Marine Habitat Resource Specialist

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IM. Systems Group, Inc. (IMSG) www.imsg.com is currently seeking to hire a Marine Habitat Resource Specialist to provide support to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Restoration Center’s Southeast (RCSE) Team, based out of the Baton Rouge, LA office. The candidate is responsible for supporting short term and long term restoration planning activities and providing technical assistance and oversight expertise to support NOAA’s restoration activities funded through NOAA’s Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program (DARRP) in Louisiana. Key tasks include Natural Resource Damage Assessment restoration planning as well as identifying and evaluating marine and estuarine restoration projects that benefit marine fisheries and compensate the public for injuries to natural resources. Tasks also include providing technical support to NOAA’s Community-based Restoration Program (CRP) as needed.  Additional responsibilities include developing outreach material, written and oral communication for meetings and conferences, document drafting, and updating project databases and other reporting mechanisms.  

Duties:  

• General Support to the Damage Assessment, Remediation and Restoration Program (DARRP): Core responsibilities of this position will include supporting ongoing natural resource damage assessments for oil spill cases in the Gulf of Mexico. Responsibilities will focus on restoration planning, including supporting portions of injury assessment as needed, identifying appropriate types and scale of restoration projects to compensate the public for injuries to natural resources, drafting sections of NRDA documents, and overseeing projects.
• General Support to the Community-based Restoration Program (CRP):  Provide oversight of projects funded under the CRP by identifying projects within the Northern Gulf, providing technical assistance to local organizations in developing proposals and implementing restoration projects, and evaluating restoration projects throughout the Southeast Region for potential funding.
• Environmental Compliance: Develop and complete Federal Regulatory compliance documents (e.g. NEPA, ESA compliance) and provide assistance to funding applicants and recipients in complying with Federal, state, and local regulatory requirements.
• Outreach and Reporting: Conduct public outreach regarding NOAA funding opportunities and the progress and outcomes of funded projects. Assist with development of outreach materials and participate in public meetings. Enter and maintain project budget and accomplishment entries and in the RC’s databases for financial tracking and reporting GPRA performance measures to OMB and Congress. 

Qualifications:  

• Knowledge of biological sciences and techniques pertaining to ecology, marine and anadromous fisheries, and coastal aquatic habitats.
• Previous experience with work on restoration projects that demonstrate the knowledge of wetland restoration, shellfish restoration, and fish passage techniques and the ability to apply ecological principles to habitat restoration.
• Knowledge of the habitats and resources of the Gulf of Mexico, particularly Louisiana coastal watersheds, is required.
• Experience with NRDA, CERCLA, and OPA is desired, as well as determining the extent and magnitude of environmental injuries and lost services
• Experience with restoration and strategic planning activities is desired.
• Strong project management skills including project scheduling, budgeting, contract and/or grants management, and ability to handle multiple, concurrent, and competing projects and responsibilities.
• Applicant’s work experience and training must demonstrate their ability to perform field monitoring and assessment activities to identify and evaluate habitat restoration projects.
• Knowledge of federal, state and local regulations related to living marine resources and habitat restoration projects is required.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written, are essential.  Public speaking and technical writing skills and experience are preferred.
• Experience working in a government office is highly desirable.
• Experience with government document retention requirements.
• Graduate, or equivalent, full-performance level knowledge of the theories, principles and methods of a technical professional field and of a specialty within that field.
• Ability to define problems, perform background research, develop and execute a project plan, organize and evaluate results, and prepare reports of findings.
• Ability to work independently, reliable, self-starter, self-motivated and strong attention to detail are essential in completing the duties of this position satisfactorily
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). 
• Proficiency in computer use including email, electronic file management, and calendaring is important.  

To Apply:  

Please send your resume, contact information for three (3) references and a cover letter explaining how your qualifications meet the requirements of the position to jobs@imsg.com with the following subject heading: NOA01053-Marine Habitat Resource Specialist. The salary range for this position will be in the low 50k range to low 60k range and will be commensurate with experience.