NEPA Program Manager

Tactica Solutions•Colorado Springs, CO

1d•$130,000 - $150,000•Onsite

About The Position

Tactica Solutions LLC is seeking an experienced NEPA Program Manager to provide senior environmental planning, compliance, and program-integration support to the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC), Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4, under a Systems Engineering & Technical Assistance (SETA) contract. The position is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado and supports USASMDC programs, projects, facilities, sustainment, engineering, logistics, acquisition, and operational requirements. The role provides program-level leadership for multiple concurrent NEPA and environmental compliance actions. The Program Manager identifies risks and dependencies, maintains schedules and status visibility, and makes recommendations to Government leadership. The successful candidate applies environmental and program-management expertise to translate complex regulatory requirements into clear actions and decision points for military, civilian, technical, and contracting stakeholders. The position requires travel to CONUS and OCONUS locations, up to 30% as needed. Candidates must be U.S. citizens and able to obtain and maintain the appropriate U.S. Government security clearance. The listed salary range is $130,000–$150,000 per year.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Natural Resources, Planning, Biology, Ecology, or a related scientific or technical discipline.
Eight or more years of progressively responsible environmental planning, NEPA, or environmental compliance experience, including significant experience supporting Department of War or other Federal programs.
Three or more years of experience leading, managing, or coordinating complex environmental programs, projects, or multidisciplinary environmental efforts.
Demonstrated experience managing multiple NEPA actions from initial project scoping through completion of required environmental documentation and support to Government decision-making.
Extensive working knowledge of NEPA processes and documentation, including Environmental Assessments, Environmental Impact Statements, Records of Environmental Consideration, Findings of No Significant Impact, Findings of No Practicable Alternative, and Records of Decision.
Experience supporting ESA Section 7 consultation and environmental compliance activities associated with RCRA, NHPA, and other applicable environmental statutes and regulations.
Ability to identify environmental requirements early in project development and assess potential impacts to program cost, schedule, scope, and mission execution.
Strong program and project management skills, including establishing priorities, managing schedules, identifying dependencies, tracking risks, coordinating stakeholders, and managing multiple simultaneous requirements.
Ability to translate complex environmental and regulatory requirements into clear recommendations and decision points for senior military and civilian leadership.
Demonstrated experience reviewing environmental technical documents for accuracy, completeness, regulatory sufficiency, and consistency.
Strong analytical, organizational, leadership, problem-solving, written communication, briefing, and interpersonal skills.
Ability and willingness to travel in support of customer requirements, including potential OCONUS travel.
U.S. citizenship.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government-issued security clearance at the appropriate level for the duration of the contract Period of Performance.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Natural Resources, Environmental Planning, Public Administration, Program Management, or a related discipline.
Ten or more years of environmental planning, NEPA, or environmental compliance experience supporting DoD, U.S. Army, or other Federal organizations.
Experience managing an enterprise-level or geographically dispersed environmental program.
Experience directly supporting U.S. Army environmental planning, engineering, logistics, facilities, installation management, or operational organizations.
Experience supporting USASMDC or another Army Major Command-level organization.
Experience supporting environmental planning and compliance for military construction, facility repair, sustainment, infrastructure, or operational projects.
Experience conducting Environmental Performance Assessment System or similar environmental compliance audits and developing corrective-action recommendations.
Experience coordinating with Federal and State regulators, U.S. Army environmental organizations, installation environmental offices, and other DoD environmental stakeholders.
Knowledge of U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll environmental requirements and USAKA Environmental Standards.
Familiarity with U.S. Army organizational structures, military and civilian personnel structures, regulations, and organizations applicable to USASMDC.
Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Environmental Professional (CEP), Registered Environmental Manager (REM), or similar professional certification.
HAZWOPER 40-Hour certification.
Active U.S. Government security clearance with a current investigation.

Responsibilities

Serve as the senior SETA environmental planning and NEPA program integration lead supporting USASMDC G-4.
Provide program-level technical assistance, analysis, and recommendations to G-4 leadership regarding environmental requirements, risks, schedules, dependencies, and potential mission impacts.
Plan, coordinate, track, and oversee multiple concurrent NEPA and environmental compliance actions across the USASMDC enterprise.
Develop and maintain environmental program schedules, action trackers, milestone plans, risk registers, status reports, and leadership briefings.
Lead and coordinate preparation, technical review, and quality assurance of NEPA documentation and supporting technical studies.
Integrate environmental requirements early in facilities, construction, repair, sustainment, logistics, acquisition, and operational planning to reduce schedule and execution risk.
Advise program managers, engineers, logisticians, planners, contracting personnel, and other stakeholders on environmental documentation requirements and potential impacts to cost, schedule, scope, and mission execution.
Coordinate environmental planning with USASMDC organizations, Army environmental offices, installation personnel, legal counsel, engineering organizations, project managers, regulators, and other Federal, State, local, and host-nation stakeholders, as applicable.
Support compliance activities associated with NEPA, ESA, RCRA, NHPA, USAKA Environmental Standards, and other applicable environmental requirements.
Oversee and support environmental compliance inspections and assessments involving hazardous materials, hazardous waste, air, water, spill prevention and response, recordkeeping, and related requirements.
Identify environmental deficiencies, compliance risks, corrective actions, and unresolved issues, and track them through resolution.
Review environmental studies, reports, plans, scopes of work, acquisition documents, and contractor deliverables for technical quality, completeness, and consistency.
Establish standardized environmental planning processes, templates, workflows, quality-control procedures, and recurring program reporting.
Provide technical leadership, task coordination, mentoring, and workload prioritization for assigned environmental SETA personnel and subcontractor support.
Prepare and present executive-level briefings, decision papers, program status reports, risk assessments, and recommendations to USASMDC leadership.
Travel to CONUS and OCONUS locations, up to 30% as required, to support environmental assessments, inspections, project planning, and stakeholder coordination.