Senior Compliance Specialist

EnSafe; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Career development

Wellness programs

Impactful work

Safety culture

Ownership & freedom

Job summary

EnSafe seeks a Senior Environmental Compliance Specialist to join our Florida team, with potential base in Tampa, Jacksonville, or Titusville. This full-time role focuses on managing projects, developing comprehensive compliance programs, and ensuring regulatory adherence across multiple sectors.

The role emphasizes client management, proposal development, and mentoring junior staff while coordinating efforts across local and national teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in engineering or environmental science or related field.
• 8+ years of environmental compliance experience with consulting background.
• PE licensure, CHMM or similar certifications preferred.
• Seasoned technical writer capable of producing permits and reports.
• Strong consulting, relationship-building and critical thinking skills.
• Project management experience, including scopes, proposals and schedules.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement multimedia compliance programs across waste, water, air, and related frameworks.
• Prepare and submit SPCC, SWPPP, EPCRA, permits and annual compliance reports.
• Conduct audits to identify nonconformities and provide corrective actions.
• Provide project management: proposals, execution, coordination and billing.
• Lead Southeast service line and mentor junior staff in technical consulting.
• Travel overnight to client sites in Florida and nationally as needed.

Skills

Environmental compliance

Client management

Proposal development

Project coordination

Technical writing

Consulting

Relationship-building

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor of Science in engineering or environmental science

Job description

Do you like working with different project teams in a fast-paced environment? Are you interested in joining an organization focused on making a positive impact? If so, we’d like to talk with you about growing with us.

EnSafe is seeking a full-time Senior Environmental Compliance Specialist to join our team of professionals in Florida.

This position may be based in Tampa, Jacksonville, or Titusville, Florida. Relocation assistance is available for the successful candidate, if needed.

What we are looking for

As a Senior Environmental Compliance Specialist, you will work closely with other compliance staff across EnSafe to serve our clients and manage projects in Florida and nationwide. This will involve client and project management, proposal development, coordination for completion of overlapping project schedules and priorities, and implementation of comprehensive project work.

EnSafe’s environmental compliance professionals evaluate industrial facilities’ adherence with local, state, and Federal regulations governing air, water, and waste; assist clients with obtaining and complying with environmental permits; and proactively helping facilities identify and meet other environmental obligations. EnSafe is committed to providing pragmatic, cost-effective strategies to maintain compliance, minimize liability, and improve environmental performance.

Joining our team means immersing yourself in an environment that nurtures creativity, encourages collaboration at all levels, fosters a supportive culture, and facilitates professional development.

Duties/Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Apply technical knowledge of local, state, and Federal environmental regulations to develop and implement multimedia environmental compliance programs across wastewater, stormwater, hazardous waste, air, EPCRA (Tier II, Form R/TRI 312 and 313) regulatory frameworks while supporting client development and market growth in commercial, industrial, municipal, and governmental sectors, as assigned.
• Serve as the technical owner responsible for the development and submittal of environmental compliance documents such as Spill Prevention Control & Countermeasure Plans, Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans, annual EPCRA Tier II and TRI reports, Periodic Hazardous Waste Reports, Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit Applications, and Semi-Annual Compliance reports in accordance with local, state, and Federal regulations.
• Conduct environmental compliance audits at client facilities to identify regulatory nonconformities, assess associated risks, and develop practical corrective-action recommendations.
• Provide project management for environmental compliance projects, including proposal development, technical execution, project coordination, and project billing.
• Support and help lead the environmental compliance service line in the Southeast, including mentoring and supervising junior compliance staff with an emphasis on technical consulting development.
• Periodic overnight travel to client locations in Florida as well as throughout the U.S. to support consulting engagements and compliance activities.

Skills/Experience

Minimum Skills and Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in engineering, environmental science, or related field.
• 8+ years of relevant Environmental Compliance experience with consulting experience.
• Professional Engineer licensure, Certified Hazardous Materials Manager certification, or other relevant environmental certifications are preferred.
• Seasoned technical writer; able to produce technically complete permit applications, contingency plans, compliance audit reports, annual compliance reports, and technical responses to regulatory agencies based on technical data and engineering analyses.
• Strong consulting, relationship-building, and critical thinking skills are required.
• Project management experience, including developing scopes of work, cost proposals, and schedules, and managing multiple project teams simultaneously.

Why Join EnSafe?

• Employee-Owned Advantage EnSafe is 100% employee-owned, with an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) since 1997. That means when EnSafe succeeds, you succeed too, turning company growth directly into shared rewards.
• Commitment to Growth and Wellness The company supports personalized career development, mentorship, and employee wellness initiatives such as health tracking tools.
• Purpose-Driven Work EnSafe’s mission focuses on impactful environmental, health, and safety consulting—making a real difference in communities and is backed by its long-standing technical credibility.
• Safety as a Value, Not Just a Service Safety is deeply embedded in our culture, prioritizing employee well-being in addition to helping clients maintain compliance. We stress that Safety is part of everything we do.
• A Culture of Freedom & Ownership At EnSafe, our career philosophy is built on freedom. The freedom to take initiative, achieve your goals, and shape your own career path Employees are encouraged to pursue growth in a flexible, entrepreneurial environment.
• Challenging, Creative Work Workdays at EnSafe are anything but ordinary, fast-paced, dynamic, and filled with opportunities to tackle projects in environmental consulting, health & safety, engineering, and technology. Every day calls for creativity, innovation, and agile problem-solving.

About EnSafe

EnSafe began as a two-person firm in 1980, navigating complex regulatory compliance issues on behalf of our clients. We nurture our people with growth and development opportunities. We build enduring, trustful relationships with each of our clients, with a focus on high ethical and safety standards. We build this reputation by attracting high-quality people and retaining them for the long term.

At EnSafe, we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles at our company.

EnSafe is committed to being an EEO employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age (except for bona fide occupational qualifications), sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military or veteran status, any other status protected by federal, state, or local law, or association with a person on the basis on one or more of the foregoing.

Check us out on the web at www.ensafe.com