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# Regulatory Specialist II - Ecological Restoration at Resource Environmental Solutions LLC

- **Company:** Resource Environmental Solutions LLC
- **Location:** Sacramento California, United States / San Francisco California, United States
- **Compensation:** $72k–$84k
- **Posted:** 2026-09-10
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/res/jobs/5406861008

## Job description

At RES, we’re looking for purpose-driven individuals who are passionate about restoration and sustainability, and who want their work to make a lasting environmental impact. Our team members go above and beyond, bringing initiative, integrity, and a strong work ethic to every project. Collaboration is key—we thrive on teamwork, open communication, and diverse perspectives. In a field that constantly changes, we value those who are resilient, adaptable, and resourceful in the face of challenges. If you're intellectually curious, eager to learn, and ready to help restore ecosystems and protect natural resources, you’ll find your place here.

RES is looking for a Regulatory Specialist II to join our team. As a Regulatory Specialist II at RES, you will play an essential role in supporting permitting, field documentation, and regulatory strategy for environmental restoration projects. You’ll collaborate with project managers, scientists, and agency partners to ensure that permit documents, monitoring reports, and regulatory deliverables are timely, accurate, and aligned with federal, state, and local requirements.  You will help resolve compliance questions and solve regulatory issues to ensure restoration project delivery. This position is ideal for someone with 2+ years of applied experience and a growing interest in the intersection of ecological science, environmental regulation, and applied restoration.

Why You’ll Love This Job:

- You’ll contribute to projects that restore land and water. From wetlands to stream banks, your work will directly support ecological restoration and mitigation efforts.
- You’ll build your regulatory knowledge and leadership. You’ll gain exposure permitting processes and take the lead on drafting documents and coordinating with agencies.
- You’ll learn across disciplines. From design to ecology to construction, you’ll work with a cross-functional team that values both rigor and real-world outcomes to inform permitting compliance.
- You’ll have opportunities to grow. This role offers a path toward senior-level regulatory strategy, agency engagement, and team leadership.

A Day in the Life:

Your day might begin with reviewing a permit draft or QA/QC-ing field data collected by the project team. You’ll work closely with project scientists to compile monitoring reports, support permit applications, and summarize agency guidelines or credit release schedules. You may help prepare for a field visit or regulatory meeting, or even lead a site evaluation to identify potential permitting risks.

You’ll translate complex scientific and design data into regulatory-ready documents, participate in calls with agency staff, and work with senior staff to interpret project plans and sampling protocols. Throughout the week, you’ll balance writing, analysis, coordination, and an occasional site visit, all supporting restoration projects that deliver real environmental outcomes.

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

- Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, ecology, geology, biology, or a related natural or physical science field
- 2+ years of relevant environmental permitting or regulatory experience (or 1+ year with an advanced degree)
- Experience supporting or drafting permit documents and reports (e.g., 404/401, NWP/IPESA, CESA, LSAA 1600, NPDES, BCDC major permits etc.)
- Proficiency in field data collection and sampling protocols
- Ability to read and interpret maps, design plans, technical and financial documentation

What will make you stand out:

- Advanced degree in a relevant field
- Additional professional certifications (e.g., ArcGIS, drone pilot, RTE species survey, etc.)
- Demonstrated consultation experience with California state or federal resource agencies

You Will Thrive in This Role If You:

- Enjoy translating science and design into regulatory strategy
- Are comfortable working across field, office, and agency settings
- Are proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing your own workload
- Communicate clearly, concisely, and professionally with internal and external stakeholders
- Like being part of collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams that solve problems together

What will make you stand out:

- Advanced degree in a relevant field
- Additional professional certifications (e.g., ArcGIS, drone pilot, RTE species survey, etc.)

You Will Thrive in This Role If You:

- Enjoy translating science and design into regulatory strategy
- Are comfortable working across field, office, and agency settings
- Are proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing your own workload
- Communicate clearly and professionally with internal and external stakeholders
- Like being part of collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams that solve problems together

California Pay Range $71,500—$84,000 USD

Please note that the “Day in the Life” section is not intended to be an exhaustive list of job duties, but rather a representative snapshot of typical responsibilities and work experiences at RES.

RES is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

## About Resource Environmental Solutions LLC

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: The largest dedicated nature-based solutions provider in the U.S., focused on restoring lands and waters to solve environmental challenges like water quality, flood resiliency, and biodiversity loss.
- **Entity Type**: Private
- **Headquarters**: Houston, Texas, United States
- **Founded**: Not publicly available
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Environmental Services / Ecological Restoration / Nature-Based Solutions
- **Target Customers**: Government agencies, developers, infrastructure firms, energy companies, and any organization needing environmental mitigation, water resource solutions, or conservation offset credits.
- **Mission**: “Restore our land and waters with ecological integrity and innovation, project by project.”
- **Vision**: “Restoring a resilient Earth for a modern world.”

## Products & Services
- **Wetland Mitigation**: Designing, constructing, and permanently preserving wetland systems to compensate for unavoidable impacts from development.
- **Stream & Floodplain Restoration**: Rehabilitating impaired streams and floodplains to improve hydrology, water quality, and habitat.
- **Species Habitat Conservation**: Protecting and restoring habitats for special-status animal species (28 species protected to date) and prairie/upland ecosystems.
- **Coastal Restoration**: Restoring shorelines, terraces, and tidal systems to enhance coastal stability and resilience.
- **Water Quality Solutions**: Implementing projects that remove water quality nutrients (over 20,700 pounds removed all-time).
- **Conservation Banking**: Establishing permanently preserved mitigation banks (on over 1,097,132 acres of land conserved and protected) that generate saleable credits for developers.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Funding**: Not disclosed (private company). No public funding rounds reported.
- **Key Metrics**:
    - **Total acres under land conserved & protected**: 1,097,132 acres
    - **Wetlands restored**: 88,429 acres
    - **Streams restored**: 690 miles
    - **Shoreline & terrace restored**: 431 miles
    - **Trees planted**: 28,140,473
    - **Special-status animal species protected**: 28 species
    - **Water quality nutrients removed**: 20,700+ pounds
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly disclosed.
- **Growth Signals**: Operates in every major eco-region across the U.S.; maintains a large portfolio of mitigation banks and restoration projects; strong hiring pipeline (36+ current open positions at the time of data retrieval).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Scale & Experience**: The nation’s largest dedicated nature-based solutions provider, with an unmatched portfolio of large-scale, permanently conserved projects.
- **Full In-House Team**: Projects are designed, built, and monitored by an integrated team spanning engineering, construction, ecological science, and regulatory expertise — ensuring performance guarantees.
- **Long-Term Stewardship**: Projects are designed to be self-sustaining and are permanently preserved, providing long-term ecological uplift and reducing liability for clients.
- **Deep Local Presence**: Teams live and work in every major U.S. eco-region, offering deep local biodiversity and water resource expertise.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling Nature-Based Solutions**: Expanding the use of natural systems (wetlands, floodplains, coastal zones) to solve urgent community and infrastructure challenges.
- **Integrated Project Delivery**: Strengthening the "study, design, build, monitor" model to guarantee ecological outcomes.
- **Water & Climate Resilience**: Prioritizing projects that deliver measurable improvements to flood resiliency, water quality, and coastal stability — directly addressing climate change impacts.
- **Talent & Team Growth**: Actively recruiting across engineering, science, project management, and field operations to support a growing project pipeline.

## Why Work Here
- **Purpose-Driven Mission**: Every role contributes directly to measurable environmental restoration — restoring land, water, and ecosystems for future generations.
- **Culture**: Emphasizes passion, intellectual curiosity, collaboration, integrity, and adaptability. Described as a home for lifelong learners who want to solve complex ecological problems.
- **Team Structure**: Cross-functional teams including field crews, engineers, scientists, and administrative staff working together on large-scale restoration projects.
- **Remote/Hybrid**: Some positions (e.g., Water Resources Engineer III) are explicitly listed as remote. Others are office-based or field-based across multiple U.S. locations.
- **Perks & Benefits**:
    - Competitive salaries and benefits
    - 401(k) with employer match
    - Vacation, sick time, parental leave, and floating holidays for volunteer time
    - Tuition reimbursement for career advancement and skill development
- **Learning & Growth**: Offers internships across disciplines (engineering, ecology, construction); provides hands-on field experience in ecological restoration.

## Sources
1. [RES Official Website - About Us](https://res.us/home/about-us/)
2. [RES Careers - Open Positions (Greenhouse)](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/res)
3. [RES Careers - Working Here & Benefits](https://res.us/careers/working-here/)

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