NEPA Program Manager
- Compensation
- $130K–$150K
- Location
- Colorado Springs, CO, US
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Project management
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 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 pr
- 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 Significan
- 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 simultan
- 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 have
- 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.
Full description
Overview
Title: NEPA Program Manager
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain the appropriate U.S. Government security clearance
Citizenship: U.S. citizenship required
Salary range: $130,000 - $150,000
About the Role 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 at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. This role provides program-level leadership for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and environmental compliance activities supporting USASMDC programs, projects, facilities, sustainment, engineering, logistics, acquisition, and operational requirements. The Program Manager will coordinate multiple concurrent environmental actions, identify risks and dependencies, maintain schedules and status visibility, and provide recommendations to Government leadership. The ideal candidate combines strong NEPA and environmental compliance expertise with program-management experience, sound judgment, and the ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into clear actions and decision points for military, civilian, technical, and contracting stakeholders.
What You’ll Do
- 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, including Records of Environmental Consideration, Environmental Assessments, Environmental Impact Statements, Biological Assessments, Findings of No Significant Impact, Findings of No Practicable Alternative, Records of Decision, 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.