You will serve as the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Technical Program Lead on natural resources, habitat management and mitigation, permitting, regulatory compliance of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and other environmental and natural resource requirements in support of the KSC Multi-user Spaceport.

Duties

Serves as the Center’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Manager within the Environmental Management Branch of the Medical and Environmental Services Division of the Spaceport Integration and Services Directorate. Serves as the Technical Lead for the Environmental Planning Team within the Environmental Management Branch of the Medical and Environmental Services Division of the Spaceport Integration and Services Directorate. Supports environmental design reviews, compliance, and stakeholder engagement. Manages the Center-wide Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Supports NEPA actions with NASA/KSC as the lead or cooperating agency. Plans, directs, and implements the natural resources program, cultural and historic resources program, ecological monitoring program, and compliance with NEPA and other applicable state and federal environmental laws and regulations. Coordinates environmental compliance with Master Planning, Construction of Facilities, institutional programs, NASA Headquarters, regulatory agencies, commercial partners, and other stakeholders. Develops and analyzes proposals for environmental protection regulations and generates budgets, plans, schedules, and risk analyses to assess impacts to the natural, biological, and built environment. Supports and manages the development of all KSC NEPA documents. Ensures that all documents contain scientifically supported analysis/mitigation measures and are of high/professional quality and supportive of defensible decisions. Fosters a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champion NASA's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork.

Requirements

• Current Federal employees must meet qualifications, time in grade, and 90 days after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
• If selected, you will be required to complete a financial disclosure statement.

Qualifications

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. To qualify for GS-14, you must have one year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 level: Planning, leading, and managing multiple environmental projects with complex regulatory requirements, multiple stakeholder involvement, and competing resources; Preparing environmental documentation (e.g., Environmental Assessment (EA), Finding of No Significant Impact, Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), and Record of Decision) for spaceport development projects in compliance with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other environmental regulations and orders; Applying environmental laws and requirements towards a compliance strategy to meet agency/organizational goals on environmental compliance functions such as permits, policies, procedures, and establishing/reporting on environmental performance and mitigation measures. Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job. NASA prohibits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tool in drafting application and assessment responses. Please visit https://www.nasa.gov/careers/how-to-apply/#Artificial-Intelligence to review NASA's guidance on the use of AI tools during the application process.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

• Address Kennedy Space Center Space Commerce Way Titusville, FL 32899 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]