Nepa Specialist

We are seeking a motivated NEPA Specialist with 5-7 years of experience to support environmental planning and compliance for military beddown , airspace management, noise studies, traffic, and utility analyses.  The process for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a set of procedures that federal agencies use to evaluate the environmental effect of their proposed actions. This role provides an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience leading NEPA analysis and documentation efforts for airspace, noise, traffic, and utility; coordinating with interdisciplinary teams; and ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.

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Responsibilities:  
•    Technical writing of Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) and Environmental Assessments (EA) for air space, air quality, noise, traffic and transportation, and utilities for federal clients.
•    Conduct air quality, noise, and traffic analyses using relevant tools and modeling software (e.g., Air Conformity Analysis Model, SoundPLAN, FHWA Traffic Noise Model).
•    Conduct data collection and field studies for noise and traffic assessments.
•    Collaborate with engineering teams to assess the impact of federal actions on utilities, transportation systems, and airspace management.
•    Engage with stakeholders, including federal agencies (e.g., FAA, EPA), local governments, and the public, to address environmental concerns and compliance.
•    Provide technical expertise in noise impact assessment for aircraft and other military operations and assist in mitigation strategies.
•    Analyze utility infrastructure needs for federal actions including beddown projects, ensuring the environmental sustainability of water, power, and other essential systems.
•    Prepare and review NEPA documentation, ensuring compliance with regulations and timely submission of all reports.
•    Manage project timelines and budgets, and support senior staff in managing NEPA projects.
•    Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Requirements:  
•    Bachelor’s in Data Science, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Planning, or a related field.
•    5-7 years of experience in NEPA compliance, preferably with DoD or aerospace projects and/or transportation.
•    Excellent analytical, modeling, and data reduction skills. 
•    Computer programming proficiencies (e.g. python, R, etc.)
•    Excellent writing, communication, and organizational skills.
•    Experience working with military beddown projects is highly desirable.
•    Ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams.
•    Willingness to travel for fieldwork and site assessments. 

Preferred Qualifications:
•    Proficiency in NoiseMAP, BASEOPS, BNOISE, SARNAM, TNM, or similar modeling tools.
•    Qualified candidates will be provided an example data set and documentation. They will be asked to perform analysis and document the effects.

This position requires the candidate to be a U.S. Citizen due to the projects they will be working on.

Background Check (if applicable):  Yes.

Education & Experience:  Bachelor’s in Data Science, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Planning, or a related field.
Supervisory Responsibilities: (if applicable) None

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The position typically performs work in an office environment.  However, occasionally travel and onsite work maybe required which could require lifting 25 pounds of documents or equipment, traversing uneven terrain during site visits, standing long periods of time at public meetings.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions This work is principally performed in an office environment.  That can be work from a home office of in a Tetra Tech office.  However, there are occasional requirements to make site visits to perform field work or to client sites.  This requires the ability to perform work in an office environment or outdoors while conducting data gathering site visits, participating in on-site meetings, and attending conferences or other training and business development activities off-site.

Language & Communication Skills: Must be fluent in the English language, writing and speaking.
Must possess excellent writing capabilities and have experience generating reports suitable for submittal to clients. Is expected to make verbal presentations including project summaries, technical status, reports, etc.

Mathematical Skills:  Advanced math skills are required for providing environmental analyses for documents applicable to NEPA.

Other Skills:  Fluency with computer software including knowledge of primary Microsoft Office applications (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, TEAMS and Outlook) is required.