DOE Regulatory Permitting & Technical Support Leader

Attainx Inc.; Richland (WA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

AttainX Inc. is seeking an experienced Regulatory Permitting and Technical Support professional to support the DOE Hanford Field Office environmental compliance programs.

The role requires a bachelor’s in physical or environmental sciences or engineering, or equivalent experience, plus extensive regulatory permitting and RCRA experience. You will review permits, develop strategies, and coordinate with regulators and stakeholders to ensure compliance at Hanford.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in physical science, environmental science, engineering or a related discipline or equivalent experience.
• 10 years of relevant experience (17 years total if using in lieu of bachelor’s degree).
• Experience in environmental regulatory permitting, including development, review, modification and implementation of permits and permit-related documentation.
• Demonstrated experience with RCRA permitting and regulatory compliance.
• Strong knowledge of environmental regulatory frameworks and ability to interpret/regulatory requirements.
• Experience evaluating regulatory impacts, implementation challenges and compliance strategies.
• Ability to review technical and regulatory documents for completeness, defensibility and compliance.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including ability to prepare clear technical comments and summaries.
• Ability to work with DOE, contractors and regulatory agencies.

Responsibilities

• Review RCRA permit, permit-related documents and environmental compliance program documents and provide technical, regulatory, and strategic recommendations.
• Support development, review and evaluation of permitting strategies, including regulatory risks and compliance impacts.
• Review permit applications and regulatory deliverables for technical adequacy and completeness.
• Coordinate and consolidate review comments from multidisciplinary stakeholders and support comment resolution.
• Participate in meetings, workshops, field walk-downs and regulatory discussions in support of permitting and compliance.
• Provide technical support during interactions with regulatory agencies including Ecology, Health and EPA.
• Review ECD regulatory permitting procedures to ensure requirements are current and implemented.
• Conduct regulatory analyses to determine applicability and impact of regulations on Hanford permitting and compliance.
• Support oversight and compliance evaluation activities, including templates, tracking tools and trend reporting.

Skills

RCRA permitting

Regulatory compliance

Environmental regulation

Technical writing

Stakeholder communication

DOE interactions

Regulatory analysis

10 years experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in physical science, environmental science, engineering or related discipline

Equivalent experience (7+ years in lieu of degree)

Job description

AttainX Inc. is seeking an experienced Regulatory Permitting and Technical Support professional to support the DOE Hanford Field Office environmental compliance programs.

The role requires a bachelor’s in physical or environmental sciences or engineering, or equivalent experience, plus extensive regulatory permitting and RCRA experience. You will review permits, develop strategies, and coordinate with regulators and stakeholders to ensure compliance at Hanford.