Senior Regulatory Specialist

Southern California

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What You Will Do

The Southern California Natural Resources Team is looking for a an experienced Regulatory Specialist to support permitting needs, including preparing permit applications for individual, general, and programmatic permitting efforts with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), and California Coastal Commission (CCC), working with the restoration team to draft mitigation-related documents, working with the biological team to support consultations with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and other technical documents, and conducting jurisdictional delineations pursuant to agency-approved methods. You will join an existing team of dedicated Natural Resources professionals that includes wildlife biologists, botanists, aquatic resource biologists (waters, wetlands, and riparian areas), restoration ecologists, regulatory specialists, and environmental compliance specialists. The position can be based in Southern CA with office locations in San Diego, Irvine, Los Angeles, CA. Option to work remotely within Southern California.

Basic Qualifications

• BS/MS/PHD in biology, ecology, environmental science or a related discipline.

• 3+ years of experience completing project permit applications and supporting documents under the Clean Water Act (Sections 401 and 404), Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, Section 1600 of the State Fish and Game Code, for the Corps, SWRCB/RWQCB, CDFW, and CCC.

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Conducting or reviewing Jurisdictional Delineations

• Working understanding of the aquatic resource regulatory review process.

• Conducting California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM) assessments

• Programmatic permitting (developing or complying with Regional General Permits or other programmatic permits)

• Experience preparing proposal scope and budgets

• Demonstrated ability to interface with clients, prepare meeting agenda, and meeting minutes

• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment and with regulatory agency personnel

Professional Skills

• Strong verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills

• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, including ability to identify existing or potential problems and recommend solutions

• Team player with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment

• Sound business ethics, including the protection of proprietary and confidential information

• Ability to work with all levels of internal staff, as well as outside clients and vendors

• Proficiency in MS Office Applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel)

• Ability to be flexible to handle multiple priorities and to work limited overtime as necessary

This is an outstanding opportunity to work with talented and passionate individuals and to grow with a firm that believes in nurturing talent and developing long-term career success. ICF is a purpose driven company with a strong culture and underlying values that prize diversity, opportunity, equality, and respect. Our core values include Embracing Differences, and we seek candidates who are passionate about building a culture that encourages, develops, and hires dimensions of differences.

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Working at ICF

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Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:

$87,607.00 - $148,932.00San Diego, CA (CA74)