this ranking which reflects our commitment to the employment of veterans. As so many veterans at DOE renew their service to our Nation, we are deeply committed to their success and advancement. Veterans shape the future of energy As a Environmental Protection Specialist, you will: Develop policies, standards, and operational guidelines necessary to maintain regulatory compliance across all phases of hazardous and radioactive waste and material management. Provide strategic reviews and evaluations of EM compliance policies to resolve highly complex, sensitive, and controversial regulatory and program-level issues. Oversee environmental planning to ensure compliance with Department of Energy (DOE) policies and management guidance. Safeguard classified information and restricted data while conducting environmental assessments. Analyze the viability, maturity, and risk of new environmental technologies and management concepts to solve complex problems and reduce program risks. Represent the agency on high-level interagency task forces, collaborating with external regulatory bodies (such as the EPA and NRC) to reconcile conflicting stakeholder viewpoints.