NEPA Program Lead

Minimum Requirements:

• Level 3: Bachelors degree in a related area preferably in science or engineering and 5 years of relevant experience or Masters and 2 years of relevant experience or PhD and 2 years relevant experience.
• Level 4: Bachelors degree in a related area preferably in science or engineering and 9 years of relevant experience or Masters and 6 years of relevant experience or PhD and 4 years of relevant experience.

Desired Experience:

• Experience coordinating public meetings and other public outreach and engagement tasks including notices public announcements and related materials.
• Experience participating in meetings and public hearings before agency staff and the public and responding to stakeholder questions.

Physical Requirements:
While performing the duties of this classification the employee is frequently required to stand walk sit stoop kneel bend and work in an office and field/laboratory environment. The job requires hand/finger dexterity to keyboard or type handle materials manipulate tools and reach with hands and arms. The job may require operation of jobrelated equipment and driving a vehicle. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Sufficient visual acuity and hearing capacity to perform the essential functions and interact with people is required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job Information:

The pay range for this position is: Level 3 ($93204 $191076) / Level 4 ($111888 $229284). At Idaho National Laboratory compensation decisions are determined using factors such as education relevant experience and other credentials.

Benefits and Relocation

• Medical Dental Vision and Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401(k) with a 4.2% employer contribution and up to 4.8% match
• Paid time off (personal leave)
• Employee Education Program (tuition assistance)
• Comprehensive Relocation Package
• Benefit eligibility subject multiple factors including employment status and position classification.

INL is a sciencebased applied engineering national laboratory dedicated to supporting the U.S. Department of Energys mission in nuclear energy research science and national defense. With more than 5000 scientists researchers and support staff the laboratory works with national and international governments universities and industry partners to discover new science and development technologies that underpin the nations nuclear and renewable energy national security and environmental missions.

INL Mission
Our mission is to discover demonstrate and secure innovative nuclear energy solutions other clean energy options and critical infrastructure.

INL Vision
Our vision is to change the worlds energy future and secure our nations critical infrastructure.

Selective Service Requirements
To be eligible for employment at INL males born after December 31 1959 must have registered with the Selective Service System (SSS). For more information see .

Equal Employment Opportunity
Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of INL to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age protected veteran or disabled status or genetic information.

Reasonable Accommodation
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Other Information
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Idaho National Laboratory is hiring an Environmental Regulatory Compliance Professional to lead our NEPA program in our EMS NEPA & Reporting Services Department. Our team works onsite with a 9x80 schedule located out of our Willow Creek Building in our Idaho Falls facility with every other Friday off.

You will support facilities operations and R&D programs in the identification and implementation of environmental requirements to ensure compliance with applicable rules which may include support of regulatory interpretations resolution of potential or actual compliance issues identification of required permits collection of samples and gathering and reporting of data that must be collected and reported by regulation. You will report to the manager of our EMS NEPA and Reporting Services Department.

Responsibilities Include:

• Responsible for leading the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) efforts to support INL Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) develop INL Environmental Assessments (EAs) provide direction and guidance on categorical exclusion (CX) determinations. Gathers analyzes and assembles information to determine environmental impacts associated with projects across all INL mission centers.
• Collaborates with Department of Energy Management and NEPA Compliance Officer stakeholders and INL Senior Management and staff to ensure NEPA compliance for the vision of INL. Leads NEPA analysis and data collection efforts for projects not fully defined in existing NEPA documentation.
• Serve as lead author for INL Environmental Assessments (EAs) and other NEPArelated documents as directed. Conduct scoping meetings leading the development of content and preparing a final EA and Finding of No Significant Impact documents for DOE to issue.
• Work with deployed environmental staff and researchers to prepare and approve comprehensive NEPA EA documents across various mission centers at INL and makes recommendations to management program environmental leads (PELs) and environmental field staff to ensure that environmental regulatory requirements and adherence to laws regulations and policy are adequately addressed.
• Review and interpret highly technical reports on a variety of subjects such as air quality archaeological and historic resources biology geology hazardous materials hydrology traffic and other regulatory requirements and summarize these reports in nontechnical language understandable to a lay person.
• Develop NEPA strategies for specific projects and activities. Recommend appropriate level of environmental analysis for federal actions at the INL to projects management and DOEID. Present and answer additional comments and questions from DOE and the public on the prepared NEPA documentation. Provide technical direction for INLs environmental review process.
• Maintain expertise of all existing NEPA regulations and actively monitor for proposed changes in federal state and local environmental regulations.
• Train junior personnel in technical complexities of assigned tasks.
• Works independently as a subject matter expert regarding NEPA decisions across the DOE complex that impact INL to present and answer additional comments and questions from DOE and the public on the prepared NEPA documentation.
• Provides technical direction and supervision over INLs environmental review process. Coordinates and communicates NEPA decisionmaking and planning to other Environmental TPOCs management and the DOEID NEPA Compliance officer.
• Recommends appropriate level of environmental analysis for federal actions at the INL to projects management and DOEID. As the NEPA spokesperson presents in meetings with customers DOEID and other partners.
• Coordinates with the Environmental Management System (EMS) Representative through the NEPA process to ensure that approved projects at the INL comply with the INL EMS and the EMS is integrated into the NEPA process.
• Strive for continuous improvement in the NEPA process by developing strategies for improving efficiency while maintaining compliance.