Environmental Program Analyst Full-time

Location:      Germantown, MD

Responsibilities:

• Support the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Health Safety & Security and it’s Sustainable Climate-Ready Sites (SCRS) program.
• Provide (SCRS) Guidance updates.
• Support SCRS Newsletter development.
• Prepare draft summaries and slides for ad hoc briefings and presentations.
• Prepare notes/minutes for meetings.
• Support drafting of emails for review to support outreach efforts.
• Support drafting end-of year report / analysis of program efficacy.
• Support SCRS-SPD on Sustainability and Environmental Working Group workplan items to cross-pollinate/reference SSPs and VARPs with SCRS performance and feedback.
• Trend site performance across categories over time.
• Sort and log site feedback, questions and suggestions for action (e.g., guidance updates, training opportunities, Self-Assessment Tool updates).
• Track tasks/action items, including outreach to presenters for trainings and sites .
• Maintain contact lists of SCRS participants by program and site; peer networks by SCRS category.
• Maintain calendar management for meetings with SCRS site participants; Earth Day Roundtable support, Office Hours.
• MaintaintTraining calendar.
• Maintain and monitor the SCRS-info inbox.
• Research/News monitoring, help track sustainability and environmental news pertaining to SCRS categories.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, or equivalent experience in Physical or Life Sciences, Environmental Science, Environmental Policy Analysis, Environmental Engineering or comparable area.
• Minimum 5 years of commercial or government experience, including at least 3 years of environmental management-related experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of integrated safety management programs, including applications of the guiding principles and core functions of integrated safety management.
• Demonstrated knowledge of environmental concepts, principles, laws and regulations pertaining to RCRA and CERCLA, pollution prevention (P2, Planning Community Right-to Know Act (EPCRA), greenhouse gas reduction and sustainable environmental practices.
• Demonstrated knowledge in environmental management, including environmental radiation monitoring and control, groundwater monitoring and control, statistical sampling, air quality monitoring and control, surface water monitoring and control, dispersion modeling, effluent monitoring and control, and regulatory compliance.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze environmental management requirements, plans, systems, and procedures sufficient to evaluate compliance with regulations and standards and the overall effectiveness of a program.
• Knowledge of Department of Energy missions, sites, facilities, and organizational roles and responsibilities.
• Demonstrated ability to develop reports and presentations (verbal and written).
• Exceptional proficiency in Microsoft Office, Power Point, Excel (expert for the Self-Assessment Tool), Teams/WebEx including knowledge of features like polling, recording, etc.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills.
• Experienced in researching issues and collecting data from various databases for the development of summary reports.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and display complex data in more functional ways.
• Must possess analytical capabilities.
• Must be customer service oriented, experienced in interacting directly with clients.
• Ability to foresee client’s needs and provide solutions and recommendations.
• Ability to participate in meetings and capture meeting minutes.
• Must possess good written, oral, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to understand and follow complex directions/instructions.
• Willingness to work in an environment that changes rapidly, and requires occasional long hours.
• Must be detail-oriented self-starter and have the ability to work independently.
• Ability to sit for extended periods and perform work in an office environment, including extensive use of computers.
• Ability to meet the requirements for a DOE security clearance and Building Access badge. The candidate’s written consent to conduct a background check for the purposes of maintaining a security clearance will be required as a condition of employment.
• A pre-employment test for the absence of any illegal substances will be required. Ongoing reviews and tests for the absence of illegal substances may also be conducted for continued access to client sites. The candidate’s written consent to conduct such tests will be required as a condition of employment.

Desired or Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of DOE sites and types of operation.
• Familiarity with DOE program office procedures and tracking systems.
• Self-directed, and able to define and achieve goals with little supervision.