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

- **Company:** Resource Environmental Solutions LLC
- **Location:** Sacramento California, United States
- **Compensation:** $102k–$125k
- **Posted:** 2026-06-15
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/res/jobs/5263273008

## 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 seeking a Regulatory Specialist IV with deep environmental permitting expertise to support restoration, mitigation, and environmental project delivery in California. This role is ideal for a senior regulatory professional who understands how to navigate complex agency requirements, prepare and review high-quality permit documents, evaluate project risk, and serve as a trusted technical resource for project teams, clients, and regulatory partners.

The Regulatory Specialist IV will lead and support environmental permitting efforts across multiple project phases, from early feasibility and proposal support through project development, agency coordination, implementation, compliance, and closeout. This position requires strong technical judgment, excellent communication skills, and the ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical project strategies.

## Why You’ll Love This Job

You will play a key role in advancing meaningful ecological restoration and mitigation projects across California. Your work will directly support project feasibility, regulatory approvals, compliance, and long-term project success.

You’ll collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, including scientists, engineers, project managers, client solutions professionals, and field staff, while serving as a senior regulatory resource across complex projects. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys solving regulatory challenges, building productive agency relationships, mentoring others, and helping shape project strategy.

## Your Day-to-Day

In this role, you will:

- Independently prepare, review, and support environmental permit applications, permit documents, regulatory reports, and agency submittals.
- Lead regulatory strategy for projects involving California permitting requirements and key federal and state regulations.
- Support permitting related to regulations such as CWA 404/401, CDFW 2081/1600, CEQA, NWP/IP, NPDES, ESA, the 2008 Mitigation Rule, and other applicable environmental requirements.
- Coordinate with regulatory agencies, clients, consultants, and internal project teams to move projects through permitting and approval processes.
- Analyze field data, identify project impacts and benefits, site regulatory constraints, and permitting requirements to support project decisions.
- Review and interpret maps, design plans, drawings, technical reports, and project documents.
- Develop schedules, communicate expectations, and coordinate timely completion of regulatory deliverables.
- Produce clear, accurate technical documents and review or edit technical documents prepared by others.
- Support field data collection, sampling protocols, QA/QC, and field documentation as needed.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior and mid-level staff.
- Communicate project risks, regulatory requirements, and recommended approaches to project teams and leadership.
- Support client communication, public presentations, and agency meetings as needed.

We’d Love to Talk to You If You Have Many of the Following

- Bachelor’s degree in natural sciences, physical sciences, environmental science, law, environmental policy or a related field.
- 10+ years of relevant environmental or regulatory experience, or 8+ years of experience with an advanced degree.
- Expertise preparing and submitting environmental permit documents in California.
- Advanced understanding of environmental regulations, permits, agency approvals, and regulatory compliance requirements (e.g., CWA 404/401, CDFW 2081/1600, CEQA, NWP/IP, NPDES, ESA, 2008 Mitigation Rule).
- Working relationships with regulatory agencies and the ability to navigate agency expectations.
- Strong technical writing, document review, and regulatory reporting experience.
- Proficiency in field data collection, sampling protocols, and QA/QC procedures.
- Advanced knowledge in at least one environmental discipline and intermediate knowledge in several others, such as local and regional flora and fauna, hydrology, threatened and endangered species, soils, wetlands, stream morphology, water quality, environmental contamination, geology, ecology, biology, fisheries, or similar scientific disciplines
- GIS experience and the ability to work with maps, spatial data, and GIS-based project information.
- Ability to interpret design plans, project drawings, maps, and technical documents.

What Will Make You Stand Out

- Advanced degree in a relevant scientific, environmental, policy, or legal discipline.
- Strong existing relationships with California regulatory agencies.
- Experience leading complex permitting strategies for restoration, mitigation, infrastructure, renewable energy, or environmental compliance projects.

You Will Thrive in This Job If You Are

- A clear communicator who can explain complex regulatory issues to technical teams, clients, agencies, and non-technical stakeholders.
- A strategic thinker who understands how permitting decisions affect project feasibility, schedule, budget, compliance, and long-term success.
- Detail-oriented and committed to producing accurate, high-quality work products.
- Comfortable leading teams, coordinating across disciplines, and helping others stay aligned on priorities and deliverables.
- Able to balance independent technical judgment with collaboration and input from project teams.
- Proactive in identifying risks, constraints, and opportunities early in the project lifecycle.

California Pay Range $102,000—$125,000 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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