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Position summary
Support NOAA's Directed Take Program in processing scientific research, enhancement, and photography permit applications under the MMPA and ESA, including environmental analyses, public/stakeholder communication, system migration, and records management.
Key responsibilities
· Review permit and authorization applications; coordinate with applicants; conduct analyses; respond to public comments; and draft required documents.
· Support NEPA analyses and ESA consultations associated with permit issuance.
· Evaluate scientific literature and agency information concerning impacts, mitigation, and monitoring for marine-mammal activities.
· Communicate program policies, requirements, and issues to applicants, the public, Federal agencies, NOAA programs, and leadership.
· Assist migration to a new permit application/management system through bug testing, user acceptance testing, QA/QC, and manual data entry.
· Support hardcopy and electronic records cleanup, FOIA requests, and organized records management.
Required qualifications
· Bachelor's degree in marine biology, wildlife biology, environmental science, natural-resource management, or a related field.
· At least 8 years of directly relevant professional experience meeting Scientific Services Level 2.
· Experience with protected-species permits, regulatory review, environmental compliance, or comparable scientific authorization processes.
· Strong analytical writing, customer communication, document-quality review, and workload-tracking skills.
· Ability to support database testing, precise data entry, records management, and FOIA-related activities.
Preferred qualifications
· Direct experience with MMPA Section 104 and ESA Section 10(a)(1)(A) permits.
· NOAA APPS or another permitting/case-management platform.
· NEPA documentation, ESA consultation, UAT, or Federal records-management experience.
Employment conditions
· Full-time unless otherwise specified; baseline schedule assumes a standard 40-hour workweek. Overtime is not anticipated and requires advance written Government authorization.
· Offsite and hybrid work are subject to COR/Government approval. Candidate must be available to work onsite at NOAA/NMFS/OPR, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD, when requested.
· Limited CONUS travel may be required. Candidate must maintain U.S. work authorization, pass required background/security processing, obtain a DOC badge as applicable, and complete mandatory NOAA training.
· Final compensation will depend on directly relevant experience, education, specialized expertise, location, benefits, work schedule, and contract constraints.
Pay: $92,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
