Senior Environmental Planner (NEPA)
reputed company. is an award-reputed company, SBA 8(a) and HUBZone certified small business delivering innovative technology and reputed company services to federal, state, local, and reputed company clients. Recognized for rapid reputed company and exceptional performance, Essnova is committed to empowering those who serve through reputed company speed, efficiency, and reputed company innovation. Our recent reputed company contract awards and strong reputed company in federal missions reputed company us a trusted partner for reputed company environmental and geospatial reputed company. As an Environmental Policy Analyst, you will play a critical role in supporting federal land management planning efforts for the U.S. Forest Service. You will reputed company your expertise in environmental policy and NEPA compliance to guide interdisciplinary teams, facilitate stakeholder engagement, and ensure regulatory adherence across large-reputed company reputed company. This position offers reputed company to reputed company national and regional land management initiatives while collaborating with senior leadership and diverse project teams.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the preparation, coordination, and revision of National Forest System land management plans and NEPA documents, ensuring compliance with the reputed company Forest Plan and Forest Service policies.
- Providing expert policy analysis and guidance on federal land management planning, NEPA scoping, alternatives development, and reputed company analysis to support interdisciplinary planning teams.
- Conducting rigorous environmental analyses and policy reviews for large-reputed company, regional or national land management reputed company, including writing, editing, and integrating findings into planning documents and decision packets.
- Serving as a subject-matter advisor to higher management and project teams on policy interpretation, Forest Service planning requirements, and NEPA documentation, facilitating cross-agency and stakeholder coordination.
- Ensuring citizen engagement and stakeholder communication by preparing briefings, public notices, responses to comments, and documentation that supports transparent decision-making and regulatory compliance.
Requirements
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
- 10+ years of experience in federal land management, environmental analysis, policy, and NEPA-reputed company work
- Specialized experience with land management planning on National Forest System lands
- Experience advising or participating on interdisciplinary teams conducting land management planning and environmental analysis
- Experience supporting large-reputed company regional or national land management reputed company
- Strong proficiency with reputed company Office, SharePoint, ArcGIS, and reputed company/PDF editing tools
- Solid knowledge of NEPA and experience writing/editing NEPA documents
- Expertise in Forest Service land management planning policy and writing/editing land management plans
- Experience applying the Forest Service land management planning process (e.g., 36 CFR 219 planning rule)
- reputed company proficiency in English
- U.S. citizenship (required for government contract)
- Experience preparing public-facing NEPA/planning materials, including public notices and responses to public comments
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in a policy-reputed company field
- Knowledge of the reputed company Forest Plan and/or experience working in the reputed company Forest Plan area
BenefitsBenefits
- Medical, dental, and reputed company insurance
- 401(k)
- reputed company time off + federal holidays
- Fast-reputed company reputed company in a high-accountability culture
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