Common use of Environmental Specialist Clause in Contracts

Environmental Specialist. NEPA Specialist II must have participated in the writing of a minimum of two (2) environmental documents in the past two (2) years (i.e., 11/2014-11/2016) for transportation projects which were approved as CEs, EAs, or XXXx. Additional duties include: perform environmental-related work activities and provide high-level expertise and technical support for multi-discipline areas of complex environmental studies for clearance of transportation activities. Bachelor’s degree in natural, physical/environmental sciences, history, architectural history or a related field and at least seven (7) years progressively responsible transportation experience. Graduate level education may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis. Directs data collection, review, and analysis Report preparation NEPA document review May serve as a professional head of a team May perform QA/QC Performs periodic site inspections Community Impact Analysis Expert shall be an expert in community impact analysis, with experience in land use/farmland issues; relocations; demographic analyses; social impacts; economic impacts; and environmental justice. The expert shall have completed a minimum of five (5) community impact analyses in the past five (5) years*. At least three (3) out of five (5) projects must be transportation related. Of the three (3) transportation related projects, two (2) must be for EAs or XXXx. Project experience shall entail actually performing community impact analyses, not managing a contract for such activities or managing an agency or organization performing such activities Analyze appropriate data for affected area to determine social/economic impacts. Identify changes/impacts to land use, land values and the local tax base to the business environment to include relocations, construction period impacts, accessibility issues and effects to employees and customers. Identify/estimate the number and type of residential relocations, and the availability of comparable replacement housing. Identify impacts to community cohesion and the effects to public facilities and services. Identify and address disproportionately high/adverse health and environmental impacts to minority populations and low-income populations. Confer with local authorities, civic leaders, social scientists and land planning/development specialists to evaluate development of transportation projects. Compile/analyze data on economic/social/physical factors affecting transportation projects. Evaluate proposed transportation projects and the potential impacts upon regional/community growth, the local economy, community issues such as employment, public facilities and services and minority and low income populations. Evaluate cumulative/indirect impacts of a transportation project. Xxxxxxxxx and Qualifications Task Descriptions Subject Matter Expert III Professional Archeologist shall meet the qualifications for a professional archeologist in the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards for Archeology and Historic Preservation (48 FR §44716) and the Texas Historical Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (13 TAC Chapter 26). The Professional Archeologist shall be eligible to obtain a Texas Antiquities Permit and shall have served at a supervisory level on a minimum of five (5) archeological surveys completed in the past seven (7) years for purposes of compliance under the National Historic Preservation Act (16 USC §470), the Antiquities Code of Texas (Title 9, Chapter 191, Texas Natural Resource Code), or an equivalent law in another state. For the purposes of this contract, surveys will be considered complete if the final report has been accepted by the SHPO of Texas or another state. Oversees planning, research, design, implementation, reporting, and completion of archeological investigations in compliance with State standards and Texas Antiquities Permit requirements. Geoscientist shall be qualified and licensed to practice geosciences within the State of Texas. The geologist shall have a bachelors or post-graduate degree in the natural science of geology from an accredited university. The geologist must also have training and experience in groundwater hydrology and related fields, or has demonstrated such qualifications by registration or licensing by state, professional certification, or has completed an accredited university program that enables that individual to make sound professional judgments regarding the identification of sensitive features located in the recharge zone or the transition zone. Geologists conducting assessments are expected to be licensed according to the provisions of Texas Geoscience Practice Act. In addition, the geologist should be familiar with standard karst, hydrology, and Xxxxxxx recharge zone literature. Conduct geologic assessments Perform Xxxxxxx Aquifer impact analysis Noise Analysis Expert shall have completed: a noise modeling, intensive course comparative to ENV 115 offered by TxDOT or an equivalent training course; a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in environmental studies, urban planning, civil or environmental engineering, or a related field; AND completed a minimum of two (2) traffic noise analyses in the past five (5) years (EA level or higher) (i.e., November 2011 through November 2016) for transportation projects. Perform traffic noise/data analysis Collect data Prepare reports General Field Biologist (GFB) shall be a field biologist qualified to perform desktop investigations for species potentially impacted by the project and habitat surveys for species that are not state or federally protected. The GFB shall have a bachelor’s degree in biology/related science. At a minimum, the GFB shall have completed and reported three (3) biology reports or habitat surveys in the last five (5) years*. Six (6) surveys are preferred. A minimum of three (3) of these projects must have been conducted in Texas. Conduct field work and data collection for protected species studies Data review and analysis Prepare reports Wetland Delineator shall have personally completed, not supervised, a minimum of four (4) delineations of waters of the United States, including wetlands within the last seven (7) years. All wetland delineations must have been verified or approved by the USACE to be considered complete. At least one of the delineations must have involved GPS data collection. A bachelor’s degree in an environmental, biological, or related field, or five (5) years of experience performing wetland delineations plus completion of a one-week USACE, Wetland Training Institute, or equivalent is required. Conduct field work Perform site reconnaissance and mapping Perform wetland determinations Perform wetland delineations, according to USACE requirements Collect data Perform data review and analysis Prepare reports Air Quality Expert shall have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in environmental studies, urban planning, civil or environmental engineering, or a related field. The Air Quality Expert shall have completed a minimum of three (3) air quality studies, including air modeling, in the past five (5) years* for transportation projects. Perform air quality modeling/data analysis Collect data Prepare reports Xxxxxxxxx and Qualifications Task Descriptions Subject Matter Expert II Professional Historian must meet qualifications for historians, architectural historians, or closely related professions such as cultural geographers, preservation planners or landscape historians, as defined in the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards for Archeology and Historic Preservation (48 FR §44716) and the Texas Historical Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (13 TAC Chapter 26). The Professional Historian shall have served at a supervisory level on a minimum of five reconnaissance or intensive surveys completed within the last five (5) years in accordance with the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 USC §470) and in compliance with §106 (Title 16, United States Code §470f). For purposes of this contract, surveys will be considered complete if the final report has been accepted by the SHPO of Texas or another state as meeting the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Identification, Documentation and Evaluation (36 CFR Part 61). Two (2) of the surveys must be transportation projects. Delineate APE for projects with potential to affect non-archeological historic properties. Conduct field surveys, photographic, written documentation on historic-age properties located within a project’s APE. Develop historic contexts to provide an organizational/thematic format for historic evaluation of properties. Determine National Register eligibility for identified historic properties. Evaluate the effect of projects on historic properties. Prepare historic documentation on affected properties. Integrate public involvement efforts with potential consulting parties such as County Historical Commissions and Certified Local Governments into the overall NEPA project efforts. Develop management and preservation plans for historic properties. Public Involvement Expert shall have planned and implemented a minimum of two (2) each: public comment programs and public hearings in the past five (5) years* in accordance with State regulations, to include publishing official notices, implementing other methods of notification, site selection, identifying/preparing exhibits, and all other tasks required for the hearing. Planning/implementation of public meetings (to include posting official notices, other methods of notification, site selection, identifying/preparing exhibits, and all other tasks required for the meeting) may be substituted for public hearings at a rate of two public meetings for one public hearing. Public meetings/hearings listed to demonstrate experience shall be held in compliance with state/federal laws/regulations requiring solicitation and consideration of public opinion. Experience shall entail actually planning and implementing public involvement activities/public contact activities, not managing a contract for such activities. Responsible for publishing official notices and implementing other methods of notification, site selection, identifying and preparing exhibits, and all other tasks required for arranging and holding public meetings and hearings. Nationwide or Individual Section 404 Permit Preparer shall have at least one year of experience in Section 404 permit determinations; prepared/submitted at least one Pre-Construction Notification for a Nationwide or other General Permit that has been verified by the USACE; and applied for and received at least one Individual Permit from Prepare and submit Nationwide and Individual Permits the USACE. All permits must be within the past five (5) years *

Environmental Specialist. NEPA Specialist II must have participated in the writing of a minimum of two (2) environmental documents in the past two (2) years (i.e., 11/2014-11/2016) for transportation projects which were approved as CEs, EAs, or XXXx. Additional duties include: perform environmental-related work activities and provide high-level expertise and technical support for multi-discipline areas of complex environmental studies for clearance of transportation activities. Bachelor’s degree in natural, physical/environmental sciences, history, architectural history or a related field and at least seven (7) years progressively responsible transportation experience. Graduate level education may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis. Directs data collection, review, and analysis Report preparation NEPA document review May serve as a professional head of a team May perform QA/QC Performs periodic site inspections Community Impact Analysis Expert shall be an expert in community impact analysis, with experience in land use/farmland issues; relocations; demographic analyses; social impacts; economic impacts; and environmental justice. The expert shall have completed a minimum of five (5) community impact analyses in the past five (5) years*. At least three (3) out of five (5) projects must be transportation related. Of the three (3) transportation related projects, two (2) must be for EAs or XXXx. Project experience shall entail actually performing community impact analyses, not managing a contract for such activities or managing an agency or organization performing such activities Analyze appropriate data for affected area to determine social/economic impacts. Identify changes/impacts to land use, land values and the local tax base to the business environment to include relocations, construction period impacts, accessibility issues and effects to employees and customers. Identify/estimate the number and type of residential relocations, and the availability of comparable replacement housing. Identify impacts to community cohesion and the effects to public facilities and services. Identify and address disproportionately high/adverse health and environmental impacts to minority populations and low-income populations. Confer with local authorities, civic leaders, social scientists and land planning/development specialists to evaluate development of transportation projects. Compile/analyze data on economic/social/physical factors affecting transportation projects. Evaluate proposed transportation projects and the potential impacts upon regional/community growth, the local economy, community issues such as employment, public facilities and services and minority and low income populations. Evaluate cumulative/indirect impacts of a transportation project. Xxxxxxxxx and Qualifications Task Descriptions Subject Matter Expert III Professional Archeologist shall meet the qualifications for a professional archeologist in the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards for Archeology and Historic Preservation (48 FR §44716) and the Texas Historical Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (13 TAC Chapter 26). The Professional Archeologist shall be eligible to obtain a Texas Antiquities Permit and shall have served at a supervisory level on a minimum of five (5) archeological surveys completed in the past seven (7) years for purposes of compliance under the National Historic Preservation Act (16 USC §470), the Antiquities Code of Texas (Title 9, Chapter 191, Texas Natural Resource Code), or an equivalent law in another state. For the purposes of this contract, surveys will be considered complete if the final report has been accepted by the SHPO of Texas or another state. Oversees planning, research, design, implementation, reporting, and completion of archeological investigations in compliance with State standards and Texas Antiquities Permit requirements. Geoscientist shall be qualified and licensed to practice geosciences within the State of Texas. The geologist shall have a bachelors or post-graduate degree in the natural science of geology from an accredited university. The geologist must also have training and experience in groundwater hydrology and related fields, or has demonstrated such qualifications by registration or licensing by state, professional certification, or has completed an accredited university program that enables that individual to make sound professional judgments regarding the identification of sensitive features located in the recharge zone or the transition zone. Geologists conducting assessments are expected to be licensed according to the provisions of Texas Geoscience Practice Act. In addition, the geologist should be familiar with standard karst, hydrology, and Xxxxxxx recharge zone literature. Conduct geologic assessments Perform Xxxxxxx Aquifer impact analysis Noise Analysis Expert shall have completed: a noise modeling, intensive course comparative to ENV 115 offered by TxDOT or an equivalent training course; a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in environmental studies, urban planning, civil or environmental engineering, or a related field; AND completed a minimum of two (2) traffic noise analyses in the past five (5) years (EA level or higher) (i.e., November 2011 through November 2016) for transportation projects. Perform traffic noise/data analysis Collect data Prepare reports General Field Biologist (GFB) shall be a field biologist qualified to perform desktop investigations for species potentially impacted by the project and habitat surveys for species that are not state or federally protected. The GFB shall have a bachelor’s degree in biology/related science. At a minimum, the GFB shall have completed and reported three (3) biology reports or habitat surveys in the last five (5) years*. Six (6) surveys are preferred. A minimum of three (3) of these projects must have been conducted in Texas. Conduct field work and data collection for protected species studies Data review and analysis Prepare reports Wetland Delineator shall have personally completed, not supervised, a minimum of four (4) delineations of waters of the United States, including wetlands within the last seven (7) years. All wetland delineations must have been verified or approved by the USACE to be considered complete. At least one of the delineations must have involved GPS data collection. A bachelor’s degree in an environmental, biological, or related field, or five (5) years of experience performing wetland delineations plus completion of a one-week USACE, Wetland Training Institute, or equivalent is required. Conduct field work Perform site reconnaissance and mapping Perform wetland determinations Perform wetland delineations, according to USACE requirements Collect data Perform data review and analysis Prepare reports Air Quality Expert shall have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in environmental studies, urban planning, civil or environmental engineering, or a related field. The Air Quality Expert shall have completed a minimum of three (3) air quality studies, including air modeling, in the past five (5) years* for transportation projects. Perform air quality modeling/data analysis Collect data Prepare reports Xxxxxxxxx and Qualifications Task Descriptions Subject Matter Expert II Professional Historian must meet qualifications for historians, architectural historians, or closely related professions such as cultural geographers, preservation planners or landscape historians, as defined in the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards for Archeology and Historic Preservation (48 FR §44716) and the Texas Historical Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (13 TAC Chapter 26). The Professional Historian shall have served at a supervisory level on a minimum of five reconnaissance or intensive surveys completed within the last five (5) years in accordance with the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 USC §470) and in compliance with §106 (Title 16, United States Code §470f). For purposes of this contract, surveys will be considered complete if the final report has been accepted by the SHPO of Texas or another state as meeting the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Identification, Documentation and Evaluation (36 CFR Part 61). Two (2) of the surveys must be transportation projects. Delineate APE for projects with potential to affect non-archeological historic properties. Conduct field surveys, photographic, written documentation on historic-age properties located within a project’s APE. Develop historic contexts to provide an organizational/thematic format for historic evaluation of properties. Determine National Register eligibility for identified historic properties. Evaluate the effect of projects on historic properties. Prepare historic documentation on affected properties. Integrate public involvement efforts with potential consulting parties such as County Historical Commissions and Certified Local Governments into the overall NEPA project efforts. Develop management and preservation plans for historic properties. Public Involvement Expert shall have planned and implemented a minimum of two (2) each: public comment programs and public hearings in the past five (5) years* in accordance with State regulations, to include publishing official notices, implementing other methods of notification, site selection, identifying/preparing exhibits, and all other tasks required for the hearing. Planning/implementation of public meetings (to include posting official notices, other methods of notification, site selection, identifying/preparing exhibits, and all other tasks required for the meeting) may be substituted for public hearings at a rate of two public meetings for one public hearing. Public meetings/hearings listed to demonstrate experience shall be held in compliance with state/federal laws/regulations requiring solicitation and consideration of public opinion. Experience shall entail actually planning and implementing public involvement activities/public contact activities, not managing a contract for such activities. Responsible for publishing official notices and implementing other methods of notification, site selection, identifying and preparing exhibits, and all other tasks required for arranging and holding public meetings and hearings. Nationwide or Individual Section 404 Permit Preparer shall have at least one year of experience in Section 404 permit determinations; prepared/submitted at least one Pre-Construction Notification for a Nationwide or other General Permit that has been verified by the USACE; and applied for and received at least one Individual Permit from Prepare and submit Nationwide and Individual Permits the USACE. All permits must be within the past five (5) years ** Prepare and submit Nationwide and Individual Permits

Environmental Specialist. NEPA Specialist II must have participated in the writing of a minimum of two (2) environmental documents in the past two (2) years (i.e., 11/2014-11/2016,from June 2015 through June 2017) for transportation projects which were approved as CEs, EAs, or XXXx. Additional duties include: perform environmental-related work activities and provide high-level expertise and technical support for multi-multi- discipline areas of complex environmental studies for clearance of transportation activities. Bachelor’s degree in natural, physical/environmental sciences, history, architectural history or a related field and at least seven (7) years progressively responsible transportation experience. Graduate level education may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis. Directs data collection, review, and analysis Report preparation NEPA document review May serve as a professional head of a team May perform QA/QC Performs periodic site inspections Community Impact Analysis Expert shall be an expert in community impact analysis, with experience in land use/farmland issues; relocations; demographic analyses; social impacts; economic impacts; and environmental justice. The expert shall have completed a minimum of five (5) community impact analyses in the past five years (5) years*i.e.,from June 2012 through June 2017). At least three (3) out of five (5) projects must be transportation related. Of the three (3) transportation related projects, two (2) must be for EAs or XXXx. Project experience shall entail actually performing community impact analyses, not managing a contract for such activities or managing an agency or organization performing such activities Analyze appropriate data for affected area to determine social/economic impacts. Identify changes/impacts to land use, land values and the local tax base to the business environment to include relocations, construction period impacts, accessibility issues and effects to employees and customers. Identify/estimate the number and type of residential relocations, and the availability of comparable replacement housing. Identify impacts to community cohesion and the effects to public facilities and services. Identify and address disproportionately high/adverse health and environmental impacts to minority populations and low-low- income populations. Confer with local authorities, civic leaders, social scientists and land planning/development specialists to evaluate development of transportation projects. Compile/analyze data on economic/social/physical factors affecting transportation projects. Evaluate proposed transportation projects and the potential impacts upon regional/community growth, the local economy, community issues such as employment, public facilities and services and minority and low income populations. Evaluate cumulative/indirect impacts of a transportation project. DocuSign Envelope ID: 4752518C-4424-4800-A370-37F1574D7CC0 Xxxxxxxxx and Qualifications Task Descriptions Subject Matter Expert III Professional Archeologist shall meet the qualifications for a professional archeologist in the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards for Archeology and Historic Preservation (48 FR §44716) and the Texas Historical Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (13 TAC Chapter 26). The Professional Archeologist shall be eligible to obtain a Texas Antiquities Permit and shall have served at a supervisory level on a minimum of five (5) archeological surveys completed in the past seven years (7i.e.,from June 2010 through June 2017) years for purposes of compliance under the National Historic Preservation Act (16 USC §470), the Antiquities Code of Texas (Title 9, Chapter 191, Texas Natural Resource Code), or an equivalent law in another state. For the purposes of this contract, surveys will be considered complete if the final report has been accepted by the SHPO of Texas or another state. Oversees planning, research, design, implementation, reporting, and completion of archeological investigations in compliance with State standards and Texas Antiquities Permit requirements. Geoscientist shall be qualified and licensed to practice geosciences within the State of Texas. The geologist shall have a bachelors or post-graduate degree in the natural science of geology from an accredited university. The geologist must also have training and experience in groundwater hydrology and related fields, or has demonstrated such qualifications by registration or licensing by state, professional certification, or has completed an accredited university program that enables that individual to make sound professional judgments regarding the identification of sensitive features located in the recharge zone or the transition zone. Geologists conducting assessments are expected to be licensed according to the provisions of Texas Geoscience Practice Act. In addition, the geologist should be familiar with standard karst, hydrology, and Xxxxxxx recharge zone literature. Conduct geologic assessments Perform Xxxxxxx Aquifer impact analysis Noise Analysis Expert shall have completed: a noise modeling, intensive course comparative to ENV 115 offered by TxDOT or an equivalent training course; a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in environmental studies, urban planning, civil or environmental engineering, or a related field; AND and completed a minimum of two (2) traffic noise analyses in the past five (5) years (EA level or higher) (i.e., November 2011 ,from June 2012 through November 2016June 2017) for transportation projects. Perform traffic noise/data analysis Collect data Prepare reports General Field Biologist (GFB) shall be a field biologist qualified to perform desktop investigations for species potentially impacted by the project and habitat surveys for species that are not state or federally protected. The GFB shall have a bachelor’s degree in biology/related science. At a minimum, the GFB shall have completed and reported three (3) biology reports or habitat surveys in the last five years (5) years*i.e.,from June 2012 through June 2017). Six (6) surveys are preferred. A minimum of three (3) of these projects must have been conducted in Texas. Conduct field work and data collection for protected species studies Data review and analysis Prepare reports DocuSign Envelope ID: 4752518C-4424-4800-A370-37F1574D7CC0 Wetland Delineator shall have personally completed, not supervised, a minimum of four (4) delineations of waters of the United States, including wetlands within the last seven years (7) yearsi.e.,from June 2010 through June 2017). All wetland delineations must have been verified or approved by the USACE to be considered complete. At least one of the delineations must have involved GPS data collection. A bachelor’s degree in an environmental, biological, or related field, or five (5) years of experience performing wetland delineations plus completion of a one-week USACE, Wetland Training Institute, or equivalent is required. Conduct field work Perform site reconnaissance and mapping Perform wetland determinations Perform wetland delineations, according to USACE requirements Collect data Perform data review and analysis Prepare reports Air Quality Expert shall have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in environmental studies, urban planning, civil or environmental engineering, or a related field. The Air Quality Expert shall have completed a minimum of three (3) air quality studies, including air modeling, in the past five years (5i.e.,from June 2012 through June 2017) years* for transportation projects. Perform air quality modeling/data analysis Collect data Prepare reports DocuSign Envelope ID: 4752518C-4424-4800-A370-37F1574D7CC0 Xxxxxxxxx and Qualifications Task Descriptions Subject Matter Expert II Professional Historian must meet qualifications for historians, architectural historians, or closely related professions such as cultural geographers, preservation planners or landscape historians, as defined in the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards for Archeology and Historic Preservation (48 FR §44716) and the Texas Historical Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (13 TAC Chapter 26). The Professional Historian shall have served at a supervisory level on a minimum of five reconnaissance or intensive surveys completed within the last five years (5i.e.,from June 2012 through June 2017) years in accordance with the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 USC §470) and in compliance with §106 (Title 16, United States Code §470f). For purposes of this contract, surveys will be considered complete if the final report has been accepted by the SHPO of Texas or another state as meeting the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Identification, Documentation and Evaluation (36 CFR Part 61). Two (2) of the surveys must be transportation projects. Delineate APE for projects with potential to affect non-archeological historic properties. Conduct field surveys, photographic, written documentation on historic-age properties located within a project’s APE. Develop historic contexts to provide an organizational/thematic format for historic evaluation of properties. Determine National Register eligibility for identified historic properties. Evaluate the effect of projects on historic properties. Prepare historic documentation on affected properties. Integrate public involvement efforts with potential consulting parties such as County Historical Commissions and Certified Local Governments into the overall NEPA project efforts. Develop management and preservation plans for historic properties. Public Involvement Expert shall have planned and implemented a minimum of two (2) each: public comment programs and public hearings in the past five years (5i.e.,from June 2012 through June 2017) years* in accordance with State regulations, to include publishing official notices, implementing other methods of notification, site selection, identifying/preparing exhibits, and all other tasks required for the hearing. Planning/implementation of public meetings (to include posting official notices, other methods of notification, site selection, identifying/preparing exhibits, and all other tasks required for the meeting) may be substituted for public hearings at a rate of two public meetings for one public hearing. Public meetings/hearings listed to demonstrate experience shall be held in compliance with state/federal laws/regulations requiring solicitation and consideration of public opinion. Experience shall entail actually planning and implementing public involvement activities/public contact activities, not managing a contract for such activities. Responsible for publishing official notices and implementing other methods of notification, site selection, identifying and preparing exhibits, and all other tasks required for arranging and holding public meetings and hearings. Nationwide or Individual Section 404 Permit Preparer shall have at least one year of experience in Section 404 permit determinations; prepared/submitted at least one Pre-Pre- Construction Notification for a Nationwide or other General Permit that has been verified by the USACE; and applied for and received at least one Individual Permit from Prepare and submit Nationwide and Individual Permits the USACE. All permits must be within the past five years (5) years *i.e.,from June 2012 through June 2017). Prepare and submit Nationwide and Individual Permits DocuSign Envelope ID: 4752518C-4424-4800-A370-37F1574D7CC0

Environmental Specialist. NEPA Specialist II must have participated in the writing of a minimum of two (2) environmental documents in the past two (2) years (i.e., 11/2014-11/2016) for transportation projects which were approved as CEs, EAs, or XXXx. Additional duties include: perform environmental-related work activities and provide high-level expertise and technical support for multi-discipline areas of complex environmental studies for clearance of transportation activities. Bachelor’s degree in natural, physical/environmental sciences, history, architectural history or a related field and at least seven (7) years progressively responsible transportation experience. Graduate level education may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis. Directs data collection, review, and analysis Report preparation NEPA document review May serve as a professional head of a team May perform QA/QC Performs periodic site inspections Community Impact Analysis Expert shall be an expert in community impact analysis, with experience in land use/farmland issues; relocations; demographic analyses; social impacts; economic impacts; and environmental justice. The expert shall have completed a minimum of five (5) community impact analyses in the past five (5) years*. At least three (3) out of five (5) projects must be transportation related. Of the three (3) transportation related projects, two (2) must be for EAs or XXXx. Project experience shall entail actually performing community impact analyses, not managing a contract for such activities or managing an agency or organization performing such activities Analyze appropriate data for affected area to determine social/economic impacts. Identify changes/impacts to land use, land values and the local tax base to the business environment to include relocations, construction period impacts, accessibility issues and effects to employees and customers. Identify/estimate the number and type of residential relocations, and the availability of comparable replacement housing. Identify impacts to community cohesion and the effects to public facilities and services. Identify and address disproportionately high/adverse health and environmental impacts to minority populations and low-income populations. Confer with local authorities, civic leaders, social scientists and land planning/development specialists to evaluate development of transportation projects. Compile/analyze data on economic/social/physical factors affecting transportation projects. Evaluate proposed transportation projects and the potential impacts upon regional/community growth, the local economy, community issues such as employment, public facilities and services and minority and low income populations. Evaluate cumulative/indirect impacts of a transportation project. Xxxxxxxxx and Qualifications Task Descriptions Subject Matter Expert III Professional Archeologist shall meet the qualifications for a professional archeologist in the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards for Archeology and Historic Preservation (48 FR §44716) and the Texas Historical Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (13 TAC Chapter 26). The Professional Archeologist shall be eligible to obtain a Texas Antiquities Permit and shall have served at a supervisory level on a minimum of five (5) archeological surveys completed in the past seven (7) years for purposes of compliance under the National Historic Preservation Act (16 USC §470), the Antiquities Code of Texas (Title 9, Chapter 191, Texas Natural Resource Code), or an equivalent law in another state. For the purposes of this contract, surveys will be considered complete if the final report has been accepted by the SHPO of Texas or another state. Oversees planning, research, design, implementation, reporting, and completion of archeological investigations in compliance with State standards and Texas Antiquities Permit requirements. Geoscientist shall be qualified and licensed to practice geosciences within the State of Texas. The geologist shall have a bachelors or post-graduate degree in the natural science of geology from an accredited university. The geologist must also have training and experience in groundwater hydrology and related fields, or has demonstrated such qualifications by registration or licensing by state, professional certification, or has completed an accredited university program that enables that individual to make sound professional judgments regarding the identification of sensitive features located in the recharge zone or the transition zone. Geologists conducting assessments are expected to be licensed according to the provisions of Texas Geoscience Practice Act. In addition, the geologist should be familiar with standard karst, hydrology, and Xxxxxxx recharge zone literature. Conduct geologic assessments Perform Xxxxxxx Aquifer impact analysis Noise Analysis Expert shall have completed: a noise modeling, intensive course comparative to ENV 115 offered by TxDOT or an equivalent training course; a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in environmental studies, urban planning, civil or environmental engineering, or a related field; AND completed a minimum of two (2) traffic noise analyses in the past five (5) years (EA level or higher) (i.e., November 2011 through November 2016) for transportation projects. Perform traffic noise/data analysis Collect data Prepare reports General Field Biologist (GFB) shall be a field biologist qualified to perform desktop investigations for species potentially impacted by the project and habitat surveys for species that are not state or federally protected. The GFB shall have a bachelor’s degree in biology/related science. At a minimum, the GFB shall have completed and reported three (3) biology reports or habitat surveys in the last five (5) years*. Six (6) surveys are preferred. A minimum of three (3) of these projects must have been conducted in Texas. Conduct field work and data collection for protected species studies Data review and analysis Prepare reports Wetland Delineator shall have personally completed, not supervised, a minimum of four (4) delineations of waters of the United States, including wetlands within the last seven (7) years. All wetland delineations must have been verified or approved by the USACE to be considered complete. At least one of the delineations must have involved GPS data collection. A bachelor’s degree in an environmental, biological, or related field, or five (5) years of experience performing wetland delineations plus completion of a one-week USACE, Wetland Training Institute, or equivalent is required. Conduct field work Perform site reconnaissance and mapping Perform wetland determinations Perform wetland delineations, according to USACE requirements Collect data Perform data review and analysis Prepare reports Air Quality Expert shall have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in environmental studies, urban planning, civil or environmental engineering, or a related field. The Air Quality Expert shall have completed a minimum of three (3) air quality studies, including air modeling, in the past five (5) years* for transportation projects. Perform air quality modeling/data analysis Collect data Prepare reports Xxxxxxxxx and Qualifications Task Descriptions Subject Matter Expert II Professional Historian must meet qualifications for historians, architectural historians, or closely related professions such as cultural geographers, preservation planners or landscape historians, as defined in the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards for Archeology and Historic Preservation (48 FR §44716) and the Texas Historical Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (13 TAC Chapter 26). The Professional Historian shall have served at a supervisory level on a minimum of five reconnaissance or intensive surveys completed within the last five (5) years in accordance with the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 USC §470) and in compliance with §106 (Title 16, United States Code §470f). For purposes of this contract, surveys will be considered complete if the final report has been accepted by the SHPO of Texas or another state as meeting the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Identification, Documentation and Evaluation (36 CFR Part 61). Two (2) of the surveys must be transportation projects. Delineate APE for projects with potential to affect non-archeological historic properties. Conduct field surveys, photographic, written documentation on historic-age properties located within a project’s APE. Develop historic contexts to provide an organizational/thematic format for historic evaluation of properties. Determine National Register eligibility for identified historic properties. Evaluate the effect of projects on historic properties. Prepare historic documentation on affected properties. Integrate public involvement efforts with potential consulting parties such as County Historical Commissions and Certified Local Governments into the overall NEPA project efforts. Develop management and preservation plans for historic properties. Public Involvement Expert shall have planned and implemented a minimum of two (2) each: public comment programs and public hearings in the past five (5) years* in accordance with State regulations, to include publishing official notices, implementing other methods of notification, site selection, identifying/preparing exhibits, and all other tasks required for the hearing. Planning/implementation of public meetings (to include posting official notices, other methods of notification, site selection, identifying/preparing exhibits, and all other tasks required for the meeting) may be substituted for public hearings at a rate of two public meetings for one public hearing. Public meetings/hearings listed to demonstrate experience shall be held in compliance with state/federal laws/regulations requiring solicitation and consideration of public opinion. Experience shall entail actually planning and implementing public involvement activities/public contact activities, not managing a contract for such activities. Responsible for publishing official notices and implementing other methods of notification, site selection, identifying and preparing exhibits, and all other tasks required for arranging and holding public meetings and hearings. Nationwide or Individual Section 404 Permit Preparer shall have at least one year of experience in Section 404 permit determinations; prepared/submitted at least one Pre-Construction Notification for a Nationwide or other General Permit that has been verified by the USACE; and applied for and received at least one Individual Permit from Prepare and submit Nationwide and Individual Permits the USACE. All permits must be within the past five (5) years *reports

Environmental Specialist. NEPA Specialist II must have participated in the writing of a minimum of two (2) environmental documents in the past two (2) years (i.e., 11/2014-11/2016) for transportation projects which were approved as CEs, EAs, or XXXx. Additional duties include: perform environmental-related work activities and provide high-level expertise and technical support for multi-discipline areas of complex environmental studies for clearance of transportation activities. Bachelor’s degree in natural, physical/environmental sciences, history, architectural history or a related field and at least seven (7) years progressively responsible transportation experience. Graduate level education may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis. Directs data collection, review, and analysis Report preparation NEPA document review May serve as a professional head of a team May perform QA/QC Performs periodic site inspections Community Impact Analysis Expert shall be an expert in community impact analysis, with experience in land use/farmland issues; relocations; demographic analyses; social impacts; economic impacts; and environmental justice. The expert shall have completed a minimum of five (5) community impact analyses in the past five (5) years*. At least three (3) out of five (5) projects must be transportation related. Of the three (3) transportation related projects, two (2) must be for EAs or XXXx. Project experience shall entail actually performing community impact analyses, not managing a contract for such activities or managing an agency or organization performing such activities Analyze appropriate data for affected area to determine social/economic impacts. Identify changes/impacts to land use, land values and the local tax base to the business environment to include relocations, construction period impacts, accessibility issues and effects to employees and customers. Identify/estimate the number and type of residential relocations, and the availability of comparable replacement housing. Identify impacts to community cohesion and the effects to public facilities and services. Identify and address disproportionately high/adverse health and environmental impacts to minority populations and low-income populations. Confer with local authorities, civic leaders, social scientists and land planning/development specialists to evaluate development of transportation projects. Compile/analyze data on economic/social/physical factors affecting transportation projects. Evaluate proposed transportation projects and the potential impacts upon regional/community growth, the local economy, community issues such as employment, public facilities and services and minority and low income populations. Evaluate cumulative/indirect impacts of a transportation project. Xxxxxxxxx and Qualifications Task Descriptions Subject Matter Expert III Professional Archeologist shall meet the qualifications for a professional archeologist in the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards for Archeology and Historic Preservation (48 FR §44716) and the Texas Historical Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (13 TAC Chapter 26). The Professional Archeologist shall be eligible to obtain a Texas Antiquities Permit and shall have served at a supervisory level on a minimum of five (5) archeological surveys completed in the past seven (7) years for purposes of compliance under the National Historic Preservation Act (16 USC §470), the Antiquities Code of Texas (Title 9, Chapter 191, Texas Natural Resource Code), or an equivalent law in another state. For the purposes of this contract, surveys will be considered complete if the final report has been accepted by the SHPO of Texas or another state. Oversees planning, research, design, implementation, reporting, and completion of archeological investigations in compliance with State standards and Texas Antiquities Permit requirements. Geoscientist shall be qualified and licensed to practice geosciences within the State of Texas. The geologist shall have a bachelors or post-graduate degree in the natural science of geology from an accredited university. The geologist must also have training and experience in groundwater hydrology and related fields, or has demonstrated such qualifications by registration or licensing by state, professional certification, or has completed an accredited university program that enables that individual to make sound professional judgments regarding the identification of sensitive features located in the recharge zone or the transition zone. Geologists conducting assessments are expected to be licensed according to the provisions of Texas Geoscience Practice Act. In addition, the geologist should be familiar with standard karst, hydrology, and Xxxxxxx recharge zone literature. Conduct geologic assessments Perform Xxxxxxx Aquifer impact analysis Noise Analysis Expert shall have completed: a noise modeling, intensive course comparative to ENV 115 offered by TxDOT or an equivalent training course; a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in environmental studies, urban planning, civil or environmental engineering, or a related field; AND completed a minimum of two (2) traffic noise analyses in the past five (5) years (EA level or higher) (i.e., November 2011 through November 2016) for transportation projects. Perform traffic noise/data analysis Collect data Prepare reports General Field Biologist (GFB) shall be a field biologist qualified to perform desktop investigations for species potentially impacted by the project and habitat surveys for species that are not state or federally protected. The GFB shall have a bachelor’s degree in biology/related science. At a minimum, the GFB shall have completed and reported three (3) biology reports or habitat surveys in the last five (5) years*. Six (6) surveys are preferred. A minimum of three (3) of these projects must have been conducted in Texas. Conduct field work and data collection for protected species studies Data review and analysis Prepare reports Wetland Delineator shall have personally completed, not supervised, a minimum of four (4) delineations of waters of the United States, including wetlands within the last seven (7) years. All wetland delineations must have been verified or approved by the USACE to be considered complete. At least one of the delineations must have involved GPS data collection. A bachelor’s degree in an environmental, biological, or related field, or five (5) years of experience performing wetland delineations plus completion of a one-week USACE, Wetland Training Institute, or equivalent is required. Conduct field work Perform site reconnaissance and mapping Perform wetland determinations Perform wetland delineations, according to USACE requirements Collect data Perform data review and analysis Prepare reports Air Quality Expert shall have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in environmental studies, urban planning, civil or environmental engineering, or a related field. The Air Quality Expert shall have completed a minimum of three (3) air quality studies, including air modeling, in the past five (5) years* for transportation projects. Perform air quality modeling/data analysis Collect data Prepare reports Xxxxxxxxx and Qualifications Task Descriptions Subject Matter Expert II Professional Historian must meet qualifications for historians, architectural historians, or closely related professions such as cultural geographers, preservation planners or landscape historians, as defined in the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards for Archeology and Historic Preservation (48 FR §44716) and the Texas Historical Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (13 TAC Chapter 26). The Professional Historian shall have served at a supervisory level on a minimum of five reconnaissance or intensive surveys completed within the last five (5) years in accordance with the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 USC §470) and in compliance with §106 (Title 16, United States Code §470f). For purposes of this contract, surveys will be considered complete if the final report has been accepted by the SHPO of Texas or another state as meeting the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Identification, Documentation and Evaluation (36 CFR Part 61). Two (2) of the surveys must be transportation projects. Delineate APE for projects with potential to affect non-archeological historic properties. Conduct field surveys, photographic, written documentation on historic-age properties located within a project’s APE. Develop historic contexts to provide an organizational/thematic format for historic evaluation of properties. Determine National Register eligibility for identified historic properties. Evaluate the effect of projects on historic properties. Prepare historic documentation on affected properties. Integrate public involvement efforts with potential consulting parties such as County Historical Commissions and Certified Local Governments into the overall NEPA project efforts. Develop management and preservation plans for historic properties. Public Involvement Expert shall have planned and implemented a minimum of two (2) each: public comment programs and public hearings in the past five (5) years* in accordance with State regulations, to include publishing official notices, implementing other methods of notification, site selection, identifying/preparing exhibits, and all other tasks required for the hearing. Planning/implementation of public meetings (to include posting official notices, other methods of notification, site selection, identifying/preparing exhibits, and all other tasks required for the meeting) may be substituted for public hearings at a rate of two public meetings for one public hearing. Public meetings/hearings listed to demonstrate experience shall be held in compliance with state/federal laws/regulations requiring solicitation and consideration of public opinion. Experience shall entail actually planning and implementing public involvement activities/public contact activities, not managing a contract for such activities. Responsible for publishing official notices and implementing other methods of notification, site selection, identifying and preparing exhibits, and all other tasks required for arranging and holding public meetings and hearings. Nationwide or Individual Section 404 Permit Preparer shall have at least one year of experience in Section 404 permit determinations; prepared/submitted at least one Pre-Pre- Construction Notification for a Nationwide or other General Permit that has been verified by the USACE; and applied for and received at least one Individual Permit from Prepare and submit Nationwide and Individual Permits the USACE. All permits must be within the past five (5) years ** Prepare and submit Nationwide and Individual Permits