Regional Environmental Permitting & Compliance Engineer

Mariana Minerals; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mariana Minerals seeks a Regional Permitting and Compliance Environmental Engineer to own permitting execution and compliance across its U.S. mining, processing, and refining sites.

You will manage the full permitting lifecycle from FEL 1–3 through operations, serving as the main contact with federal, state, and local agencies. In the near term you will cover the entire US portfolio, with a transition to regional ownership as the portfolio grows, leading NEPA workstreams, EMS implementation, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Environmental Engineering, Civil/Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Geology, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute permitting roadmaps across federal, state, and local agencies for all project sites in Mariana's current U.S. portfolio.
• Manage NEPA EA/EIS workstreams in coordination with BLM and third-party consultants — from scoping and public comment through Record of Decision (ROD).
• Integrate permitting requirements into FEL 1–3 and detailed design, working with engineering teams to align environmental commitments with schedule and budget.
• Serve as primary point of contact with federal agencies (BLM, USACE, EPA, USFWS) and state/local agencies (e.g., RRC, DNR/MPCA, DEQ, UDEQ/DOGM, CalEPA, county/municipal authorities).
• Implement and audit Environmental Management Systems (EMS) at project sites and manage ongoing air, water, stormwater, waste, and EPCRA compliance.

Skills

Regulatory leadership

Agency negotiation

Stakeholder management

Technical writing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or master's in Environmental Engineering

Job description

Mariana Minerals seeks a Regional Permitting and Compliance Environmental Engineer to own permitting execution and compliance across its U.S. mining, processing, and refining sites.

You will manage the full permitting lifecycle from FEL 1–3 through operations, serving as the main contact with federal, state, and local agencies. In the near term you will cover the entire US portfolio, with a transition to regional ownership as the portfolio grows, leading NEPA workstreams, EMS implementation, and