-Maintain expert level knowledge and experience with Federal environmental reviews and authorizations pertaining to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Endangered Species Act (ESA), Clean Water Act, and other relevant Federal statutes and regulations;
- Actively track and monitor multiple FAST-41 covered projects throughout the entire permitting process;
- Represent the Permitting Council and the Executive Director before other senior level government officials (including Deputy Secretary level management) and other senior level executive stakeholders;
- Draft and provide interpretations of FAST-41 Implementation Guidance (Appendix A and B);
- Function as lead on permitting process improvements, efficiency, predictability and transparency, including development of Agency Best Practice Report and Annual Report to Congress;
- Assist Contracting Officer Representative to manage contractor deliverables;
- Act as the Permitting Council liaison to other senior level government officials to ensure continuous business process improvements across the interagency infrastructure permitting process, utilizing data analysis, performance metrics consistent with the statutory requirements set forth in FAST-41; Interpret, analyze, and apply project data on front and backend of Permitting Dashboard to provide executive and senior level permitting officials accurate briefs;
- Liaison with various Federal and state permitting agencies and staff to ensure compliance with the FAST-41 statute and relevant regulations and guidance;
- Identifies and implements best practices to add consistency, predictability and accelerated timeliness to federal infrastructure permitting process, without degrading environmental impacts or community outcomes;
- Functions as an authoritative advisor to management for development, implementation of performance metrics (i.e. Recommended Performance Schedule), and all matters related to project activities within the Permitting Council.
Starting at $122,198 Per Year (GS 14)
