What are the responsibilities and job description for the Regulatory Specialist II position at Resource Environmental Solutions LLC?
Overview
RES is seeking a Regulatory Specialist II with at least 2 years of experience to support our Sacramento, CA office.
The mission: RES is operating in a unique and inspiring industry. You will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to shape RES’ West Region with your work! How? Armed with the knowledge of existing local, State, and federal regulatory processes, you will support efforts relevant to required regulatory authorizations for ecological restoration projects, including preparing permit applications and supporting documentation, and coordinating regulatory analyses and graphics with our GIS specialists.
What your day-to-day might look like?
80% of the time you will be working on permitting applications and participating in project coordination. Working with the Regional team of project managers, ecologists, engineers, construction managers, and GIS specialists, you will be drafting and compiling technical documents and reports in support of permitting applications for submittal to the relevant regulatory agencies. You will be interpreting and applying data and concepts including ecological data, cultural resource information, construction methods and protocols, compliance measures and ecosystem restoration design plans ensuring applications include project-specific details and analysis to support a complete application submittal in support of obtaining regulatory authorizations coinciding with Project milestones. Be ready to showcase your technical writing skills, as well as knowledge of data analysis and organization during the interview process!
20% of your time will be spent participating in internal team meetings – at the office and in virtual meetings, you will be participating in team meetings discussing project progress, timelines, critical path tasks, and other topics relevant to entitling and permitting restoration and/or mitigation projects.
Please note that this is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities that this position entails.
Qualifications
We would love to speak with you if you have many of the following:
- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences, Ecology or Biology, Environmental Policy, Planning, or a closely related field
- 2 years of experience in environmental permitting, jurisdictional determinations, and technical report writing
- Knowledge of environmental policy and regulations including those under the Federal Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404/401, California Fish and Game Code and California State water Resource Control Board Policies and Regulations
- Knowledge of endangered species regulations in California
- Ability to interpret restoration design plans and other engineering design and details
What will make you stand out?
- GIS Experience
- Experience conducting ecological assessments
- Experience conducting aquatic resource delineations, vegetation surveys and/or hydrological monitoring
- Existing positive professional resource agency relationships
- Master’s Degree in a Biology, Ecology, Environmental Science, or similar discipline
Salary: $71,500 - $96,500
VEVRAA Federal Contractor
RES is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Salary : $71,500 - $96,500
