Regulatory Permitting and Technical Specialist

Edgewater Technical Associates, LLC; Richland (WA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Edgewater Technical Associates, LLC seeks a Regulatory Permitting and Technical Specialist to support the DOE Hanford Field Office in Richland, WA. You will review permits, support permitting strategies, and coordinate regulatory comments to ensure compliance.

Responsibilities include interacting with state and federal agencies, analyzing regulatory changes, and developing reporting templates to track trends and corrective actions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 7+ years of relevant experience in environmental regulatory permitting and related documentation.
• Ten (10) years of relevant experience (17 years total if using in lieu of bachelor).
• 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 the ability to interpret and apply regulatory and statutory requirements.
• Experience in evaluating regulatory impacts, implementation challenges, and compliance strategies.
• Ability to review and assess technical and regulatory documents for completeness, defensibility, and compliance.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear technical comments, recommendations, and summary analyses.

Responsibilities

• Review permitting-related documents for technical adequacy and regulatory consistency.
• Support development and evaluation of permitting strategies and compliance impacts.
• Coordinate review comments from stakeholders and support resolutions.
• Participate in meetings, workshops, and field walk-downs for permitting activities.
• Provide technical support during interactions with regulatory agencies (e.g., Ecology, Health, EPA).
• Review procedures to ensure regulatory requirements are current and implemented.
• Conduct analyses to determine applicability of existing and proposed regulations.
• Develop templates, tracking tools, and summary reporting of trends and corrective actions.

Skills

RCRA permitting

Environmental regulatory permitting

Regulatory compliance

Written and verbal communication

Interfacing with regulatory agencies

Education

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

Equivalent experience: 7+ years in lieu of bachelor

Tools

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Edgewater Technical Associates is seeking qualified candidates for a Regulatory Permitting and Technical Specialist opportunity in Richland, WA for the DOE Hanford Field Office.

Position Overview

The Regulatory Permitting and Technical Specialist will provide general support for the Department of Energy (DOE) Hanford Field Office (HFO) Assistant Manager for Safety and Environment (AMSE) Environmental Compliance Division (ECD) in the following areas:

• 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 identification of regulatory risks, implementation issues, and compliance impacts.
• Review permit applications, permit modifications, regulatory deliverables, and associated documentation for technical adequacy, regulatory consistency, and completeness.
• Coordinate and consolidate review comments from multidisciplinary stakeholders and support comment resolution.
• Participate in meetings, technical workshops, field walk-downs, and regulatory discussions in support of permitting and compliance activities.
• Provide technical support during interactions with regulatory agencies, including the Washington State Department of Ecology, Washington State Department of Health, and US Environmental Protection Agency.
• Review ECD regulatory permitting procedures and oversight documents to ensure environmental and regulatory requirements are current, complete, and effectively implemented.
• Conduct regulatory analyses to determine the applicability and impact of existing, revised, and proposed environmental regulations on Hanford permitting and compliance activities.
• Support oversight and compliance evaluation activities, including development of templates, tracking tools, and summary reporting of trends, deviations, and corrective actions.

Education And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in physical science, environmental science, engineering, or a related discipline. In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, a minimum of seven (7) years of relevant experience is required as an equivalency.
• Ten (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 the ability to interpret and apply regulatory and statutory requirements.
• Experience in evaluating regulatory impacts, implementation challenges, and compliance strategies.
• Ability to review and assess technical and regulatory documents for completeness, defensibility, and compliance.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear technical comments, recommendations, and summary analyses.
• Ability to work effectively with DOE, contractors, and regulatory agencies.

Preferred Experience & Capabilities

• Direct experience in supporting DOE environmental permitting and compliance programs.
• Working knowledge of Hanford Site mission, operations, and regulatory drivers.
• Experience in interfacing with federal and state regulatory agencies on permitting matters.
• Experience in supporting compliance assessments, oversight activities, field reviews, and corrective action tracking.
• Ability to work effectively with senior leadership and multidisciplinary technical teams.
• Working level knowledge of DOE program and project management practices, policies, and procedures.
• Experience in supporting programs and projects with analysis, tracking, monitoring, assessments, walk-downs, reviews and coordination.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Extensive experience using MS Word, MS PowerPoint, Excel, and/or other MS Office tools.

Other Job-Related Qualifications

• United States Citizenship

Work Location

Work shall be conducted at the Hanford Field Office and the Hanford Site in Richland, WA.

Compensation

Salary is commensurate with education and experience and may range between $145k to $210k annually.

Working With Edgewater Technical Associates

Founded in 2003, Edgewater Technical Associates, LLC (Edgewater) is a New Mexico-based small business headquartered in Los Alamos, NM, with five (5) regional offices across the United States to locally support our growing presence at project sites. Edgewater has a proven track record and is a trusted provider of fixed-price construction projects, engineering, and technical services for the Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Defense (DOD), National Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Canadian Commercial Nuclear Industry, and private sector commercial contractors involved in nuclear, high-hazard, or complex operations. Edgewater’s experience and guidance ensure that our customers perform hazardous operations, comply with regulatory requirements, and maintain the highest quality and safety standards.

Edgewater is committed to recruiting and maintaining a staff of highly skilled professionals to support our customers. In keeping with this objective, we offer highly competitive salaries and employee benefit packages structured to best suit your needs. We offer multiple individual and family benefit options including paid time off, medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance, and a pre-and post-tax 401(k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Edgewater is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veterans, or individuals with disabilities in accordance with EO 14173.