We are accepting applications through 11/30/25

About the Position

This is a new Environmental Protection Specialist III position  that will manage NEPA projects and act as a liaison to the Federal  Railroad Administration (FRA), the Federal Transit Administration (FTA),  and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), as well as to CDOT’s  Division of Transit and Rail (DTR) and CDOT’s five operational regions  to provide technical environmental and National Environmental Policy Act  (NEPA) expertise for CDOT’s projects, with an initial focus on  passenger rail corridor projects.

This position:

• Requires  a high level of understanding of NEPA, especially as it relates to  rail, transit, and highway transportation projects.

• Applies  knowledge and expertise in the areas of NEPA and pre-NEPA planning,  along with state and local environmental permitting documentation.

• Handles  and provides guidance on complex, high level NEPA clearances,  especially as it relates to a newer focus on passenger rail projects,  along with the FTA and FHWA projects.

• Handles  and provides guidance on USDOT, FRA, FTA, and FHWA environmental  compliance requirements for complex corridor planning and large  construction projects.

• Determines  statewide programmatic environmental policies and procedures related to  environmental compliance and project delivery on passenger rail  projects and for FTA corridor projects.

• Creates guidelines to implement programs and policies.

• Develops and provides training to staff regarding FRA, FTA, and FHWA NEPA requirements and their differences from each other.

• Supervises  professional consultants and outside agency agreements that integrate  environmental programs with CDOT's mission of accelerating the  environmental planning/compliance and project delivery process.

• Utilizes  spatial technologies to inventory environmental resources, assessing  impacts on a corridor, regional, or statewide level, and developing  approaches for cumulative effects analysis at large temporal and spatial  scales.

• Other job duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience Only:

• At least eight (8) years of experience in environmental science,  environmental engineering, natural resources management, or natural  sciences, which included:
  At least four (4) years of professional experience with a primary focus on  environmental project management, NEPA clearances, pre-NEPA planning  processes, or environmental policy.At  least two (2) years of this experience must have a primary focus on  environmental project management for transportation projects.

OR

Education and Experience:

• A combination of relevant education and experience equal to at least eight (8) years.Education from an accredited college or university with coursework in environmental science, environmental studies, environmental engineering, natural resources management, natural sciences, or another field of  study related to the duties of this position will be considered.
  Experience with a primary focus on environmental project management, NEPA  clearances, pre-NEPA planning processes, or environmental policy will be  considered. This must include at least two (2) years of experience with  a primary focus on environmental project management for transportation  projects.