NEPA Program Manager

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.
• Coordinate environmental planning activities with appropriate 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, the Endangered Species Act (ESA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) Environmental Standards, and other applicable environmental requirements.
• Oversee and support environmental compliance inspections and assessments, including 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. 

Requirements

Required Qualifications 

• 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. 

Preferred Qualifications The following qualifications are helpful but are not required for consideration: 

• 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.
• Candidates who meet the required qualifications are encouraged to apply even if they do not meet every preferred qualification. 

What Success Looks Like A successful candidate will: 

• Maintain clear program-level visibility of USASMDC environmental actions, milestones, risks, dependencies, and decisions required.
• Identify environmental requirements early enough to prevent avoidable impacts to project cost, schedule, and mission execution.
• Produce and oversee technically sound, consistent, and decision-ready NEPA and environmental compliance products.
• Translate complex environmental requirements into practical recommendations that leadership and project teams can act on.
• Coordinate effectively across environmental, engineering, logistics, acquisition, legal, regulatory, and operational stakeholders.
• Recognize when final environmental determinations, approvals, commitments, or other decision authority must remain with authorized Government officials. 

Physical Requirements   Work may involve sitting or standing for extended periods of time.  Position may require typing and reading from a computer screen.  Must have sufficient mobility, including but not limited to bending, reaching, and kneeling to complete daily duties in a timely and efficient manner.  There is a possibility that due to parking availability and location of work, walking moderate to long distances may be required.  Possible lifting up to 30 lbs.   Please note: Tactica Solutions LLC reserves the right to change or modify job duties and assignments at any time. The above job description is not all encompassing. Position functions and qualifications may vary depending on business needs. Tactica Solutions LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against applicants based on race, color, creed, religion, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, or Vietnam era, or other eligible veteran status or legally protected characteristics.

Posted Salary Range

USD $130,000.00 - USD $150,000.00 /Yr.