Senior Environmental Policy & NEPA Specialist

GSI Service Group; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

PHMSA in Washington, D.C. seeks an Environmental Specialist to support the Office of Chief Counsel, Environmental Analysis and Compliance Division. The role focuses on NEPA analyses, rulemaking support, and programmatic compliance for pipeline and hazardous materials safety.

You will analyze environmental impacts, assist with regulatory documentation, and collaborate with federal and state agencies. Under supervision of the Federal Program Lead, you will contribute to CE reviews, environmental

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Environmental Science, Biology, Chemistry, or related field; Master's considered equivalent to 2 years' experience.
• Minimum of 10 years total professional work experience, with at least 6 years in environmental/HM project support.
• 6–8 years preparing NEPA documentation and coordinating with agencies.
• Experience in NEPA compliance strategy, permitting, EAs/EIS, CE.
• Strong Excel skills and data analysis.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; detail-oriented.
• Preferred: Federal agency experience (DOT/DOD).
• Bonus for LNG and Oil pipeline experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction for environmental projects under Program Lead guidance.
• Ensure NEPA compliance in programmatic tasks and agency regulations.
• Execute data acquisition from client portals and organize datasets.
• Manage data formatting, deduplication, and sorting for tracking.
• Screen and categorize new/modified permits for CE subparts.
• Maintain and update master compliance tracking and revision history.
• Draft initial programmatic Monthly CE Memo for regulatory reviews.
• Support QA/QC by preparing draft products and analysis sheets.
• Participate in coordination meetings with external contractors and stakeholders.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Verbal communication

Written communication

Data validation

Program coordination

NEPA experience

Federal agency experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science/related

Master's degree equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

PHMSA in Washington, D.C. seeks an Environmental Specialist to support the Office of Chief Counsel, Environmental Analysis and Compliance Division. The role focuses on NEPA analyses, rulemaking support, and programmatic compliance for pipeline and hazardous materials safety.

You will analyze environmental impacts, assist with regulatory documentation, and collaborate with federal and state agencies. Under supervision of the Federal Program Lead, you will contribute to CE reviews, environmental