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Watershed Planner

Watershed Planner
ID:	AWV-035	Location:	ANY CITY/TBD	Program:	ACE
Wage/Hr:	$34.99	Hours/Week:	16	Minimum Age:	55
For over 25 years, National Experienced Workforce Solutions (NEW Solutions) has specialized in connecting experienced workers (ages 55+) with full-time and part-time job opportunities that support the critical missions of Federal Agencies across the United States. NEW Solutions connects experienced workers (ages 55+) with the Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS). These are experienced professionals who provide technical and professional assistance to the Department of Agriculture for the Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services (ACES) Program. Benefits: Paid Health Insurance Premium for positions budgeted at 60+ hours per pay period, Accrued Vacation and Sick Leave, Paid Federal Holidays, and optional Vision and Dental Insurance available for positions budgeted at 35+ hours per pay period. Positions listed here do not guarantee employment for any definite period. Enrollment in the Experienced Worker Programs administered by NEW Solutions is temporary. The enrollment relationship between NEW Solutions and the Enrollee is an ?at-will? relationship. This means that an Enrollee is free to terminate enrollment at any time during the enrollment period, and NEW Solutions and the Agency have the right to terminate the relationship with the Enrollee. PLEASE NOTE: An ?ACES Enrollee? is not a federal employee, nor an employee of NEW Solutions. An ?ACES Enrollee? is a participant in a grant program established through a Cooperative Agreement funded by the USDA-NRCS and administered by NEW Solutions. This opportunity applies to applicants legally eligible to work in the United States.
Qualifications: Minimum of 10 year(s) of experience in Project Management with a focus on environmental application. OR BA/BS Degree in Environmental Science; Biological Sciences; Environmental Engineering; Ecology. Experience required with Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint ArcGIS Duties: Provides programmatic assistance to the ASTC for Water Resources related to the administration and implementation of Water Resources for West Virginia. Serves as Project Manager for Watershed Program Planning Projects. Duties include but are not limited to establishing and ensuring adherence to project timelines, scheduling and attending meetings with units of local governments and other stakeholders, attending public meetings, and documenting project actions for the administrative file according to policy and procedures. 40% Works with State Office staff to ensure that NRCS watershed and area-wide planning complies with laws relating to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, other public laws, and executive orders relating to watershed and program neutral planning. 30% Assist in preparing specifications and Scopes of Work for planning work. 10% Works with State Office staff in correlating data for preparing budgets and budget estimates for watershed and rehabilitation planning. 10% Assists with eligibility determination in the field for Emergency Watershed Program (EWP) protection measures. Assembles necessary Damage Survey Report (DSR) documentation. 10% Other: annual information system security, anti-harassment, and civil rights training. Travel Requirements: Occasional travel to satisfy the duties of the position. Overnight travel: Field visits for EWP assessments; travel to meet with stakeholders in the project areas; meeting with contractors in the field to assess watershed Physical requirements: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

NEW Solutions is committed to promoting equal opportunity and to an environment free from discrimination and harassment in any form administering Experienced Worker Programs under cooperative agreements with federal agencies. It is NEW Solutions' policy to comply with all applicable laws that provide equal opportunity and to prohibit unlawful discrimination in enrolling participants in the federal programs.