Subject Matter Specialist (Air Quality) - DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY

Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a senior environmental specialist supporting Clean Air Act requirements and oversight. Provides professional environmental technical expertise and program support to the office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Installations, Environment and Logistics (SAF/IE), Headquarters Air Force (HAF) A7C, Environmental Restoration and Quality Program Offices, Major Commands (MAJCOMs), Regional Support Branches (RSBs), and installation staff. Initiates, develops, sets specific objectives, and evaluates performances of AFCEC and installation environmental programs to ensure compliance with pertinent governmental policies, directives, instructions, applicable laws, agreements, and other criteria established by Congress. Collaborates with engineers, scientists, and other expert personnel at federal agencies, higher headquarters, installations, environmental regulatory agencies, sister services, and non-governmental organizations and stakeholders to ensure effective identification, evaluation, prevention, and resolution of complex environmental problems. Serves as an authority on subject areas involving the development of environmental concepts and methodology; interprets environmental regulatory requirements at the federal, state, and local levels; develops regional processes based on federal, state, and local requirements, participates in difficult negotiations with regulatory agency officials, and works closely with MAJCOMs and RSB team members, installation environmental staff, and Air Force legal staff to manage environmental compliance issues. Develops near-term and strategic plans based on organizational goals and objectives. Identifies strategic sourcing opportunities and leverages a variety of execution methods to reduce cost and speedy delivery of products and services. Identifies program execution and contracting strategies to enable enterprise-wide efficiencies. Coordinates execution of environmental planning functions and completion of environmental impact assessment for Air Force activities. Develops, reviews, and manages contracts for environmental projects and services. Performs risk analysis on funding, advocates for funding and contracting needs to take advantage of economies related to environmental procurements. Develops programming requirements for the Air Force environmental program. Forecasts Air Force environmental program funding requirements and prepares budgeting and funding documents during the annual budgeting and programming process (e.g., Program Objective Memorandum, Financial Planning, etc.). Provides consultation and advisory services to leadership and customers. Validates and approves environmental program evaluations for mission changes, unit realignments, reports, and correspondence submitted by higher headquarters, MAJCOMs, and installations. Disseminates new regulations and regulatory changes. Makes significant recommendations based on expertise of the technical fields involved along with current knowledge of emerging environmental technological advances, as well as knowledge of established DoD, AF, and government policy and criteria. Provides training and develops guidance on new policy requirements and advises Air Force environmental managers of policy changes. Communicates critical issues to serviced installations, superiors, and higher headquarters. Develops and presents briefing packages and prepares a variety of related reports. Prepares initial responses to Congressional inquiries, audit reports, inspection reports, press releases, and public concerns. Conducts public meetings, education programs, and technical review committees as required. Ensures all communications are correct and delivered in a professional manner. Presents oral presentations that address the designated issues. Identifies problems, both in broad and detailed terms, and resolves conflicts through persuasive discussions with responsible members in meetings or working forums.