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Open: April 7, 2026 — Closes: April 13, 2026
Summary
This position is in Office of the Regional Administrator-Region 9, Land, Chemicals and Redevelopment Division, Pesticides, Toxics & Brownfields Branch, Brownfields Section. About Region 9. This is an office-centered position--you must physically report to the duty station stated in this announcement on a regular basis.
Major Duties
You will: Serve as technical advisor and assistant to the Second-line Supervisor by supporting the oversight of Brownfield cooperative agreements, ensuring compliance with legal, regulatory, and programmatic requirements to support the assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of contaminated sites. Serve as the section manager overseeing day-to-day managerial and administrative operations, in partnership with the Branch Manager, setting performance standards, managing workload, providing coaching and technical feedback, conducting performance appraisals, approving and reviewing schedules, and other related administrative tasks. Coordinate section outreach, public affairs, external communications, and events, by coordinating with recipients, states, tribes, local governments, community groups, and internal partners to plan engagements, share information, address concerns, and promote brownfield resources in alignment with national and regional priorities. Provide day to day guidance and review on routine to complex Brownfields projects and/or issues pertaining to program projects and policies, elevating highly complex or sensitive items to the Branch Manager. Review and advise Second-line Supervisor on program policies and priorities through the national grant competition process, program metrics and tracking, grant policies and procedures, and ensure regional alignment with national objectives. You will spend less than 25% of your work time on contracts, grants/cooperative agreements, and/or interagency agreements. One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position. Grow your career for the good of our planet The environmental challenges we face today are urgent. At the Environmental Protection Agency, we need professionals like you to continue our mission to protect human health and the environment. Our agency is built upon a commitment to protect human health and the environment. The work we do here changes the world. That's why there has never been a more crucial moment to further your career as one of the scientists, engineers, community leaders, IT specialists, communicators, administrative professionals, technicians, problem solvers, and innovators at EPA. Grow your career. Make an impact. Be EPA. Learn more at epa.gov/careers.
