Environmental Protection Specialist

Environmental Protection Specialist

The Opportunity:

As an environmental protection specialist, you understand that sustaining natural resources, protecting cultural heritage, and ensuring environmental compliance are essential to installation readiness and long‑term mission success. That’s why we need an experienced environmental professional like you who can apply analytical skills, regulatory knowledge, and technical judgment to support critical Marine Corps environmental programs.

On our team, you’ll help manage and support environmental compliance, natural resource stewardship, and cultural resources protection from beginning to end while collaborating with senior leadership. Specifically, you’ll conduct environmental and cultural resource field assessments, compile measurements and testing data, and contribute to environmental and cultural resource planning documentation aligned with federal, state, and DoD requirements.

In this role, you’ll closely impact installation management by validating environmental and cultural resource conditions, identifying risks or hazards, and preparing documentation used to inform installation decision‑making. Through coordination with environmental managers, cultural resource specialists, Public Works, and engineering staff, you’ll ensure environmental and cultural resource practices remain compliant, sustainable, and aligned with Marine Corps policies. With mentoring, exposure to challenging projects, and opportunities to learn new tools and skills, we focus on growing as a team to make the best solutions for our customers.

Work with us as we support projects that protect environmental quality, preserve cultural resources, and strengthen infrastructure for the better.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• Experience conducting environmental or cultural resource field assessments, including data collection, facility condition review, or site documentation
• Experience drafting environmental or cultural resource documentation, including assessment reports, environmental review inputs, or compliance materials
• Experience supporting environmental or cultural resource programs within a federal or military installation environment
• Knowledge of environmental and cultural resource laws, regulations, and practices such as NEPA, NHPA or Section 106, endangered species protection, and installation environmental policies
• Ability to interpret field conditions, environmental hazards, regulatory requirements, and compliance criteria, and synthesize them into structured assessments
• Ability to coordinate with installation‑level stakeholders to support documentation, environmental planning, cultural resource review, or condition assessment activities
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of experience supporting environmental programs, natural resource management, cultural resource compliance, or environmental condition assessments, or Master’s degree and 5+ years of experience supporting environmental programs, natural resource management, cultural resource compliance, or environmental condition assessments

Nice If You Have:

• Experience supporting Marine Corps commands, Navy commands, or other DoD environmental or cultural resource organizations
• Experience drafting environmental review documents, cultural resource evaluations, impact analyses, or Facilities Condition Assessment (FCA) inputs
• Knowledge of environmental compliance practices tied to natural resource stewardship, cultural resource protection, and NEPA or Section 106 processes
• Ability to use GIS, BUILDER SMS, environmental compliance tracking systems, or facility condition assessment tools
• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Biology, Ecology, Environmental Engineering, Cultural Resource Management, or a related field preferred; Master’s degree in Environmental Science, Biology, Ecology, Environmental Engineering, Cultural Resource Management, or a related field a plus
• PMP, CFM, CEP, or equivalent Environmental or Compliance Certification

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.