Marine Habitat Resource Specialist

I.M. Systems Group, Inc. (IMSG) (www.imsg.com), a Federal Government Contractor located in Rockville, Maryland is currently seeking to hire a Marine Habitat Resource Specialist to work at the NOAA Office of Habitat Conservation’s (OHC) Restoration Center (RC) location in Silver Spring, MD. 

The qualified candidate will support the Deepwater Horizon Spill (DWH) restoration planning and implementation and be part of the DWH Restoration Team and will assist in identifying, developing, and implementing restoration concepts and projects associated with the DWH oil spill. Overnight travel may be required for this position. The candidate will also be responsible for supporting short term and long term restoration planning activities and providing technical assistance, administrative support, and expertise to support NOAA’s restoration activities funded through NOAA’s Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program (DARRP).

The NOAA Restoration Center (RC) is located in the Office of Habitat Conservation (within NOAA Fisheries Service).  The RC is responsible for restoring the nation’s coastal, marine and migratory fish habitat. Through the Restoration Center’s core programs (Community-based Restoration Program, Damage Assessment, Remediation and Restoration Program, Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act, Open Rivers Initiative, Great Lakes Habitat Restoration Program), work is conducted with hundreds of partners including non-governmental organization, states, Tribes, local governmental agencies, and other Federal agencies to collaboratively provide financial assistance and technical expertise needed to restore our coastal and marine environment.