Senior Permitting Manager

Keish Environmental Is Hiring: Senior Permit Specialist

Are you an experienced environmental professional passionate about shaping the future of sustainable infrastructure? Keish Environmental invites you to join our team as a Senior Permit Specialist, working on one of the nation’s most transformative projects: California High-Speed Rail.

About the Role

As a Senior Permit Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring compliance with environmental laws and regulations for the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s (Authority) Program Delivery group. You’ll work on permitting processes under the Clean Water Act, Porter-Cologne, NEPA/CEQA, and State and federal endangered species acts, guiding projects through environmental clearance and construction-phase compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and advise on permitting processes, including:
  • 401 Water Quality Certifications (RWQCB)
  • 404 Permits (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
  • CDFW Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreements
  • NPDES permits, including the Construction General Permit (CGP)
• Collaborate with Authority staff, legal counsel, and team members to ensure compliance with State and federal environmental laws.
• Provide expert guidance on stormwater compliance and water quality regulations (QSP/QSD certification preferred).
• Draft and review clear, concise, and legally defensible documents. (A writing sample will be required.)

What You Bring

• 10–15 years of experience in environmental services, permitting, or a related field.
• In-depth familiarity with the Clean Water Act and extensive experience working with California regulatory agencies.
• Preferred knowledge of MS4 compliance and NPDES regulations.
• Exceptional writing, analytical, and communication skills.
• Proven ability to navigate complex permitting processes and manage multiple priorities effectively.

Why Keish Environmental?

At Keish Environmental, we are committed to driving environmentally responsible infrastructure development. You’ll join a team of experts dedicated to shaping a more sustainable future while working on one of the most ambitious transportation projects in the United States.

Position Details

• Location: Based in California with travel to project offices and sites as required.
• Full-Time: On-site collaboration with a dedicated team of professionals.

Keish Environmental is a small, woman-owned business offering environmental compliance, stormwater and construction/program management services. The company is headquartered in San Jose, California, with an additional office in Oakland, California. We are a customer-focused company founded to meet the growing need for environmental management systems on large infrastructure projects.

The firm specializes in ensuring regulatory permit conditions, stormwater quality requirements, and environmental document mitigations are implemented in the field to allow smooth construction project delivery. Keish’s practical approach to field oversight and relationships with regulators at the Regional Water Quality Control Board, CA Department of Fish and Wildlife, Corps of Engineers, and NOAA Fisheries helps contractors stay in compliance, and complete work on budget and on schedule.

At Keish Environmental, the greatest challenges provide the biggest rewards. Each day, your drive and creative ideas will be providing solutions that help build a better tomorrow. Whether it is the pride that comes with accomplishment, personal growth or making a difference in the world, you will discover true success in a career that brings out the best in you at Keish Environmental.

Keish Environmental is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

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Salary : $130,000 - $150,000