Regulatory Specialist IV

Overview

RES is looking for a Senior Regulatory Specialist with at least 7 years of experience for our Houston, Texas office.

The mission: RES is operating in a unique and young industry, and you will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to shape it with your work! Armed with knowledge of the existing local, state, and federal environmental permitting processes, you will support the negotiation process with the agencies on ecological restoration and compensatory mitigation projects.

What your day-to-day might look like?

70% of the time you will be working on technical documents, proposals, and project coordination. Working with our team consisting of project managers, ecologists, stream designers, land agents, and construction managers, you will be drafting and reviewing technical documents and reports for submittal to agency representatives. You will also be assisting client solution managers meet with clients and prepare proposals. Be ready to showcase your technical writing skills during the interview!

20% of your time you will be conducting site visits – you will be assessing land for suitability as ecological restoration sites, observing construction and vegetation planting activities, monitoring restoration sites for success, and giving tours of restoration sites.

At the office, you will be accessing state and federal databases to extract specific. Be ready to talk about your knowledge of data collection methods during the interview process!

10% of your time you will be communicating with agencies – you will be attending interagency review team meetings, hosting agencies on site tours, and responding to comments on technical documents. Be ready to talk about your knowledge of the agency review process!

Qualifications

We would love to speak with you if you have many of the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Sciences, Ecology, Restoration Ecology, Environmental Policy, Planning, or closely related field
• 7 years of experience in compensatory mitigation planning, environmental permitting, jurisdictional determinations, and technical report writing
• Knowledge of environmental policy and regulations including those under the Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404 and supporting documentation 
• Ability to interpret stream and wetland restoration design plans

What will make you stand out?

• A Master’s Degree in a Biology, Ecology, Environmental Science, or any other related field
• Experience with:
  • Geomorphology data collection and processing.
  • Conducting ecological assessment (TXRAM, iHGM)
  • Performing wetland delineations, stream determinations, vegetation surveys and/or hydrological monitoring.
  • ArcMap, RiverMorph, Hoboware, statistical programs such as R Project, and/or other data processing software

Who is RES: We are the nation’s largest and most experienced provider of ecological restoration and water resource solutions. To date, we have restored over 525 stream miles and 62,000 wetland acres, in addition to conserving and preserving 15,000 acres of endangered species habitats. RES operations include planting over 20,000,000 restorative trees and reducing over 280 tons of polluting nutrients. RES ecological solutions enable a balance of economic development and ecological sustainability.

Our culture: Working for RES means having a career that truly makes an impact and a job that helps make nature and communities better. Our people share a deep interest and passion for sustainability and ecological restoration. As an ever-growing company, we cultivate entrepreneurship, flexibility, and collaboration while taking a bold approach to project development. We foster a team environment while enriching individual growth.

Our people: explore our employees’ profiles here.

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RES is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.