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This position is located in the Office of Planning and Environment, which is in the headquarters of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in Washington, D.C. The office is responsible for administering the agency's compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and related Federal laws during its execution of the Federal transit program. Provisions of the following NEPA-related laws or their implementing regulations pertain to the FTA program: the Clean Air Act, the National Historic Preservation Act, the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act, 49 U.S.C. Section 303 (protection of public lands, commonly referred to as Section 4(f)), 49 U.S.C. Sections 5303-5305 (metropolitan and statewide transportation planning), and other Federal environmental laws.
You will use your educational background and extensive experience in environmental planning, transportation planning, urban planning, architecture, environmental law, or the physical or environmental sciences, to provide leadership in: (1) guiding the environmental impacy assessment of specific transit projects proposed for FTA financial assistance, such as the construction of transit facilities; (2) developing and implementing agency-wide policies and procedures related to the assessment and mitigation of the environmental or community impacts of transportation improvements; and, (3) initiating and performing other duties of the office related to its environmental activities, such as developing environmental courses and website material, responding to correspondence regarding environmental issues, and tracking environmental actions.
The ideal candidate for this position is a senior level Environmental Protection Specialist with experience and demonstrated ability to analyze projects needs in environmental review, transportation planning, urban planning, architecture, environmental law, and has knowledge of the grants management process.
If interviewed for this position – at the interview stage, candidates maybe be asked to draft a writing sample based on a topic provided by FTA.
11/09/2017 to 11/20/2017
$94,796 - $145,629 per year
GS 13 - 14
1 vacancy in the following location:
Occasional travel - Some travel required.
No
Permanent
Full-time - Full Time
14
No
FTA.TPE-2018-0003
484076500
As an Environmental Protection Specialist, you will:
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/484076500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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