Total 11 job vacancies in Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts

This position is located within the Department of the Interior's (DOI) Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), Environmental Compliance Division (ECD), Atlantic Section in Hadley, Massachusetts or Sterling, Virginia.

At the full performance level (GS-13) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Serves as the principal advisor on marine biology and ecology and its associated OCS components (e.g., corals, fish and fisheries, deepwater benthic communities, topographic features and banks, live bottoms, and other marine-life/marine-habitats), particularly as related to the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA), Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MFCMA), Executive Order 13089 (Coral Reef Protection), and associated BSEE policy.

2. Serves as the lead Marine Biologist or Ecologist, leading BSEE's efforts on consultations and coordination with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for the ECD's Atlantic region. These interagency coordination efforts regarding potential impacts to marine ecosystems from offshore activities under BSEE jurisdiction are required for Essential Fish Habitat (EFH). Serves as lead for the preparation/submittal of any subsequent EFH reports and analyses resulting from these coordination efforts. Serves as the lead on marine sanctuary issues in coordination with BOEM and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

3. Works with Atlantic Section staff and other program and agency staff on Marine Trash and Debris (MTD) oversight and the interagency and international coordination required under the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships (MARPOL) - Annex V, the Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control Act (MPPRCA), and regulations imposed by various agencies, including the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Prepares and submits any subsequent MTD reports and analyses ECD's Atlantic Sections' behalf.

4. Oversees office compliance monitoring and verification of operational reports and industry's Post Activity Submittals (PAS) as it relates to the field of expertise, which includes requisite documentation submitted after OCS operations are complete (in part or in whole) to verify/record compliance with environmental standards

5. Delivers briefs about and communicates BSEE technical programs, policies, and conclusions toother Federal, State, and local agencies, industry leads, and private groups/persons as the technical authority on marine biology and ecology.

6. Initiates and takes lead responsibility for the planning and conduct of coordination meetings, industry/public workshops, Information Transfer Meeting (ITM) sessions, and other conference work related to marine biology and ecology oversight. Represents BSEE and the OEC at professional meetings, and on task forces or committees involving Federal, State, or private agencies and individuals

BSEE has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework with supervisory approval.

Salary Range Information (Per Annum): *First time hires to the federal government typically start at the beginning salary in the range for their respective grade level.

Sterling, VA Salary Rate Range:
GS-13: $117,962 - $153,354

This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), Environmental Compliance Division - Atlantic Section, in either Sterling, VA or Hadley, Massachusetts. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a program lead performing archaeological and historic preservation for the ECD's Atlantic Region. The incumbent also serves as the Regional Federal Preservation Officer and supports the agency in environmental justice program issues.

At the full performance level (GS-13) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following:

1. The Regional Archeologist (Marine) is responsible for coordinating BSEE-approved activities, advocating legal requirements, and developing/interpreting/implementing policy regarding archaeology and historic preservation issues.

2. Serves as the archaeological resource management expert, pursuant to P.L. 96-515, acting as consultant, advisor, and technical authority to Department officials, the Deputy Director, Regional Directors, the Atlantic Regional Environmental Officer (REO), and other scientists and engineers in archaeological matters. Ensures that archaeological concerns are addressed in the formation of National and Regional policy that leads to the development of regulations, implementation guidelines, and procedures for renewable energy, oil and gas and marine minerals in the Atlantic Region on the OCS. Develops and/or maintains, in coordination with Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), databases for archaeological resources.

3. Reviews pertinent Federal laws (e.g., National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), Archaeological Resource Protection Act (ARPA) and regulations (e.g., 36 CFR Part 800) to determine effects on archaeological resources matters and on BSEE's OCS program.

4. Prepares technical and policy documents concerning archaeological resource and anthropological data and information and expected minerals activities impacts for BSEE/BOEM correspondence, briefing material, and issues and option papers. Prepares highly specialized reports for use in decision-making by the Agency, or other Federal agencies, or as testimony before Congress.

5. Initiates and takes lead responsibility for the planning and conducting of coordination meetings, industry/public workshops, Information Transfer Meeting (ITM) sessions, and other conference work related to national historic preservation oversight. Represents the BSEE/Office at professional meetings, and on task forces or committees involving Federal, State, or private agencies and individuals.

6. Leads any archaeology and historic preservation-related studies/research/compliance projects in support of the Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) or Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for BSEE. Develops, designs, procures, administers, and evaluates major science/compliance studies/research that may require participating in or overseeing the collection, standardization, and analysis of environmental data related to OCS resources and/or industry activities and identifying specific archaeological and historic preservation issues and problems that will need to be addressed and resolved through additional research and/or coordination.

Salary Range Information (Per Annum): *First time hires to the federal government typically start at the beginning salary in the range for their respective grade level.

Sterling, VA Salary Rate Range:

GS-13: $117,962 - $153,354

Hadley, Massachusetts Salary Rate Range:

GS-13: $116,510 - $151,467

This position is located within the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), Environmental Compliance Division in Sterling, VA or Hadley, Massachusetts.

The incumbent serves as an Atlantic Region Environmental Protection Specialist and is responsible for BSEE Atlantic Region environmental compliance through National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other federal environmental statutes and regulations, BSEE regulation, policy and guidance as well as provide advice on technical matters relating to offshore energy activities in theAtlantic OCS region.

At the full performance level (GS-13) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following:

1. Provide analysis of environmental laws, regulations, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) offshore energy lease stipulations, consultations, and plan approval terms and conditions in support of the Atlantic region energy processes, integrating environmental protection, safety management systems, inspections, investigations, vital statistics, decommissioning, and systems and reporting data.

2. Collaborates with Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and other federal, State officials as well as NGOs and Tribes on offshore energy environmental activities and processes, including development of lease stipulations and plan approval terms and conditions, and coordinates knowledge transfer and sharing strategies between BOEM and BSEE.

3. Maintains a thorough understanding of BSEE environmental compliance processes and applies to Atlantic Region OCS energy policy and program development, ensuring proper liaison with impacted BSEE national program offices. Works closely with field personnel, legal advisors, resource managers, and others involved with the Bureau's environmental compliance program. Provides recommendations and supporting data analysis for regulatory development.

4. Analyzes Atlantic Region OCS energy environmental program and policy issues. Works collaboratively within BSEE and other agencies and organizations to develop memoranda of understanding, memoranda of agreement, or interagency agreements related to OCS energy environmental protection activities.

5. Works with BSEE and BOEM offices and groups on a variety of functions including rules and regulations, lease stipulations, Notices to Lessees and Operators (NTL), communication to the regulated community, Incidents of Non-Compliance (INCs)/Notice of Non-Compliance (NONC), safety management system (SMS) audits, investigative reports, Lessee submittals, and collaborates to identify and implement methods to monitor effectiveness of environmental compliance efforts for OCS energy activities.

6. Participates in task forces, workgroups and other meetings with other agencies, states; lessees, and other interested parties where issues involving offshore energy environmental impact require resolution, and knowledge of BSEE's environmental protection programs is required. Recommends and drafts policy documents and guidance, directives, proposed legislation and regulations, reports, budgetary proposals, etc. relating to ECD's Atlantic region offshore energy program.

7. Reviews relevant OCS energy industry regulations and standards and participates in meetings on environmental issues related to Atlantic Region OCS offshore energy exploration and development.

8. Analyzes OCS offshore energy incident and marine, trash, and debris reports for environmental impacts, adhering to BSEE Environmental Compliance Division (ECD) policies and processes and in coordination with the ECD Atlantic Region staff and other Regional Program staff. Recommends and drafts enforcement actions when warranted in collaboration with other BSEE offices for consideration and approval by the Atlantic Regional Environmental Officer.

9. Ensures Atlantic Region offshore energy operator performance, incident reporting, and compliance reporting databases and reports are maintained. Develops and executes implementation, monitoring, and analysis of data and provides recommendations for BSEE environmental policy and program options and procedures as it applies to the Atlantic Region's offshore energy programs.

Salary Range Information (Per Annum): *First time hires to the federal government typically start at the beginning salary in the range for their respective grade level.

Sterling, VA Salary Rate Range:

GS-13: $117,962 - $153,354

Hadley, Massachusetts Salary Rate Range:

GS-13: $116,510 - $151,467

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

Work Schedule: Monday to Friday; 7:30am to 4:00pm
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more.
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact V21CCOEEDRP@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

This position reports directly to the Assistant Chief of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at the VA Northern California Healthcare System. The Pain Section Chief, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service (PM&R), is responsible for the administrative supervision, management, and direction of the PM&R Pain programs, including the Interventional Pain and Chronic Pain programs.

The principal duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Administration:

• Leadership responsibilities: Organizing Pain section staff meetings, communication both down to staff, across to other Section Chiefs, and up to PM&R Leadership, as well as crafting congressional responses, heads up and issue briefs, when requested to do so by VHA PM&R Leadership.
• HR Management: Recruitment; updates on Functional Statements and Position Descriptions; physician salary management and pay panel documentation; and Focused and Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation (FPPE) and Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation (OPPE) on privileged staff.
• Staff Management: Retention to include performance appraisal (mid-year and yearend) OPPE (twice a year on each provider); rewards and recognition; promotions; disciplinary actions and grievances; training requirements (including Talent Management System capability); employee health requirements and Protected and Administrative Peer Reviews.
• Time and Leave Management: Tour of Duty assignment and documentation, including VISTA/VATAS approvals of leave, timecard certification, and approvals of clinic cancellations.
• Business Planning: Systems redesign; manage service DSS mapping (workload); staffing needs; capacity and demand analysis resource needs (i.e., equipment, IT, supplies, space, etc.) followed by oversight of preparation of the annual Service Business Plan to be presented to Senior Leadership.
• Clinical Management (direct and indirect patient care): Open encounter and consult management, provider productivity, CPRS documentation requirements, oversight of clinic scheduling and access, ensuring staff productivity, oversight of relevant performance measures, and development of the new focus on the IDES Program and Department of Defense Collaboration, Utilization, Quality, and Patient Safety oversight through process improvement (system redesign).
• Other duties as assigned by the Chief of PM&R.

• Patient Care: Practitioners are expected to provide patient care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the promotion of health, prevention of illness, treatment of disease, and care at the end of life.
• Medical/Clinical Knowledge: Practitioners are expected to demonstrate knowledge of established and evolving biomedical, clinical and social sciences, and the application of their knowledge to patient care and the education of others.
• Clinical Judgment: To ensure practice-based learning and improvement, practitioners are expected to be able to use scientific evidence and methods to investigate, evaluate, and improve patient care.
• Interpersonal and Communication Skills: Practitioners are expected to demonstrate skills that enable them to establish and maintain professional relationships with patients, families, and other members of the health care team.
• Professionalism: Practitioners are expected to demonstrate behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development, ethical practice, understanding, and sensitivity to diversity, as well as a responsible attitude toward their patients and their profession.
• Systems-Based Practice: Practitioners are expected to demonstrate both an understanding of the contexts and systems in which health care is provided, and the ability to apply this knowledge to improve optimizing health care.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. VHA Physician Total Rewards.

Work Schedule: Monday to Friday; 8:00am to 4:30pm
Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not authorized
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more.
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact V21CCOEEDRP@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

The PM&R Pain is responsible for delivery of pain and rehabilitative care for outpatient PM&R Pain clinics including medication management and interventional management. This position is Pain Management, Opioid Safety and Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PMOP) funded position.

The principal duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provides comprehensive pain and rehabilitation care to veterans through clinical evaluation and treatment within the outpatient Pain Program, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) clinics and inpatient care as needed.
• Performs medication management including opioids, spine and other pain procedures, ultrasounds, non-medication management of pain including physical therapy, acupuncture, chiropractic, etc. and conducts Pain and PM&R clinics as needed and comply by all PMOP requirements.
• Supports the Opioid Safety Initiative (OSI) and opioid stewardship efforts in compliance with the Government Accountability Office, Office of Inspector General and Office of National Drug Control Policy.
• Ensures clinical appropriateness of the treatment of patients served, including timely and appropriate transition to other levels of care, notation of contraindications and precautions of care.
• Supervises and educates/trains PM&R residents in clinical activities relevant to PM&R and Pain Management.
• Coordinates Pain and PM&R clinics for meeting patient care needs, implementing Stepped Care Model for Pain Management (SCM-PM) and educates primary care physicians and other providers about referrals to the Pain Program.
• Development and expansion of Interdisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation programs and clinics for comprehensive pain care with Primary Care, Mental Health, Physical Therapy, Pharmacy, Nursing, and other disciplines as appropriate.
• Communicates with Pain Management and PM&R physicians, nursing, pharmacists, mental health care providers, primary care providers and other members of the interdisciplinary team and communicates/interacts daily with the team as needed.
• Collaborates with other services to ensure appropriate and timely pain related consultation and coordination of care.
• Assists in the identification of training and education needs for the Pain program staff and provides education and training for all members of the clinical staff as needed.
• Assists in the timely processing of referrals of patients in the Pain program and pain related PM&R clinics following timeliness metrics.
• Participates in telehealth for Pain Program and PM&R clinics as needed.
• Performs Pain and PM&R consultations as directed by the Chief of PM&R/Assistant Chief of PM&R/Pain Section Chief.
• Ensures the ongoing provision of care that complies with the "Organization Code of Ethics" for VA. 1
• Participates in performance improvement activities for the Pain Program and pain related PM&R department activities.

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION***

Major duties and responsibilities include:

• Follows procedures for patient identification, sample procurement, and specimen labeling.
• Performs routine venipuncture specimen collections from patients.
• Follows laboratory procedures for collecting specimens in the appropriate container.
• Controls the physical condition of samples and responds to time factors to ensure that the physiologic state of the specimen is maintained.
• Provides education to patients for proper collection techniques.
• Prepares samples for testing to include labeling, centrifugation, decanting and aliquoting, etc.
• Maintains adequate supplies for all phlebotomy and specimen procurement procedures.
• Answers incoming calls for the laboratory service - finding and relaying accurate information or referring the caller to technical personnel.
• Performs standard diagnostic tests/procedures such as bleeding time, occult blood, urine dipstick, pregnancy test, fingerstick glucose.
• Performs sterilization on the autoclave, and cleans glassware and other reusable items.
• Identifies and appropriately responds to adverse reactions such as fainting, nausea, vomiting, convulsions, and arrests.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

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• Performs professional aerospace engineering work involved in the application of advanced theories, concepts, principles, and processes to the acquisition, development, or sustainment of weapon systems, subsystems, and/or support equipment.
• Functions as the organization's technical specialist in design and development engineering for critical systems and subsystems through the evaluating technological trends and formulates overall design concepts and criteria to establish the baseline for state-of-the-art engineering developments.
• Performs complex and comprehensive analysis, disciplined, quantifiable approaches to implement, develop, and document projects.
• Serves as a consultant and technical expert to senior subject matter specialists, agency and/or Department of Defense (DoD) officials responsible for broad program operations.
• Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities at least 25% of the time to include planning work for subordinates, setting and adjusting short/long-term priorities, prepares schedules for completion of work, and evaluates employee performance.

• Serve as the Communications Security (COMSEC) Manager for all cryptographic activities including managing the Cryptographic Access Program; manages, audits and inventories base and tenant units COMSEC users material holdings at required intervals.
• Develop and implements communications security criteria and requirements for inclusion in mobility, contingency, and exercise plans for the warfighter.
• Implement and manages the AirForce Key Management Infrastructure (KMI) program.
• Establish and manages the KMI transition process and services fielding concepts to ensure an accurate and smooth migration from the legacy Electronic Key Management System (EKMS) to KMI.
• Perform EMSEC countermeasures assessments on Base facilities that process classified information; conducts EMSEC inspections, reporting, and customer education for the installation (all assigned and subordinate organizations to include tenants).

• Applies extensive knowledge of industrial engineering processes to perform long-range pre-production planning for prime and support workload requirements relevant to depot maintenance.
• Develops/revises standards including labor, material, equipment and facilities for operations cards, labor, and material standards necessary for documentation of work requirements on engine workload and subsequent analysis for refinement.
• Determines the impact of proposed workload changes by planning acceleration or deceleration of production schedules.
• Attends provisioning conferences for material and equipment.

• Performs various financial management/budget functions for the development of operation targets, sales rates and prices, budgets, and exhibits and in support of the execution of funds, capital investments, measurement of financial and/or program performance and provides management advisory services.
• Uses automated financial management systems and computer-generated products in accomplishing financial and/or program management assignments.
• Provides advisory services regarding proper methods, techniques, and factors for decision support.
• Identifies and recommends improvements to complex processes in the areas of expense, capital investment and commodity budget development, workload and resource projections, equipment life cycle management and execution analysis.

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• Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities. Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets, and adjusts short/long-term priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work. Assigns work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees.
• Identifies developmental and training needs of employees, providing or arranging for needed development and training. Finds ways to improve production or increase the quality of the work directed. Providing planning, directing, organizing, and exercising control over nonsupervisory employees.
• The incumbent works with the test teams to assure an integrated approach to test activities. This includes the identification and appropriation of test requirements and resources including modeling and simulation capabilities, system integration Laboratory support, flight and ground instrumentation support, data analysis systems, ground based test facilities, integration of weapon systems and subsystems including command, control communications, computers, cyber, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (C5ISR), offensive and defensive avionics systems and related support systems test.
• Serves as a consultant and expert in electronics engineering, computer engineering or computer science work involved in the application of advanced theories, concepts, and principles related to development or sustainment of systems.