Environmental Resource Stewardship Specialist

Environmental Specialist; Junction City (OR); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Federal benefits package

Job summary

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking an Environmental Specialist to develop and implement complex natural resource management programs.

You will prepare planning documents, scopes of work, budgets, and schedules, and lead teams to ensure ecological and cultural resource protection on projects. This role involves coordinating with real estate and shoreline programs and interfacing with public entities.

Qualifications

• Basic requirement for Environmental Specialist: degree in biological sciences or related field.
• Specialized experience: applying environmental principles to civil works projects and developing scopes of work, budgets, and schedules.
• Experience protecting ecological conditions and managing natural resources, including endangered species protection.

Responsibilities

• Develop scopes of work, budgets, and schedules for natural resource projects.
• Act as COR or Technical Lead for contract actions and cooperative agreements.
• Prepare technical reports and land management plans.
• Coordinate environmental planning on project delivery teams.
• Identify restoration opportunities and mitigate resource impacts on public lands.
• Interface with entities holding real estate agreements and adjacent landowners.
• Support Real Estate and Shoreline programs through permits and compliance tracking.
• Assist in annual workplan execution and budget development for environmental programs.
• Serve as Operations POC for permits and compliance.
• Lead small teams to implement natural resources projects while protecting ecological and cultural resources.

Education

Bachelor's degree in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry, or related disciplines

Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education

Job description

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking an Environmental Specialist to develop and implement complex natural resource management programs.

You will prepare planning documents, scopes of work, budgets, and schedules, and lead teams to ensure ecological and cultural resource protection on projects. This role involves coordinating with real estate and shoreline programs and interfacing with public entities.