Regulatory Permitting & Technical Support Specialist

AttainX, Inc.; Richland, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation, holidays and sick pay

Medical, dental and vision plans with

401K matching

Tuition, training and professional dev

Job summary

AttainX, Inc. seeks an experienced Regulatory Permitting and Technical Support professional to support DOE Hanford Field Office activities in Richland, WA. The role focuses on environmental permitting, RCRA compliance and regulatory analysis for the Hanford Site.

The candidate will review permits, coordinate with regulators, and develop strategies to address regulatory risks. Strong communication and collaboration with DOE and contractors are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a physical science or related field, or 7 years of relevant experience.
• 10+ years of relevant experience total.
• 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

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.

Skills

Regulatory permitting

Regulatory compliance

Communication skills

DOE regulatory interface

Education

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

7 years of relevant experience in lieu of bachelor’s degree

Job description

AttainX, Inc. seeks an experienced Regulatory Permitting and Technical Support professional to support DOE Hanford Field Office activities in Richland, WA. The role focuses on environmental permitting, RCRA compliance and regulatory analysis for the Hanford Site.

The candidate will review permits, coordinate with regulators, and develop strategies to address regulatory risks. Strong communication and collaboration with DOE and contractors are essential.