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Employment Opportunities
Employment Opportunities
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeks individuals with the right skills, values and motivation to help accomplish the EPA mission to protect human health and the environment.
The Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA), works towards this mission by ensuring compliance with environmental laws and regulations, preventing pollution, promoting environmental stewardship and prosecution of environmental violators. This broad charge requires a multi-disciplinary workforce of professionals with a wide range of expertise including, but not limited to, the sciences, engineering, information technology, law enforcement, journalism, business management, law and public administration. This site, offers information on opportunities within OECA. If you are looking for opportunities in other EPA office, that information can be found on the EPA Careers page.
OECA offers many opportunities for you to make an important contribution to society and the world we live in. We’re looking for people with problem-solving and communication skills, creativity, integrity, and commitment to learning. If you are motivated by a strong desire to work for the environment, and have the relevant educational background or experience, we need you! We have entry-level and mid-career positions for persons with experience or education in the careers listed on the Position Description page.
Nationwide, over 3,000 staff are engaged in the work of compliance monitoring and assessment, criminal and civil enforcement, case development and litigation, environmental education and training, policy development and analysis, compliance assistance, and communications. Our staff works with federal agencies, state, local and tribal governments, industry, small business, academia and non-governmental organizations.
EPA is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer which strives to mirror our diverse nation by actively recruiting, employing, and advancing women and individuals of different cultural backgrounds. However, there are special hiring authorities to fill gaps in employment such as:
- Outstanding Scholar Program,
- Bilingual/Bicultural Hiring Authority,
- Placement employment for persons with disabilities,
- Special Appointing Authorities for Veterans,
- Presidential Management Intern Program,
- Student Educational Employment Program.