Federal Agriculture Regulatory Rulemaking Lead

QMS Consulting; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

QMS Consulting seeks a Regulatory Specialist with direct experience drafting federal rules for an agriculture-based federal agency. The specialist will lead up to three proposed-rule efforts and turn public submissions into accurate, traceable issue summaries and writing support for policy decisions and potential final-rule responses.

Responsibilities include drafting issue summaries, managing comment reviews in FDMS, and delivering the public-comment analysis and Key Issues Matrix.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience drafting proposed or final federal rules for agriculture-based agency
• Knowledge of APA notice-and-comment process and Federal Register drafting conventions
• Experience organizing and summarizing public comments in FDMS or equivalent
• Ability to create precise issue analyses and matrices distinguishing substantive issues
• Strong editing and quality-review skills with Word/Excel deliverables
• Ability to work under short deadlines with cross-functional staff

Responsibilities

• Review proposed rule, docket, authority, and instructions; establish work plan and review gates
• Guide intake and screening of comments in FDMS and Regulations.gov
• Analyze comments for substantive arguments, form letters, and counts
• Draft and quality-review issue summaries, comment register, and matrices
• Help prepare agency-ready regulatory language and responses to comments
• Deliver analyses and matrices within 15 days after comment closes
• Attend weekly status meetings and document decisions and open issues

Skills

Rulemaking drafting

FDMS familiarity

Regulatory writing

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

QMS Consulting seeks a Regulatory Specialist with direct experience drafting federal rules for an agriculture-based federal agency. The specialist will lead up to three proposed-rule efforts and turn public submissions into accurate, traceable issue summaries and writing support for policy decisions and potential final-rule responses.

Responsibilities include drafting issue summaries, managing comment reviews in FDMS, and delivering the public-comment analysis and Key Issues Matrix.