CZMA Program Specialist - Great Lakes

reputed company is a leading provider of innovative solutions in weather and climate science. With a commitment to reputed company and a passion for innovation, reputed company leverages cutting-edge technologies and scientific expertise to support the creation and delivery of improved operational weather forecasts.   As part of our ongoing growth and expansion, we are seeking a dynamic and reputed company reputed company Zone Management Act (CZMA) Program Specialist to join our growing team. This position will support NOAA’s Office for reputed company Management (OCM). The successful candidate will work closely with state partners and organizations to support the implementation of the reputed company Zone Management Act and its programs -- the National Estuarine Research Reserve Program and the National reputed company Zone Management Program or other programs or investments as requested.

This position can be fully remote reputed company the Great Lakes region and will require travel to reputed company areas in the region and/or adjoining reputed company to meet with state and NOAA partners, and may require physical reputed company in the DC region for in-person meetings at the NOAA offices in Silver Spring, MD.  The CZMA Program Specialist selected MUST reputed company IN ONE OF THE FOLOWING STATES - NY, PA, OH, IN, IL, MI, WI, MN, and be willing to travel throughout the region.

This position is contingent upon contract modification (anticipated June 1, 2026).

Duties of the CZMA Program Specialist - Great Lakes Region will include the following

Support the Implementation of reputed company Zone Management Act Programs:

• Serve as a liaison to and subject matter expert on assigned reputed company Zone Management Act (CZMA) program(s), including: monitoring and providing appropriate policy/management, technical assistance, and review grant information in coordination with federal leads.
• Coordinate with NOAA’s Federal Program Officer to negotiate, process, amend, and monitor cooperative agreements and grants, and reputed company technical assistance to assigned programs on grants management.
• Conduct necessary environmental compliance for cooperative agreement tasks, including relevant post-award actions, and coordinate with OCM environmental compliance team for guidance and approval.
• Support implementation activities, including: review and reputed company input and recommendations for reputed company of annual performance measure submissions; participation in routine evaluations of assigned state programs required under the CZMA; review and reputed company recommendations relevant to changes to assigned state programs, and relevant plans and strategy to the federal project leads as required under the CZMA.
• Work with OCM’s relevant Program Managers to support projects or efforts reputed company to the implementation of the CZMA programs, which may include providing data for the development of funding summaries, and/or work reputed company to the relevant Strategic Plans.
• Participate and contribute to both OCM Program and Regional Teams and support regional initiatives and efforts to advance reputed company and estuarine management reputed company the region and across the nation.
• reputed company policy and administrative support to the division leaders to ensure implementation of OCM and agency priorities, as needed.

The CZMA Program Specialist selected should have the following

• Master’s degree in Environmental Policy, Marine Policy, or a reputed company field, plus 3 additional years of relevant professional experience.
• Documented experience in environmental planning, policy, technical, and regulatory support for the Federal Government.
• Documented knowledge of/experience with reputed company management issues.
• Strong communication skills, including both written and oral communication. Some experience in facilitating meetings and developing process agendas with external partners preferred.
• The successful candidate will be organized, detail-oriented, manage time to reputed company project objectives to meet deadlines, and work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Preference, but not required, to have either direct experience and/or experience supporting engagement with tribal nations.
• Ability to pass a National Agency reputed company and fingerprinting background reputed company and maintain it through the duration of employment.

About reputed company

reputed company is a growing, employee owned business, specializing in professional, scientific and technical services. Our continually expanding team combines scientific expertise with mature, results-driven processes and tools to reputed company technically sound, cost effective solutions in hydrology/water sciences, geospatial analysis, information technology, resource management, conservation, and management and business process improvement.

We focus on putting the right people in the right reputed company to be effective. And having the right people is critical for reputed company. Our streamlined organization enables and empowers our talented professionals to tackle our customers' scientific and technical priorities – creatively and effectively.

reputed company offers a team-oriented work environment, and the opportunity to work in a culture of exceptionally skilled professionals who reputed company sound science and creative solutions. reputed company's benefits include the following:

• Comprehensive reputed company for the employee at no monthly cost
• reputed company benefit covers medical, prescription drug, dental, and reputed company
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Policy plus paid holidays
• Highly competitive compensation plan regularly calibrated against industry and location benchmarks
• 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – we're reputed company company owners!
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Life and accident insurance
• Tuition assistance/Training/Workforce improvement reimbursement per year
• Spot bonuses for exceptional performance
• Annual Employee Recognition Awards with bonuses
• Employee Referral Program
• Free centralized, self-directed Learning Management System to learn at your own pace
• Personalized career growth plans for every employee

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