D3 Air and Space Operations has an opening for a part-time Airspace and Environmental Planning Expert.

Position Type: Part-time. Annual hours are variable based on customer needs and the meeting and event calendar.

Location: Remote / telework, United States, with travel to airspace events, public scoping meetings, and hearings.

Clearance: Active Secret security clearance granted by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) required at start.

Anticipated Start Date: 30 September 2026

Position Summary

Provide senior subject matter expertise for the Air National Guard Special Use Airspace (SUA) program, from concept through charting, including the full range of environmental documentation supporting airspace actions.

Key Responsibilities

Perform technical review and produce regulatory compliance documentation for permanent and temporary ANG SUA actions (PWS 5.1.2).
Evaluate field-submitted Test and Training Space Needs Statements (T/TSNS), Descriptions of Proposed Action and Alternatives (DOPAA), Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements, Aeronautical Proposals, and FAA coordination forms; deliver finalized drafts in accordance with FAA and Air Force regulation.
Support site visits - typically eight events per year averaging five days each - for public scoping and public hearings; deliver post-visit assessments within 10 business days.
Support up to twelve Airspace Integrated Process Team meetings per year: agenda development, technical review of airspace and range proposals, issue tracking, and meeting notes (PWS 5.1.3).
Review and document ANG Wing responses for Airspace Mission Sustainment Readiness Reports per AFI 90-2001; evaluate mitigation strategies and support mitigation response team calls, SAF/IEI MST meetings, and program reviews - up to 12 Wing MSRR evaluations and up to 6 mitigation strategy reports per year (PWS 5.1.4).
Perform Obstruction Evaluation/Airport Airspace Analysis (OE/AAA) and Mission Compatibility Analysis Tool (MCAT) reviews, delivering up to 10 impact reports and 10 MCAT summaries per year; consolidate impact statements from the OSD Clearinghouse, SAF/IEI, and state units.

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