Regional Environmental Permitting Lead

Socket.dev; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Mariana Minerals is hiring a Regional Permitting and Compliance Environmental Engineer to own permitting execution and compliance across the U.S. mining, processing and refining sites, reporting to Global Environmental Permitting Lead.

The role requires deep experience with NEPA, multi‑jurisdictional rules, EMS implementation, and liaison with federal/state agencies, plus leading due diligence and sustainability contributions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Environmental Engineering, Civil/Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Geology, or related field.
• 7+ years of U.S. environmental permitting and compliance experience in mining, energy, or large infrastructure.
• Hands-on familiarity with multijurisdictional U.S. environmental regulatory framework and agency navigation.
• Direct experience with NEPA EA/EIS processes and coordination with agencies.
• Experience implementing or auditing Environmental Management Systems (EMS).
• Strong technical writing, agency negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute permitting roadmaps across federal, state, and local agencies for all project sites in the U.S. portfolio.
• Manage NEPA EA/EIS workstreams with agency and consultant teams from scoping to ROD.
• Integrate permitting requirements into FEL 1–3 and detailed design with engineering teams.
• Serve as primary contact with federal and state agencies across projects.
• Implement and audit EMS at project sites and manage mandated reporting.
• Oversee ongoing compliance for air, water, stormwater, waste, EPCRA across sites.
• Lead environmental due diligence for acquisitions and new developments.
• Contribute data to ESG reporting and identify continuous-improvement opportunities.

Skills

Environmental permitting

NEPA/EA/EIS

Agency relations

EMS implementation

Stakeholder management

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Environmental/Civil Engineering

Job description

Mariana Minerals is hiring a Regional Permitting and Compliance Environmental Engineer to own permitting execution and compliance across the U.S. mining, processing and refining sites, reporting to Global Environmental Permitting Lead.

The role requires deep experience with NEPA, multi‑jurisdictional rules, EMS implementation, and liaison with federal/state agencies, plus leading due diligence and sustainability contributions.