Environmental and Historic Preservation Liaison

Job Description
AECOM is looking for full-time Environmental and Historic Preservation (EHP) Liaisons to to support a contract with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance (PA) Program supporting FEMA’s four Consolidated Resource Centers (CRC). This work is 100% remote and is based on the contingencies listed in the minimum requirements and additional information below.
Project Overview:  FEMA’s PA Program provides supplemental funding to state and local governments and eligible private nonprofits, Indian tribal governments, and Alaska Native villages for disaster-related debris removal, emergency protective measures, and restoration of damaged infrastructure.  AECOM will support these efforts by providing FEMA a wide range of technical and program management services to support four CRCs processing grant applications and validating/preparing damage description and dimensions, scopes of work, and cost estimates and conducting compliance reviews across multiple disasters.
Position Description: The EHP Liaisons conducts EHP reviews on Public Assistance (PA) grant applications for disaster recovery projects in the completed, standard, and specialized lanes within FEMA’s PA delivery model.  The EHP Liaison will identify and resolve Special Considerations issues pertaining to environmental, floodplain management, and historic preservation laws, regulations, and Executive Orders prior to initiation of disaster-related work. The CRC EHP Liaison is responsible for maintaining communication with EHP staff in the field to ensure EHP considerations are identified, documented, and communicated to the appropriate parties.  The EHP Liaison will document and address EHP inquiries from CRC PA Staff; coordinate and communicate with appropriate stakeholders to address project-specific questions as needed. The EHP Liaison must attend daily stand-up meetings and complete required daily, weekly, and monthly reports.
A successful CRC EHP Liaison will focus on remaining customer‐centric throughout the delivery of PA to Applicants. This includes having and maintaining knowledge of applicable EHP laws, regulations, and Executive Orders, time management skills, excellent communications skills and technical aptitude. More specifically, the performance of CRC EHP Liaison is evaluated on the following:
Early identification and appropriate communication of EHP emerging issues areas of concern.
Provision of accurate and timely information on EHP considerations to CRC PA staff.
Ongoing coordination and communication with PA and EHP staff in the JFO and CRC.
Achieving performance objectives established by the Lane Manager
 
The EHP Liaison will use FEMA’s Grants Manager (GM) system.  FEMA’s Grants Manager system is used to assign and track actions throughout PA project development, and to collect all PA project-related information and documents, including correspondence.
Specific EHP Specialist requirements by discipline:
Environmental Specialist
Assist FEMA with actions taken for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other environmental laws
Identify documents and agreements that could expedite compliance (e.g., Programmatic Category Exclusions)
Prepare Environmental Assessments when needed for NEPA compliance
Prepare Biological Assessments when needed for Endangered Species Act compliance
Floodplain Management Specialist
Obtain existing resources that can be used to facilitate reviews (e.g., Flood Insurance Rate Maps, Advisory Base Flood Elevations, Floodplain Information Reports, high water mark determinations, and remote sensing data)
Conduct reviews of projects in the floodplain in accordance with the eight-step process defined in 44 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 9
Assist FEMA with actions taken for compliance with Executive Order 11988
Historic Preservation Specialist
Exchange information on potential historic impacts with State Historic Preservation Officer, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, State emergency management staff, or tribal government personnel
Assist FEMA with actions taken for compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act, Sections 106 and 110
Ensure compliance with 36 CFR Part 800