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# Senior Environmental Compliance Specialist at Environmental Science Associates

- **Company:** Environmental Science Associates
- **Location:** Nevada, United States
- **Compensation:** $80k–$105k
- **Posted:** 2026-10-20
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-01
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/environmentalscienceassociates/jobs/5434416008

## Job description

Environmental Science Associates (ESA) is a 100% employee-owned environmental consulting firm. We plan, design, permit, mitigate, and restore for projects across our communities, infrastructure systems, open spaces, and wildlands. We are 50 years strong in 21 offices across California, the Pacific Northwest, and the Southeastern United States.

ESA is seeking a Senior Environmental Compliance Field Lead to lead environmental compliance programs throughout California, Nevada, and Arizona, with a primary emphasis on an energy transmission project in southwestern Nevada. This leader will oversee construction compliance, permitting, agency coordination, environmental monitoring, and strategic project delivery for major energy and infrastructure projects. The position will require oversight of a team of compliance inspectors in the field, with the majority of the time onsite at key project work areas. The Compliance Field Lead will interact with construction personnel and agency staff to document and report field activities and potential compliance issues and support the corrective actions. He/she will report directly to the Project Manager and be located in the Las Vegas, NV area with the ability to travel. This position may be based remotely or in a hybrid arrangement within California. Regular travel to project sites across California, Nevada, and Arizona is expected, including periodic field assignments in the Las Vegas area and southwestern Nevada.

## Who You Are

- You are an experienced environmental compliance leader with at least 10 years of environmental compliance, permitting, regulatory oversight, and project management experience supporting major infrastructure, transmission, utility, transportation, water, or energy projects.
- Bachelor's degree in environmental science, Biology, Ecology, Natural Resources, Environmental Planning, Archaeology, Anthropology, or related field.
- 10+ years of environmental compliance and project management experience.
- Working knowledge of CEQA, NEPA, Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, and related regulations.
- Experience with BLM and other federal, state, and local regulatory agencies.
- Experience overseeing construction-phase environmental compliance programs.
- Client management, proposal development, and business development experience.
- Ability to travel throughout California, Nevada, and Arizona and be deployed for 1 week to 2-week intervals.

## What You Will Do

- Lead environmental compliance programs for complex infrastructure and energy projects.
- Serve as ESA’s senior compliance lead for a southwest Nevada transmission upgrade project.
- Responsibilities include oversight of environmental compliance during construction, assessment of contractor compliance performance, implementation of desert tortoise and other resource protection measures, and coordination with BLM personnel and project stakeholders.
- Coordinate with BLM Authorized Officers, developers, contractors, construction managers, and environmental teams.
- Monitor and evaluate compliance with permits, mitigation measures, environmental commitments, and right-of-way requirements.
- Oversee biological, cultural, stormwater, erosion control, air quality, noise, restoration, and related compliance programs.
- Manage compliance reporting, audits, corrective actions, and agency submittals.
- Lead client meetings, construction coordination meetings, and regulatory consultations.
- Mentor project managers, compliance specialists, and technical staff.
- Support other Environmental Compliance projects as needed
- Support practice growth through business development, proposal preparation, scopes of work, and budget development.

## Why ESA

Joining ESA means becoming part of a collaborative team delivering meaningful environmental solutions while supporting some of the most significant infrastructure and energy projects in the western United States. Employee-owners are supported through professional development, mentoring, leadership opportunities, and long-term ownership participation. ESA has established multiple pay ranges tailored to the economic factors in the geographies in which ESA staff reside. For this position, the range is approximately as listed based on our anticipated hiring locations as noted in the above job details. Actual compensation is determined by several factors including but not limited to an individual’s related experience, education, skills, and the city in which the applicant lives.

CA Pay Transparency Clause $80,000—$105,000 USD

## Who We Are

We are a 100% employee-owned environmental consulting firm who values diversity and inclusion and celebrate the differences that make each of us unique. Our culture is built on mutual respect, recognizing that our variety of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives leads to better solutions, which fosters our continued success for our employee-owners and clients.

In accordance with ESA’s duty and responsibility to provide and maintain a safe workplace that is free of known hazards and to minimize the exposure to potential hazards, any employee who works from an ESA office or conducts any other in-person ESA work-related activity is required to submit their proof of vaccination status or have received an approved exemption and accommodation in states which this applies.

Please note: We do NOT accept unsolicited resumes from agencies

If you are an applicant with a disability that requires a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process or are limited in the ability—or unable to use—the online application system and need an alternative method for applying, you may contact our Human Resources Department via email: humanresources@esassoc.com for assistance.

Please include the following in your message so we can promptly address your request:

- Full name
- The best method to contact you (phone number and/or email address)
- Title of Job Position Applied
- Description of your accommodation request

ESA is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. (EOE M/V/F/D)

## About Environmental Science Associates

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Environmental Science Associates (ESA) is a 100% employee-owned environmental consulting firm that plans, designs, permits, mitigates, and restores for projects across communities, infrastructure, open spaces, and wildlands.
- **Entity Type**: Private (100% employee-owned via ESOP)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 1969
- **Founders**: Three scientists (names not publicly available)

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Environmental consulting, planning, and design
- Target customers: Government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private industry
- Mission/purpose: To help clients advance a more sustainable and resilient future while keeping the environment in balance; "an inclusive employee-driven firm that continuously raises the industry standard through technical excellence and innovation."

## Products & Services
ESA provides multidisciplinary environmental services across multiple practice areas:
- **Biological Resources & Land Management**: Biological surveys, habitat restoration, permitting (e.g., wetlands, endangered species)
- **Energy**: Environmental planning and permitting for renewable energy (solar, battery storage, emerging technologies), transmission projects, natural gas, and electric infrastructure
- **Community Development**: Environmental planning, NEPA/CEQA compliance, urban design
- **Cultural Resources**: Archaeological surveys, historic preservation, tribal consultation
- **Hydrology & Water Resources**: Coastal engineering, floodplain management, geomorphology, water quality
- **Infrastructure & Transportation**: Environmental impact reports, mitigation for transportation projects
- **Climate Resilience**: Sea level rise adaptation, sustainability planning

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private, employee-owned)
- **Key Metric**: 55 years in business (founded 1969); 21 offices across California, Pacific Northwest, and Southeastern United States
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not applicable (no external investors; employee-owned)
- **Growth Signals**: Expanding renewable energy practice (solar, battery storage, emerging technologies); active hiring across multiple offices and disciplines; recent job postings for Project Managers in energy infrastructure and data centers

## Competitive Advantages
- **100% employee-owned** – all staff have an equity stake, fostering ownership culture and long-term commitment
- **Multidisciplinary approach** – integrates science, planning, engineering, and design for holistic solutions
- **Deep regulatory expertise** – founded just before NEPA, CEQA, Clean Air and Clean Water Acts; decades of experience navigating complex environmental laws
- **Defensible science** – rigorous technical review process ensures high-quality, defensible deliverables
- **Client loyalty** – described as "go-to source" for well-reasoned, timely solutions; sustained 55-year track record

## Strategic Focus
- Growing renewable energy and energy infrastructure practice (solar, battery storage, transmission, data centers)
- Expanding geographic footprint in the Southeastern US (Florida offices)
- Advancing climate resilience and sea level rise adaptation
- Continued investment in employee ownership culture and flexible work arrangements

## Why Work Here
- **Employee ownership**: All employees become owners with equity stake that can grow annually
- **Flexible work**: "Flexible and Future-Focused" – remote and hybrid options available; work-life balance is emphasized
- **Inclusive culture**: Commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) as core to operations
- **Meaningful impact**: Work directly contributes to environmental protection, sustainability, and climate resilience
- **Career growth**: Opportunities for continued development, cross-functional collaboration, and recognition
- **Perks**: Competitive pay, flexible work arrangements, supportive environment for career stages

## Sources
1. [esassoc.com](https://esassoc.com/)
2. [esassoc.com/about/](https://esassoc.com/about/)
3. [esassoc.com/join-us/job-openings/](https://esassoc.com/join-us/job-openings/)
4. [esassoc.com/join-us/](https://esassoc.com/join-us/)
5. [Greenhouse Job Board](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/environmentalscienceassociates)

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