Environmental Protection Specialist

Federal Aviation Administration

San Juan (PR)

Remote

USD 126,000 - 197,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

FAA Flight Standards division is seeking an Environmental Protection Specialist to lead the environmental program and coordinate compliance across the National Airspace System. The role focuses on assessing FAA practices, identifying risks, and developing abatement plans to minimize environmental impacts.

The position requires preparing environmental documents (EA, EIS, CATEX), supporting negotiations with agencies, and ensuring consistency across lines of business in NEPA and related

Qualifications

Leads the Flight Standards environmental program and ensures ongoing assessment of FAA practices and their environmental impact.
Identifies environmental risks and develops abatement plans and targets to reduce negative impacts on NAS operations.
Prepares and reviews environmental documents including Environmental Assessments (EA), Environmental Impact Statements (EIS), and Categorical Exclusions (CATEXs).

Responsibilities

Acts as environmental advisor to private party filers, ensuring compliance with applicable laws.
Negotiates controversial issues, planning and coordination to influence implementation and resolve differing opinions.
Establishes guidelines for private party filers ensuring consistency across lines of business and NEPA compliance.

Skills

Environmental compliance

Regulatory coordination

Stakeholder negotiation

Policy guidance

Job description

Department: Department of Transportation
Location: FAA Flight Standards Duty Locations Nationwide

Provides guidance and direction relative to the compliance of environmental rules and regulations. Organizations and programs studied encompass locations throughout the National Airspace System requiring complex and interrelated negotiations and communications encompassing others line of business, state and federal agencies, tribal nations, and private entities.

Key Responsibilities

Leads the Flight Standards environmental program as the recognized authority to ensure ongoing assessment of FAA business practices and their effect on the environment. Identifies environmental risks and develops abatement plans and key targets to reduce negative impacts on National Airspace Operations. Prepares and reviews environmental documents including Environmental Assessments (EA). Environmental Impact Statements (EIS). Categorical Exclusions (CATEXs).

Records of Decision (ROD) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI). Forecasts future resource needs to manage emerging environmental issues. Works directly with Legal Counsel on issues and guidance on environmental projects & initiatives. Provides aviation specific environmental guidance to support FAA management and facilities. DoD proponents and Third- Party developers on environmental regulations in accordance with FAA O 1050.1 and FAA JO 7400.2.

Acts as the recognized authority on private party special instrument flight procedures and their obligations under environmental law. Serves as environmental advisor to private party filers, ensuring compliance with all applicable laws. Negotiates controversial issues, planning and coordination, advising on work efforts, for the purpose of influencing or persuading others, negotiating agreement, and resolving conflicting diverse opinions.

Establishes programmatic guidelines for private party filers ensuring consistency across lines of business. Ensures compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other federal and/state regulations as it relates to environmental reviews, aircraft noise analysis, and other NEPA policy relating items. Ensures integration of key environmental and energy policies are included in all operational areas.

Determines environmental technical requirements for contract services in all phases of environmental and general construction projects. Drafts appropriate environmental protection language incorporated into project specifications and scopes of work. Tracks, monitors, and provides status reporting on all aspects of assigned program areas. Identifies, develops, tracks, and utilizes project funds.

Ensures budget submissions are well justified, have valid cost estimates, justifications, background data if appropriate, and identifies local constraints. Provides cost, schedule, and methodology data to stakeholders for program and project implementation. Identifies implementation-related program risks. Mitigates risk through the life of the project. Resolves programmatic issues to preclude negative impact on budget and schedule.

Provides leadership in developing and defining plans that impact environmental compliance in NAS operations. Leads the effort in influencing implementation priorities for each candidate program/project. Provides input to and reviews program costs and schedules all program-related activities. Forecasts future resource needs to manage emerging environmental and energy issues.

Provides program management and consultation on key program areas such as drinking water, hazardous building materials management, and environmental restoration.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $125776 – $197200/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-15.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.