Senior Environmental Engineer - Regional Permitting and Compliance

Mariana Minerals
San Francisco, Houston
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 100,000 - 150,000 annuallyFunction: Environmental & SustainabilityExperience: 7+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Technical writing","Agency negotiation","Stakeholder management","Continuous improvement"]

Own permitting execution and compliance implementation across Mariana’s U.S. mining, processing, and refining sites. Manage the full permitting lifecycle—from FEL 1–3 through detailed design, construction, commissioning, and operations—serving as the primary agency interface and coordinating NEPA EA/EIS workstreams to Record of Decision. Lead EMS implementation and ongoing compliance (air, water, stormwater, waste, EPCRA), direct monitoring/reporting, support remediation, and drive environmental due diligence and sustainability reporting.

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Senior Environmental Engineer - Regional Permitting and Compliance

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Job Summary

Own permitting execution and compliance implementation across Mariana’s U.S. mining, processing, and refining sites. Manage the full permitting lifecycle—from FEL 1–3 through detailed design, construction, commissioning, and operations—serving as the primary agency interface and coordinating NEPA EA/EIS workstreams to Record of Decision. Lead EMS implementation and ongoing compliance (air, water, stormwater, waste, EPCRA), direct monitoring/reporting, support remediation, and drive environmental due diligence and sustainability reporting.
Location: San Francisco, Houston
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Environmental & Sustainability
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own and execute permitting roadmaps across federal, state, and local agencies for the current U.S. portfolio, transitioning toward defined regional ownership as the portfolio scales.
  • •Manage NEPA EA/EIS workstreams with BLM and third-party consultants from scoping and public comment through Record of Decision, ensuring mitigation and monitoring commitments flow into design and construction plans.
  • •Integrate permitting requirements into FEL 1–3 and detailed design by partnering with engineering teams to keep environmental commitments on schedule and budget.
  • •Implement and audit Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and embed permit/ROD conditions in daily operations and management of change (MOC), including ongoing obligations for air, water, stormwater, waste, and EPCRA.
  • •Lead environmental due diligence for acquisitions and new projects, drive compliance monitoring and quarterly/annual reporting, and oversee remediation plans and corrective actions.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 100,000 - 150,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Environmental Engineering, Civil/Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Geology, or a related field.
  • •7+ years of U.S. environmental permitting and compliance experience in mining, energy, or large infrastructure, with ownership of agency relationships across multiple concurrent projects.
  • •Demonstrated familiarity with the multijurisdictional U.S. environmental regulatory framework (local, state, and federal) and ability to navigate overlapping requirements.
  • •Direct experience managing NEPA EA/EIS processes, including coordination with BLM and consultant teams through Record of Decision.
  • •Working knowledge of CAA, CWA, RCRA, ESA, and EPCRA, plus state/local permitting and compliance programs.
Experience:7+ yearsMiningEnergyInfrastructure
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Technical writingAgency negotiationStakeholder managementContinuous improvement
Certifications:PEPGCEP
Tech Stack:NEPAEAEISRODEMSMOCFEL 1–3

Company Brief

Mariana Minerals
Software-first, vertically integrated minerals company developing extraction, processing, and automation systems to supply critical minerals (lithium and others) for energy, AI, and defense technologies, and building commercial-scale lithium facilities from produced water.
Industry: Mining & Metals
Company Size: Small (11 to 50 employees)
Growth: Early Stage Startup
Funding: Series A
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
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