Senior Staff Regulatory Consultant

WeBuildIdaho.org; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) matching

Generous PTO

Wellness reimbursement

Job summary

A top engineering and environmental firm based in California is seeking a Senior Staff Regulatory Consultant. This role involves providing regulatory support for water resource projects, including document development and compliance strategies. Applicants should have at least 5 years of experience in ecosystem restoration design and CA regulatory processes. The position offers a competitive salary range of $92,000 to $118,000, along with a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in CA ecosystem restoration design and regulatory permitting.
• Familiarity with CEQA, NEPA processes and CA regulatory frameworks.
• Ability to research environmental regulations.

Responsibilities

• Manage technical documents and environmental permit applications.
• Conduct quality assurance reviews of regulatory documentation.
• Support client and stakeholder meetings.

Skills

Technical document writing

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Environmental regulation interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Natural Resource Management or related

Masters’ degree (preferred)

Job description

Design a career and build your future... Because it matters!

Senior Staff Regulatory Consultant

Seeking a highly motivated and self‑directed Senior Staff Regulatory Consultant with 5 + years of experience to join our Regulatory and Natural Resources practice. Primary responsibilities include regulatory and natural resources support for a variety of water resources projects in California, from project inception through regulatory approvals to construction permitting services and operational compliance. This position will provide regulatory document development, project support, and documentation support for multidisciplinary teams working on water resources, natural resources, and environmental compliance projects.

Responsibilities

• Support clients with project management, strategy development, stakeholder outreach and consultation processes, technical workgroup support, management of technical consultants, license and permit application management, negotiated settlement efforts, and meeting facilitation.
• Prepare and manage well‑written regulatory documents and environmental permit applications that adhere to the requisite state and federal requirements.
• Demonstrate the ability to synthesize a wide variety of scientific, technical, and policy information and develop clear, well organized written information for broad audiences.
• Research and interpret environmental regulations and policies to support permitting and compliance strategies.
• Provide quality assurance reviews of technical and regulatory documentation, including environmental assessments, permit applications, and study plans.
• Successfully balance multiple tasks and projects in a deadline‑driven work environment.
• Provide client and stakeholder meeting support including preparation of meeting agendas, materials, and summaries.
• Preparing proposals and other related marketing documents.
• Builds partnerships and works collaboratively to meet shared objectives.
• Ability to work independently from an office perspective and communicate effectively with team members via phone, email, remote meeting platforms, etc.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical discipline of Natural Resource Management, Environmental Science, Hydrology, Public/Environmental Policy or other Natural Science is required; a Masters’ degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in CA ecosystem restoration design, CEQA, NEPA, Cutting the Green Tape, and CA regulatory permitting, tribal, and other 30x30 state regulatory processes, familiarity with natural resources (fisheries/aquatics and wildlife connectivity/terrestrial) related work is preferred. Southern CA based work to support LA River and other Southern CA watersheds.

Compensation Package

• Pay Range: $92,000 – $118,000
• Benefits: McMillen provides a full Benefits Program consisting of Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, FSA, EAP, 401(k) and match, 9 Paid Holidays, generous PTO, opportunity for Stock Ownership and Wellness Reimbursement.

Who We Are

McMillen, Inc. (McMillen) is an engineering, environmental, and construction firm providing scalable, multi‑disciplinary capabilities. We are a design and build firm providing clients with balanced perspective and realistic solutions. With experts in the United States, Canada, Australia, and France, our staff bring best practices from the water resources, energy, dams, infrastructure, fisheries, aquaculture, and restricted access markets.

We balance technical precision with collaborative delivery throughout all project phases. We have the resources and expertise to contribute to a project at the feasibility and planning stage, navigate the regulatory and permitting requirements, develop detailed designs, self‑perform construction, and participate in startup, testing, and commissioning. We offer strategic planning, technical expertise, comprehensive project management, and integration of multi‑disciplinary studies for traditional and alternative project delivery methods.

We want our employees to make a career doing what they love to do. We aren't looking for the complacent or the comfortable. We are looking for the highly technical, the creators, the manic obsessives, the outliers who know being the best is a journey, not a finish line. We support our employees' efforts to stay on the cutting edge of technology while fostering a great work‑life balance.

EEO: McMillen, Inc. is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and will make all employment related decisions without race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Visa sponsorship, including renewal during employment, will not be provided for this position.

No recruiters, please.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.