Christopher Gates

Sr Environmental Scientist @Cherokee Nation Businesses

This position assists with the U.S. Air Force’s Environmental Restoration Program. The Air Force Civil Engineering Center (AFCEC), headquartered in San Antonio, TX, is responsible for providing responsive, flexible full-spectrum installation engineering services. AFCEC missions include facility investment planning, design and construction, operations support, real property management, energy support, environmental compliance and restoration, and audit assertions, acquisition, and program management. Essential duties and responsibilities includes the following-Supports the Air Force environmental restoration program management processes -Provides environmental investigation and remediation contract oversight -Gives safety briefings and accompanying remediation contractors into controlled areas and provides controlled area safety briefings-Develops statements of work and independent government estimates for environmental investigation and remediation contracts -Reviews investigation and remediation of contractor’s deliverables including work plans, investigation reports, and recurring performance reports -Conducts data gap analysis using ERPIMS data and submits Data Gap reports -Develops and refines current year and out-year project requirements to move sites toward site closure -Reviews environmental investigation and remediation project schedules -Updates Management Action Plans, Community Relations Plans, and other general Installation documents with the latest site cleanup information and status -Assists with technical presentations to Air Force stakeholders in coordination with a variety of project stakeholders, and -Interacts and correspondence with installation and AFCEC program managers.