Job Description
The Regulatory Manager at RES leads a team of environmental regulatory professionals, guiding complex permitting strategies across multiple states to support restoration and environmental projects, while mentoring staff and ensuring high-quality, compliant work.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and support a team of regulatory professionals on complex environmental projects across multiple states
- Develop and guide regulatory permitting strategies and approaches
- Coordinate across jurisdictions to share regulatory updates, best practices, and training
- Manage project staffing, workload distribution, and resource allocation
- Advise project teams on permitting strategies and interpret agency requirements
- Review technical deliverables to ensure quality and compliance with QA/QC standards
- Mentor and develop regulatory staff to enhance team performance and growth
- Support proposal development, project planning, and execution phases
- Facilitate cross-disciplinary collaboration to advance project objectives
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in natural sciences, physical sciences, or a related field
- Advanced degree in a related field (preferred)
- 10 years of experience in regulatory permitting or related environmental work, or 8 years of experience with an advanced degree
- Deep regional permitting and regulatory process knowledge
- Experience assigning staff and balancing workloads to meet project needs
- Experience leading or mentoring regulatory staff in a consulting, agency, or project-based environment
- Advanced understanding of regional regulatory processes, including multiple USACE district and state-level SOPs and requirements
- Expert knowledge of established regulatory processes for at least one state within the region
- Ability to facilitate coordination across one or more states to share regulatory updates, best practices, and training opportunities
- Ability to manage and coach an interdisciplinary team performing technical site evaluations
- Ability to vet RFPs and other opportunities and assign project staff appropriately
- Ability to provide high-level guidance and strategy across project phases, including proposal, kickoff, development, and closeout
- Strong judgment in reviewing technical work and ensuring appropriate QA QC practices are followed
- Ability to support teams in navigating changing regulatory expectations and agency coordination needs
- Direct experience working across multiple states or regulatory jurisdictions within the region
Benefits & Perks
Compensation/salary range: $135,000 - $163,000 USD
Work schedule: Not specified
Work environment perks: Not specified
Additional benefits: Opportunities for professional growth, leadership development, collaborative work environment, involvement in meaningful environmental projects, support for staff development, cross-disciplinary collaboration
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