Director, Federal Facilities Enforcement Office

This Senior Executive Service (SES) position is in the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Federal Facilities Enforcement Office. About the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. This is an office-centered position--you must physically report to the duty station stated in this announcement on a regular basis.

This position is in the Federal Facilities Enforcement Office (FFEO), Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA), at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Director serves as an advisor to OECA's Assistant Administrator (AA), Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Assistant Administrator for Management, on the implementation and oversight of the federal facility enforcement and compliance program with respect to EPA's environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, Toxic Substances Control Act, Clean Air Act, and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. The Office develops and establishes national enforcement policy and guidance for the federal facility enforcement and compliance program, conducts multi-statutory inspections of federal facilities and, in collaboration with the ten regions and other headquarters offices, determines the appropriate enforcement responses to violations of environmental laws. FFEO is directly involved in enforcement negotiations, including interagency Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act agreements, administrative penalty and/or compliance orders, and in litigation and enforcement against federal facilities. FFEO reviews proposed federal legislation and develops EPA positions on appropriate federal responsibilities under such legislation. Specific duties of this position may include, but are not limited to: - Developing and implementing enforcement policies for the Office. - Participating in the establishment of operating policies, procedures, priorities, short and long range plans, resource allocation and budgetary utilization. - Serving as the principal legal advisor to higher management for the assigned areas of responsibility. - Producing analysis of continually evolving national policy issues on extremely short timelines without established precedents or guidelines. - Developing and maintaining professional relationships with both internal and external partners. - Representing the Agency to officials from Congress, other Federal agencies, State and local governments, public interest organizations, private industry, academia, and others. - Preparing and presenting testimony to Congress as well as interacting directly with members of Congress, Congressional committees, and their staff. - Reviewing the programs and activities of the Office and then advising the AA on the development or needed revisions of the Office's programs, plans, priorities, procedures, resource allocations, budgets, personnel staffing, and intramural and extramural efforts. - Ensuring that procurements, contracts, grants, and assistance are managed in accordance with Agency and Office policies, regulatory requirements, and budgetary constraints. - Overseeing the development, assessment, and improvement of management control systems in order to safeguard programs and achieve results while adhering to the Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act. - Performing the full range of supervisory human resources duties for the Office and subordinate employees.

You must be a U.S. Citizen. If you are selected, you must complete a 1-year SES probationary period, if not previously completed. The Ethics in Government Act, P.L. 95-521, requires the applicant selected for this position to submit a financial disclosure statement, OGE-278, prior to assuming the SES position, annually, and upon termination of employment. REAL ID requirements became effective on 05/07/25. If you are selected for this position and plan to use your driver's license or identification card during the onboarding process (i.e., for employment eligibility verification or to obtain your EPA identification card), the document must be a REAL ID-compliant state-issued driver's license or identification card that includes the REAL ID-compliant star marking, or must be an Enhanced Driver's License (EDL). You will receive information about alternative acceptable documents (e.g., passport) prior to onboarding. For more information about REAL ID, see Dept. of Homeland Security and REAL ID FAQs. This position has education requirements. See Qualifications/Education section. EPA and non-EPA applicants must submit transcripts/course-listings. This position is designated as High Risk and requires a background investigation. Unless an appropriate background investigation is already on record with the Office of Personnel Management, you must undergo a background investigation. All conditions of the pre-employment security process must be met before an official letter of employment can be issued with a report for duty date. You will be required to obtain and maintain a top-secret security clearance. Pre-employment drug testing is required and random testing thereafter. #LI-Onsite

You must: (1) possess a J.D. or LL.M. degree from an accredited or pre-accredited college or university or equivalent apprentice experience as allowed per state law; and (2) be duly licensed and authorized to practice as an attorney under the laws of any state, territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia; and (3) be an active member of the bar of any U.S. jurisdiction in good standing. NOTE: Bar membership and licensure are not required at the time of application, but you must be admitted to the bar and obtain your license before entry on duty. For information about accreditation requirements, visit Accreditation.