Base Realignment and Closure SME

About the Role

Provide advanced environmental execution and technical expertise for Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC), environmental restoration, and property transfer programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Review administrative records and initial environmental baseline surveys.
• Locate parcels and confirm boundaries, land use history, and the age and condition of current and former facilities.
• Evaluate environmental conditions and prepare Supplemental Environmental Baseline Surveys (SEBS), Findings of Suitability to Transfer (FOST), and Findings of Suitability for Early Transfer (FOSET), as appropriate.
• Coordinate with BRAC Environmental Coordinators (BECs), attorneys, regulators, and program leadership to resolve issues and support property disposal and reuse.
• Apply extensive technical knowledge to develop solutions to complex environmental and transfer challenges, support adherence to applicable requirements, and protect human health and the environment.
• Work independently with limited direction.
• Mentor and supervise team members as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Experience reviewing environmental reports and interpreting environmental conditions associated with individual property parcels.
• Experience with soil, groundwater, or environmental risk assessments, including perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), underground storage tank (UST), or Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) contamination.
• Ability to assess whether soil, groundwater, or air conditions may affect a parcel, and determine whether additional investigation or land use controls are needed.
• Ability to review administrative records and initial environmental baseline surveys, locate transfer parcels, confirm boundaries and parcel history, and identify facilities, building ages, and potential lead-based paint or asbestos concerns.
• Ability to prepare SEBS, FOST, and FOSET documents, with complete reference lists and traceable sources supporting the information presented.
• Ability to work with BECs to establish site conditions, parcel history, and status of Installation Restoration Program (IRP), MMRP, lead-based paint, polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), radioactive material, and PFAS sites.
• Ability to evaluate groundwater and environmental data, and prepare or review supporting figures and data.
• Ability to research sensitive, threatened, and endangered species, floodplains, archaeological resources, and significant environmental and cultural resource considerations.
• Ability to coordinate with attorneys, address their concerns and comments, and prepare responses that resolve regulator comments on environmental and transfer documentation.
• Bachelor’s degree.

Nice If You Have

• Experience supporting Air Force BRAC programs and the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC), including environmental restoration, site closure, property disposal, and reuse transition planning.
• Experience drafting SEBS, FOST, early transfer documents, and environmental information supporting deeds across multiple BRAC installations and large property transfer portfolios.
• Experience as a BEC or BRAC property transfer program manager, including tracking transfer goals, resolving schedule risks, coordinating with program leadership, and recommending paths forward for potential disputes or delays.
• Experience managing an MMRP portfolio, tracking site status, and coordinating safety considerations for restoration involving potential munitions and explosives of concern.
• Experience supporting environmental restoration contracts, including Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) duties, contractor coordination, cost schedules, and programming or funding documentation.
• Experience developing strategic plans, procedures, business cases, life cycle cost analyses, and cost-effective approaches to environmental site closure and property transfer, and using SharePoint and the Integrated Information Tool (IIT) to support restoration and property transfer programs.
• Experience with asbestos abatement, industrial hygiene surveys, UST management, hazardous waste, wastewater permits, and pollution prevention or hazardous materials spill response.
• Knowledge of CERCLA Section 120(h), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), occupational safety requirements, and Air Force environmental restoration guidance.
• Ability to prepare senior leadership briefings, provide environmental property transfer training, conduct site inspections, and coordinate with government personnel, contractors, regulators, and other stakeholders.
• Completion of Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) Training.

Compensation

The projected compensation range for this position is $77,500.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD).