NEPA Project Assistant

ID:B24OR589OR-004Location:MedfordProgram:BLM

Wage/Hr:$45.00Hours/Week:20 hours/weekMinimum Age:55

For over 25 years, National Experienced Workforce Solutions (NEW Solutions) has specialized in connecting experienced workers (ages 55+) with full-time and part-time job opportunities that support the critical missions of Federal Agencies across the United States.

NEW Solutions connects experienced workers (ages 55+) with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). These experienced professionals provide administrative, scientific, technical, and other professional skills that support to the Bureau of Land Management through the Experienced Services Program (ESP).

This position supports the Bureau of Land Management Medford District Office. Work location to be determined.

Positions listed here do not guarantee employment for any definite period. Enrollment in the Experienced Worker Programs administered by NEW Solutions is temporary. The enrollment relationship between NEW Solutions and the Enrollee is an ?at-will? relationship. This means that an Enrollee is free to terminate enrollment at any time during the enrollment period, and NEW Solutions and the Agency have the right to terminate the relationship with the Enrollee.

PLEASE NOTE: An ?Enrollee? is not a federal employee, nor an employee of NEW Solutions. An ?Enrollee? is a participant in a grant program established through a Cooperative Agreement funded by the agency and administered by NEW Solutions.

This opportunity applies to applicants legally eligible to work in the United States.

Qualifications

BA/BS Degree in Environmental Planning or a Natural Resource area of Studies (Forestry, Range Management, etc.) with minimum additional experience of 5 year(s) in Project Planning

• Background in the BLM NEPA process, public comments, or appeals
• Experience required with Windows, MS Word, MS Excel
• Adobe Pro, One Drive, ARCVIEW (GIS)
  
  

Duties

The enrollee working on this project will assist planners achieve the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). - Convert documents to PDF format, format attachments to emails, rename files, and remove duplicates. Ensure needed documents are in the project file. - Create hyperlinked index of project files. Review project files for completeness. - Assist in NEPA document preparation. Review NEPA documents to ensure compliance, consistency, and correct formatting. - Assist with project scoping, review public comment responses, assist with sorting comments and preparing responses. - Review of project files for litigation and archiving. Prepare the project file for FOIA response and work with FOIA coordinator. - Additional duties may include facilitating meetings, develop timelines, track progress, assist with administrative remedy responses, coordinate with higher level reviewers, and lead small team projects.

• Document and email file renaming, removal of duplicates and review of documents. 35%
• Creation and update of hyperlinked index. 20%
• Assist with NEPA document preparation and review. 25%
• Assist with FOIA responses. 10%
• Review of project files for litigation and archiving. 10%
  
  

Other

• Annual FISSA / IT security training.
• Physical requirements: Long stretches of sitting at a computer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
  
  

NEW Solutions is committed to promoting equal opportunity and to an environment free from discrimination and harassment in any form administering Experienced Worker Programs under cooperative agreements with federal agencies. It is NEW Solutions' policy to comply with all applicable laws that provide equal opportunity and to prohibit unlawful discrimination in enrolling participants in the federal programs.