Supervisory Environmental Protection Specialist

Summary

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Facilities and Asset Management (OFAM), Integrated Services (IS) Division, Energy and Environmental Program Management Office (EE PMO). There is (1) vacancy that may be filled in one of the following locations: Indianapolis, IN Washington, DC Aliso Viejo, CA

Duties

• This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Enterprise Services (ES), Office of Facilities and Asset Management (OFAM), Integrated Services Division (IS), Energy and Environmental Program Management Office (EE PMO). The Integrated Services Division's Energy and Environmental Program Management Office (EE PMO) includes the Execution Team, Environmental Section, and Energy Section. The EE PMO interprets environmental, energy, and resilience requirements; coordinates with stakeholders to ensure planning and regulatory compliance throughout the facility and non-facility lifecycle; leads coordination on related priorities with DHS and other federal, state, local, and tribal agencies; and develops agency-wide directives, policies, and guidance. Typical duties may include: Serving as the agency representative for energy and environmental management programs. Developing and administering policies supporting compliance with environmental and energy laws, regulations, executive requirements, and agency directives. Coordinating and negotiating with federal, state, and local officials on environmental, energy, and legislative matters affecting program operations. Directing subordinate supervisors and staff performing technical, professional, and administrative work. Managing workforce planning, recruitment, performance appraisals, employee development, awards, and related supervisory functions. This position starts at a salary of $147,945.00 (GS-15, Step 1) to $192,331.00 (GS-15, Step 10). Salary: Salary listed reflects the rest of U.S. scale and, if applicable, will be adjusted to meet the locality pay or cost of living expenses of the duty location upon selection. GS Salary: Visit this link to view the locality pay tables by geographic area. If you do not see your geographic area listed, select the "Rest of United States" pay table. Some positions fall under a special pay rate depending on the series, grade level and location of the position. Please visit this link to view special pay rate charts.

Qualifications

Experience: You qualify for the GS-15 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Managing energy, environmental, sustainability, resilience, or compliance programs, including program operations, support services, priorities, and strategic initiatives. Coordinating with senior leaders, field offices, program staff, or external partners to implement environmental or energy requirements and resolve program issues. Developing work plans, schedules, priorities, procedures, or action plans to meet short- and long-term program goals. Reviewing program data, reports, projects, or performance results to identify compliance concerns, resource issues, process gaps, or needed corrective actions. Leading supervisors, team leads, or program staff by assigning work, tracking progress, resolving barriers, and improving program performance. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Please see the "Required Documents" section below for additional resume requirements. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. You must: Meet all qualification requirements, including education if applicable to this position, subject to verification at any stage of the application process; and Meet all applicable Time in Grade requirements (current federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band in the federal service) by 11/09/2026. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Background Investigation: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a federal law enforcement agency that requires all applicants to undergo a thorough background investigation prior to employment in order to promote the agency's core values of vigilance, service to country, and integrity. During the screening and/or background investigation process, you will be asked questions regarding any felony criminal convictions or current felony charges, the use of illegal drugs (e.g., marijuana, cocaine, heroin, LSD, methamphetamines, ecstasy), and the use of non-prescribed controlled substances including any experimentation, possession, sale, receipt, manufacture, cultivation, production, transfer, shipping, trafficking, or distribution of controlled substances. For additional information on the preemployment process, review the following link: Applicant Resources | CBP Careers Residency: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by CBP. Individuals are required to have physically resided in the United States or its protectorates (as declared under international law) for at least three of the last five years. If you do not meet the residency requirement and you have been physically located in a foreign location for more than two of the last five years, you may request an exception to determine if you are eligible for a residency waiver by meeting one or more of the following conditions: Working for the U.S. Government as a federal civilian or as a member of the military A dependent who was authorized to accompany a federal civilian or member of the military who was working for the U.S. gov…

Education

Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position.