<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
        {font-family:"Cambria Math";
        panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
        {font-family:Calibri;
        panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
        {font-family:"Segoe UI";
        panose-1:2 11 5 2 4 2 4 2 2 3;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
        {margin:0in;
        margin-bottom:.0001pt;
        font-size:11.0pt;
        font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
        {mso-style-priority:99;
        color:blue;
        text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
        {mso-style-priority:99;
        color:purple;
        text-decoration:underline;}
p.msonormal0, li.msonormal0, div.msonormal0
        {mso-style-name:msonormal;
        mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
        margin-right:0in;
        mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        margin-left:0in;
        font-size:11.0pt;
        font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
span.gmail-pv-contact-infocontact-icon
        {mso-style-name:gmail-pv-contact-info__contact-icon;}
span.EmailStyle20
        {mso-style-type:personal-reply;
        font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
        color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
        {mso-style-type:export-only;
        font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
@page WordSection1
        {size:8.5in 11.0in;
        margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
        {page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple">
<div class="WordSection1">
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center">
<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">PROSPECTIVE JOBS AT the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center">
<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center">
<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Excellent Potential Career Opportunities for Environmental Engineers/Scientists
</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center">
<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">PRELIMINARY VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT (June 2018)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center">
<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree required</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:center">
<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">If you care about the environment and like to work with people to protect it, then this potential opportunity is worth reading
 about.  In the summer of 2018, there is a high probability that the New England Regional Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will advertise multiple vacancies for environmental engineers/scientists on
<a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2FUSAjobs.gov&data=02%7C01%7Cjanet.barclay%40uconn.edu%7C51944faf9ea34400942608d5e82cedb8%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C636670202040773025&sdata=Dbeg3Ia2VoG8LUKMbG8gVt5gBVd4TN784T%2FFAlV1fPo%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0563C1">USAjobs.gov</span></a>. Jobs may include positions for an air pollution specialist, wastewater permit and data analyst, and grants manager.
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The positions will require excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to work in a team and collaborate with internal
 and external partners and skills at finding information resources.  Some of the positions will require engineering cost estimating, technical writing, and knowledge of pollution control processes.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">These positions are open to U.S. citizens and recent graduates who have graduated in the last two years.
</span><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.opm.gov%2Fpolicy-data-oversight%2Fhiring-information%2Fstudents-recent-graduates%2F%23url%3Dgraduates&data=02%7C01%7Cjanet.barclay%40uconn.edu%7C51944faf9ea34400942608d5e82cedb8%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C636670202040793046&sdata=M%2FOqcRIAvgG88vybCgca1nZI3hJ11IeHiIiWVUAR8ow%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#0563C1">https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/students-recent-graduates/#url=graduates</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">                                                                        
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The positions will start at the GS-7 ($45,707) level, with the excellent potential for a salary growth to a GS-12 level (salary
 range of $81,077 to $105,400). The location is at the EPA New England Office in Boston, MA. EPA New England values a diverse work force.  If interested in receiving a vacancy annou
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<div style="margin-left:30.0pt;margin-top:3.0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt;box-sizing:inherit;outline:0px;background-position-x:0px;background-position-y:0px">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.0pt;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#0084BF"><a href="mailto:gr925615@ohio.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0084BF;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">gr925615@ohio.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br>
ncement please send an email to <a href="mailto:Greene.Cynthia@epa.gov" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0563C1">Greene.Cynthia@epa.gov</span></a> with the subject line “OEP jobs” stating your interest in receiving notification when the jobs are posted. 
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please note that once the positions are posted they will be open for a very limited time.  If you think you may be interested in
 one of these positions, we encourage you to prepare your <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2FUSAJobs.gov&data=02%7C01%7Cjanet.barclay%40uconn.edu%7C51944faf9ea34400942608d5e82cedb8%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C636670202040803054&sdata=skFDnmkmZ21nUK1Z9d%2BNjjFr8dIqy40cpqSulpWz1%2FU%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0563C1">USAJobs.gov</span></a> package in advance, including the federal resume and electronic copies of official undergraduate and graduate transcripts for all degrees.  When you apply to the position, follow the directions of the application
 closely including <span style="background:yellow">all the required attachments</span> and answering all of the questions in the announcement.  Only packages that include all of the elements will be reviewed and considered for the positions.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Thank you for your interest in working for the USEPA.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Cynthia L. Greene, Manager
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Energy and Resilience Unit<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">US EPA New England<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Office of Ecosystem Protection<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmaps.google.com%2F%3Fq%3D5%2BPost%2BOffice%2BSquare%2B-%2BSuite%2B100%26entry%3Dgmail%26source%3Dg&data=02%7C01%7Cjanet.barclay%40uconn.edu%7C51944faf9ea34400942608d5e82cedb8%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C636670202040813061&sdata=yloCC5o2TJGWaDOuFYB%2BzP6DPdkME3nuG6r3vP9OA50%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">5
 Post Office Square - Suite 100</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Mail Code: OEP05-2<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Boston, MA  02109-3912<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">617-918-1813<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">617-918-0813 fax<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="mailto:greene.cynthia@epa.gov" target="_blank">greene.cynthia@epa.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>