Environmental Project Manager, NEPA (EPS III) Denver

Department Information

Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.

New employees to the State will be paid biweekly. There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year.

About CDOT

CDOT employees make a difference by providing freedom connection and experience to the traveling public while also keeping them safe. The State of Colorado offers competitive medical dental and vision insurance life and disability insurance and flexible spending and health savings accounts. Visit the State of Colorado benefits for details current premium rates and a summary video about benefits. The state also offers PERA retirement great optional PERA plans such as 401K a generous paid time off package of annual sick holiday and other leave strong career growth tuition reimbursement and professional development. Perks include Colorado Employee Assistance Program (CSEAP) counseling wellness credit union membership and employee discount program. Visit CDOT Benefits for details. Some positions may qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

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CDOTs strength is our people and our commitment to our people is to shape support and sustain the employee experience and ultimately create a supportive workplace where everyone regardless of gender race ethnicity religion national origin age sexual orientation gender identity citizenship status education disability socio-economic status or any other identity has the opportunity to thrive.

The eligible list created from this announcement may be used to fill current and future vacancies for a period of up to 6 months.

Description of Job

About the Position

This is a new Environmental Protection Specialist III position that will manage NEPA projects and act as a liaison to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) as well as to CDOTs Division of Transit and Rail (DTR) and CDOTs five operational regions to provide technical environmental and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) expertise for CDOTs projects with an initial focus on passenger rail corridor projects.

This position :

• Requires a high level of understanding of NEPA especially as it relates to rail transit and highway transportation projects.
• Applies knowledge and expertise in the areas of NEPA and pre-NEPA planning along with state and local environmental permitting documentation.
• Handles and provides guidance on complex high level NEPA clearances especially as it relates to a newer focus on passenger rail projects along with the FTA and FHWA projects.
• Handles and provides guidance on USDOT FRA FTA and FHWA environmental compliance requirements for complex corridor planning and large construction projects.
• Determines statewide programmatic environmental policies and procedures related to environmental compliance and project delivery on passenger rail projects and for FTA corridor projects.
• Creates guidelines to implement programs and policies.
• Develops and provides training to staff regarding FRA FTA and FHWA NEPA requirements and their differences from each other.
• Supervises professional consultants and outside agency agreements that integrate environmental programs with CDOTs mission of accelerating the environmental planning / compliance and project delivery process.
• Utilizes spatial technologies to inventory environmental resources assessing impacts on a corridor regional or statewide level and developing approaches for cumulative effects analysis at large temporal and spatial scales.
• Other job duties as assigned.

Work Environment :

Minimum Qualifications Substitutions Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Minimum Qualifications

Experience Only :

At least four (4) years of professional experience with a primary focus on environmental project management NEPA clearances pre-NEPA planning processes or environmental policy.

At least two (2) years of this experience must have a primary focus on environmental project management for transportation projects.

OR

Education and Experience :

Education from an accredited college or university with coursework in environmental science environmental studies environmental engineering natural resources management natural sciences or another field of study related to the duties of this position will be considered.

Please Note : The required experience must be substantiated within the work experience section of your application. See Resume statements on the application or resumes in lieu of a complete application may not be accepted. Additional information submitted after the closing date of this announcement will not be considered in the review of your addition part-time work will be prorated.

College Transcripts : If you are using education to qualify a legible copy of your official or unofficial college transcript(s) or an official foreign credential evaluation report must be submitted with your application. Transcripts must show the name of the school completed credit hours and (if applicable) that a degree was conferred. Transcripts from colleges or universities outside of the United States must have been assessed for U.S. equivalency by a NACES educational credential evaluation service. The credential evaluation report must be an official report. Failure to provide a transcript or official foreign credential evaluation report may result in your application being rejected and you will not be able to continue in the selection process for this position.

Conditions of Employment

Preferred Qualifications

The exceptional applicant will be an experienced NEPA Project Manager and will possess the proven ability or accomplishment in the following :

Supplemental Information

Applicant Checklist

Complete Applications must include the following documents :

Please note that you may redact information on your attachments that identifies your age date of birth or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.

Only complete applications submitted by the closing date for this announcement will be given consideration. Every effort must be made to submit all application materials by the announcement close date. Where unusual circumstances prevent timely acquisition of transcripts they must be submitted within five business days of the announcement close date. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Failure to submit properly completed documents by the closing date of this announcement may result in your application being rejected.

The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness.

The State is resolute in non-discriminatory practices in everything we do including hiring employment and advancement opportunities.

Notifications :

All correspondence regarding your status in the selection / examination process will be viaemail. Include your current workingemailaddress on your application and check your email frequently as you could receive time sensitive correspondence regarding this position. We highly recommend that you set up youremailto accept messages from and addresses. It is your responsibility to ensure that youremailwill accept these notices and / or review your junk mail and spam after you submit your application you should receive an email that confirms that you successfully submitted an application for this position. If you do not try submitting again until you receive the confirmation email. Be sure to also check your junk folder for email communications from the State of Colorados website.

The Hiring Process :

Transfer Non-Disciplinary Demotion or Reinstatement

If you believe that you are eligible to be considered as a transfer non-disciplinary demotion or reinstatement to this vacancy you must submit a completed application following the directions in this job announcement and you will be included in the selection process along with other qualified applicants. If you are the finalist for this position after the selection process Human Resources will confirm your eligibility to be appointed as a transfer non-disciplinary demotion or reinstatement applicant.

Employment Screening

If an applicant reaches the finalist stage of the hiring process the Colorado Department of Transportation may procure a consumer report and / or investigative consumer report on the applicant in connection with his / her application for employment purposes as defined under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. These reports may be obtained at any time after receipt of the applicants authorization. As part of the employment screening an applicant will be requested to disclose any deferred judgments and convictions as well as an explanation of the circumstances around any arrest or the event that a screening returns information that the applicant believes is not accurate he or she will have an opportunity to dispute the information with Accurate.

Accurate a consumer reporting agency will obtain the report for CDOT. Further information regarding Accurate including its privacy policy may be found online . Accurate is located at 200 Spectrum Center Drive Suite 1100 Irvine CA 92618.

The report may contain information bearing on the applicants character general reputation personal characteristics and mode of living. The information that may be included in the report includes social security number trace criminal records check public court records checks educational records and driving records checks . CDOTwill only request credit reports insofar as they relate to the position for which the applicant is applying. The information contained in the report will be obtained from private and / or public record sources. The applicant will have the right upon written request made within a reasonable time after receipt of a notice to request disclosure of the nature and scope of any investigative consumer report.

Appeal Rights

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director. An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email ( ) postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street 4th Floor Denver CO 80203) or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the departments action. For more information about the appeals process the official appeal form and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board go to ; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at 303.866.3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1 State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Directors Administrative Procedures Chapter 8 Resolution of Appeals and Disputes at under Rules.

ADAAAAccommodations

CDOT is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment our agency will assist individuals who have a disability as defined by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment including completing the application process interviewing completing any pre-employment testing or participating in the employee selection process and / or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position please direct your inquiries to .

Former State Employees

Former employees of the Colorado Department of Transportation System or any other State of Colorado Department or Agency who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose this information on his / her application.

ERIN (SAP # / PCR #63554)

Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

Program Management,Data Collection,Environmental Services,Industrial Cleaning,Root cause Analysis,OSHA,Project Management,Team Management,EPA,Leadership Experience,EHS,Manufacturing

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 88104 - 96900