Environmental Planner- Wallops

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Full Time Associate Goddard Space Flight Center Wallops, Wallops Island, VA, US

4 days ago Requisition

Join a team supporting environmental planning and NEPA compliance activities connected to NASA Wallops Flight Facility operations, launch support activities, and mission-driven federal programs.

This role offers the opportunity to work on impactful environmental projects in a unique operational environment where environmental stewardship directly supports innovation, research, and flight operations.

This opportunity is contingent upon contract award. We anticipate award notification soon and are proactively identifying qualified candidates to support this exciting NASA program.

The Environmental Planner supports environmental planning and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance activities at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). This role assists with environmental reviews, impact analyses, permitting coordination, and environmental documentation associated with federal projects, facility operations, and mission support activities. The Environmental Planner collaborates with NASA stakeholders, technical teams, regulatory agencies, and project managers to ensure environmental compliance while supporting NASA’s mission objectives and environmental stewardship commitments.

The Environmental Planner supports NEPA, environmental planning, and environmental noise compliance activities at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

• Support environmental planning and compliance activities in accordance with NEPA, environmental noise requirements, and other applicable federal, state, and local environmental regulations.
• Prepare and review environmental planning documentation, including Environmental Assessments (EA), Environmental Impact Statements (EIS), categorical exclusions, Executive Order 12114 reports, environmental noise reviews, and related studies.
• Develop work plans and conduct environmental noise studies, surveys, and analyses in support of NEPA and environmental planning activities; prepare associated technical reports and documentation.
• Conduct environmental reviews and analyses for proposed projects, operational changes, mission-support activities, and facility operations, including evaluation of environmental impacts, alternatives, mitigation measures, and compliance requirements.
• Support environmental permitting, regulatory coordination, and environmental compliance efforts.
• Participate in project planning meetings, site visits, stakeholder discussions, and environmental review activities.
• Coordinate with project managers, technical staff, and project proponents to gather environmental data, project descriptions, site information, operational details, chemical inventories, and supporting documentation required for environmental reviews.
• Assist with environmental compliance tracking, documentation management, and maintenance of environmental review records.
• Support environmental review processes utilizing government-designated environmental systems, databases, and review platforms.

• Prepare technical reports, meeting summaries, presentations, and supporting documentation.
• Assist with public outreach activities, stakeholder coordination, and environmental compliance audits as needed.

The duties and responsibilities described in this position description in no way state or imply that these are the only duties performed. This position may require that additional duties and responsibilities be performed.

• You are able to work independently and show a high level of initiative and attention to detail.
• You have a consistent character and do not yield to pressure to compromise or cut corners.
• You have a strong ability to communicate effectively with superiors, colleagues, and customers by clearly expressing your intent and understanding the focus and purpose of the conversation while allowing each person to…