Regulatory Permitting and Technical Support

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

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Regulatory Permitting and Technical Support

Full Time Professional WAWS2 DOE 2440 Stevens Center Place, Richland, WA, Richland, WA, US

Salary Range: $145,000.00 To $210,000.00 Annually

Job Title : Regulatory Permitting and Technical Support

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

Salary: $145,000.00 - $210,000.00 (salary/exempt). You will receive a competitive total rewards package that is applicable to the U.S. only. The salary range may vary based on years of applicable experience, skillset, education background/certifications and geographical location.

AttainX is seeking an experienced and highly motivated professional for regulatory permitting and technical support for the Department of Energy (DOE), Hanford Field Office (HFO), Assistant Manager for Safety and Environment (AMSE) Environmental Compliance Division (ECD).

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in physical science, environmental science, engineering or a related discipline
  • In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience is required as an equivalency
• 10 years of relevant experience (17 year's 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 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (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 Qualifications:

• 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

Key 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 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.

Non-Essential Functions:

• General duty requirements

About Us:

AttainX Inc. is SBA certified Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged WOSB (EDWOSB), CMMI Level 3, ISO 9001:2015 certified QMS and Silver Level SaFe Partner. For over 12 years, AttainX, Inc. has delivered emergent technologies, software products, program/project management oversight and high-quality services that meet the needs of our federal government customers.

The last three years have shown significant company growth as we have increased our contracts portfolio and hold the Best-in-Class contract vehicles, GSA MAS and OASIS Small Business. In addition, we are prime on several agency specific IDIQs and BPAs with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), DOE, Department of Defense (DoD), Health and Human Service (HHS) and the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).

AttainX is dedicated to quality and best practices for the services we provide. We understand our people are the key ingredient to ensuring our customers' mission and goals are met with excellence.

We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefits packages to include paid vacation, paid holidays and sick pay; medical, dental and vision plans plus FSA and HSA options; matching 401K plan; tuition, training, professional development programs and long and short-term disability.

EEO Commitment:

AttainX provides equal employment opportunities and prohibits unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation based on any status protected by applicable law. Employment decisions are based on legitimate, job-related qualifications and business requirements. AttainX also complies with applicable obligations concerning protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Accommodations:

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable workplace accommodation, please send an email to Human Resources at [e-mail]. Indicate the specifics of the assistance needed.

Physical Demands:

Sitting and working on a computer for long, continuous periods each day; effective communications by telephone, email, video and face-to-face; standing, walking and sitting; handling and feeling objects or controls; reaching; talking and hearing; lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds and specific vision abilities including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust and focus.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.