Environmental Scientist/Planner

About the role

Executes National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) program support for Government clients located at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).

Responsibilities

• Develops technically defensible, legally sufficient environmental documentation and performs compliance reviews for proposed actions, plans, and reports.
• Captures fieldwork, stakeholders, and public involvement to support timely decisions.
• Supports additional support for wetlands and biological permitting actions that align with NEPA decision-making and project execution.
• Provides technical and program support across the full NEPA lifecycle, including CATEX, EA, and EIS development and documentation and NEPA compliance reviews for proposed actions, management plans, annual reports, training, and data calls.
• Drafts technical input for NEPA documents to support legally sufficient determinations under NEPA regulations.
• Produces clear, well-organized analysis across typical resource areas, including: Purpose and Need; Proposed Action and Alternatives; FONSI (when applicable); Setting (geography, climate, location), Geology (soils/topography), and Land Use Air Quality; Visual Quality/Aesthetics; Water Resources; Noise Biological Resources (including Threatened and Endangered Species); Hazardous and Toxic Substances; Hazardous Waste Public Services and Utilities; Wetlands Historical and Cultural Resources Mitigation analysis, when required.
• Evaluates impacts of the proposed action and alternatives across all applicable resource categories and document anticipated effects, assumptions, and supporting data.
• Conducts site visits of proposed project areas prior to studies and document development; coordinate with CCSFS tenants and stakeholders to gather required inputs.
• Supports expected NEPA workload levels, including drafting technical input, and completing compliance reviews as required.
• Supports biological permitting actions, including Biological Assessments and 'ESA' Section 7 consultation (formal and informal).
• Coordinates or supports technical studies (wetlands, biological surveys, cultural resources, noise/air/water impact analysis).
• Ensures archaeological survey support meets all regulatory standards and uses qualified personnel listed with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, when applicable.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Planning, Environmental Engineering, Biology, Ecology, Natural Resources, or a related field.
• 8+ years of relevant experience supporting environmental compliance and NEPA documentation and review.
• Demonstrated technical writing capability for regulatory decision documents, including impact analysis across multiple environmental resource areas.
• Experience conducting site visits/field reconnaissance and synthesizing stakeholder inputs into defensible documentation.
• Working knowledge of public involvement requirements and document control practices for Government deliverables.
• Direct experience authoring CATEX and EA documentation.
• Experience supporting biological permitting actions, including Biological Assessments and 'ESA' Section 7 consultation (formal and informal).
• Experience coordinating or supporting technical studies (wetlands, biological surveys, cultural resources, noise/air/water impact analysis).
• Familiarity with cultural resources compliance coordination and qualified archaeological survey standards.

Desired Skills

• Department of War or federal installation experience preferred.

Benefits

Scientific Research Corporation offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with a company match, life insurance, vacation and sick paid time off accruals with amounts increasing based on role and years of service, 11 paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and a work environment that encourages excellence and more.