About this role
Position Description & Qualifications
Environmental Specialist Mid HI, TO647(35534)
This position is contingent upon contract award, customer approval, and the availability of funding. The final scope, responsibilities, work location, schedule, position requirements, and employment start date may change based on final contract requirements.
Are you looking for an Environmental Specialist role where you can directly shape installation compliance, conservation, and environmental risk management? Join Serco and Team KIRA in supporting the 647th Civil Engineer Squadron (647 CES) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH).
As a Mid-Level Environmental Specialist, you will support the transition of environmental records, facility documentation, and compliance programs from Navy systems into Air Force authoritative repositories. Your work will help ensure environmental information is accurate, organized, and available to support compliance, Activity Management Plans (AMPs), project development, and installation decision-making.
You will manage environmental compliance and conservation activities, coordinate with regulators and mission partners, support hazardous material requirements, conduct inspections and field assessments, and provide environmental input for facility and infrastructure projects.
Why Join Serco and Team KIRA?
- Support environmental stewardship and mission readiness across Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
- Help establish a high-integrity baseline of environmental records, compliance documentation, and program data.
- Provide defensible environmental recommendations that support installation planning and decision-making.
- Collaborate with an integrated team supporting the transition of environmental, facility, utility, and real property programs from Navy oversight to Air Force stewardship.
As a Mid-Level Environmental Specialist, you will:
- Manage day-to-day environmental compliance, conservation, stewardship, and sustainability activities in accordance with applicable federal, state, Department of Defense, and Air Force requirements.
- Identify environmental compliance risks, required actions, mitigation measures, and abatement needs.
- Prepare technical environmental program documentation and support compliance reviews.
- Provide environmental planning input for facility, utility, and infrastructure projects to help integrate environmental requirements early in project development.
- Lead the transfer, validation, organization, and upload of environmental documentation from Navy systems into Air Force repositories, including NexGen IT and SharePoint.
- Ensure transferred records comply with Air Force records management standards and support environmental program audits, quality reviews, and installation decision-making.
- Coordinate with regulators, host and tenant organizations, mission partners, and community groups.
- Develop and review environmental permits, regulatory submittals, compliance actions, and response packages for notices of violation.
- Conduct internal environmental inspections and maintain inspection criteria, schedules, and checklists.
- Perform fieldwork involving water, soil, asbestos, lead-based paint, wildlife, and environmental hazard assessments.
- Document inspection and assessment findings and track corrective actions through closure.
- Complete or validate hazardous material survey reports and develop environmental condition assessments for abatement or remediation projects.
- Conduct weekly environmental data collection and analysis.
- Prepare technical reports, briefings, and visual media products for program stakeholders.
- Support environmental documentation required for Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) deliverables, including Activity Management Plan inputs, DD Form 1391 environmental components, and project development packages.
- Other duties may be assigned.
To be successful in this role, you’ll have:
- A bachelor’s degree from an accredited United States institution in environmental science, environmental engineering, biology, chemistry, or a related natural science field.
- At least three years of experience supporting military facilities or infrastructure.
- At least five years of environmental program management experience.
- The ability to obtain and maintain a Tier 1 background investigation and Common Access Card (CAC) for access to Air Force systems.
- The ability to comply with applicable Air Force environmental, safety, operations security, cybersecurity, Non-classified Internet Protocol Router Network (NIPRNet) user, and records management requirements.
- The ability to conduct environmental inspections, assessments, sampling, and other required fieldwork.
- Strong technical writing, data analysis, documentation, and stakeholder coordination skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- A current U.S. Department of Defense Secret security clearance.
- Experience developing environmental project plans, specifications, cost estimates, and mitigation strategies.
- Experience conducting hazardous material surveys, supporting abatement oversight, and performing environmental data quality reviews.
- Familiarity with GeoBase, Spatial Data Standards for Facilities, Infrastructure, and Environment (SDSFIE), or military installation mapping requirements.
- Experience performing Geographic Information System (GIS) data validation, topology checks, attribute reviews, or metadata maintenance.
- Experience with ACES, NexGen IT, TRIRIGA, BUILDER, PAVER, SharePoint, or similar systems.
- Experience with data migration, public works, installation planning, or civil engineering datasets.
- Experience preparing environmental inputs for Activity Management Plans, DD Form 1391 documentation, or military facility project development packages.
Location and Schedule
This proposed position is expected to be performed on-site at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Current Hawaii residency is preferred. The anticipated schedule is Monday through Friday during normal business hours.
Additional Requirements
- The selected candidate must obtain and maintain the required background investigation, credentials, and access to Air Force systems.
- The selected candidate must comply with applicable environmental, safety, operations security, cybersecurity, network use, and records management policies.
Company Overview
Serco Inc. (Serco) is the Americas division of Serco Group, plc. In North America, Serco’s 9,000+ employees strive to make an impact every day across 100+ sites in the areas of Defense, Citizen Services, and Transportation. We help our clients deliver vital services more efficiently while increasing the satisfaction of their end customers. Serco serves every branch of the U.S. military, numerous U.S. Federal civilian agencies, the Intelligence Community, the Canadian government, state, provincial and local governments, and commercial clients. While your place may look a little different depending on your role, we know you will find yours here. Wherever you work and whatever you do, we invite you to discover your place in our world. Serco is a place you can count on and where you can make an impact because every contribution matters.
To review Serco benefits please visit: https://careers.serco-na.com/us/en/what-we-offer . If you require an accommodation with the application process please email: [email protected] or call the HR Service Desk at 800-628-6458, option 1. Please note, due to EEOC/OFCCP compliance, Serco is unable to accept resumes by email.
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Serco is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
Pay Transparency
Our Total Rewards package includes competitive pay, performance-based incentives, and benefits that promote well-being and work-life balance—so you can thrive both professionally and personally. Eligible employees also gain access to a wide range of benefits from comprehensive health coverage and health savings accounts to retirement plans, life and disability insurance, and time-off programs that support work-life balance. Program availability may vary based on factors such as contract type, location, hire date, and applicable collective bargaining agreements.
Salary range: The range for this position can be found at the top of this posting. This range is provided as a general guideline and represents a good faith estimate across all experience levels. Actual base salary will be determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to, the scope of the role, relevant experience, job-related knowledge, education and training, key skills, and geographic market considerations. For roles available in multiple states, the range may vary to reflect differences in local labor markets. In addition to base salary, eligible positions may include other forms of compensation such as annual bonuses or long-term incentive opportunities.
Benefits – Comprehensible benefits for full-time employees (part-time employees receive a limited package tailored to their role):
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Robust vacation and sick leave benefits, and flexible work arrangements where permitted by role or contract
401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds
Tuition reimbursement program
Life insurance and disability coverage
Optional coverages that can be purchased, including pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
Employee Assistance Plan
To review all Serco benefits please visit: https://careers.serco-na.com/us/en/about-us .
Serco complies with all applicable state and local leave laws, including providing time off under the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act for eligible Colorado residents, in alignment with our policies and benefit plans. The application window for this position is for no more than 60 days. We encourage candidates to apply promptly after the posting date, as the position may close earlier if filled or if the application volume exceeds expectations. Please submit applications exclusively through Serco’s external (or internal) career site. If an applicant has any concerns with job posting compliance, please send an email to: [email protected] .