Staff Environmental Engineer

Location: Hybrid, ideally based out of the Nevada or San Francisco offices, with travel of up to 30% to Redwood Energy project sites.

Company

hirify.global recycles lithium-ion batteries, recovers and refines critical minerals, and develops second-life battery energy systems.

What you will do

• Lead environmental permitting strategy and execution, including applicability determinations, applications, and agency coordination.
• Direct compliance programs across project development, EPC, and O&M portfolios covering air, SPCC, stormwater, waste, land use, and wetlands.
• Integrate environmental requirements into project design, equipment selection, construction planning, and operations.
• Scope and oversee biological, wetland, cultural and historic resource, and geotechnical or soils assessments.
• Oversee EPC contractors and consultants, including environmental deliverables, site inspections, and handoff of compliance obligations to operations.
• Support public hearings and tribal consultation, manage permitting risks, interpret regulatory changes, interface with regulators, lead audits and inspections, close corrective actions, and deliver environmental training and documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental, Chemical, Civil, or Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• 8+ years of environmental permitting and compliance experience with a bachelor’s degree, or 6+ years with a master’s degree, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in industrial, energy, or construction settings.
• Working knowledge of federal, state, and local environmental requirements for energy and industrial projects, including Clean Air Act permitting for minor and major sources, SPCC, Clean Water Act requirements including NPDES and SWPPP, and RCRA.
• Experience supporting projects through development, construction, and operations, including work with EPC contractors and consultants.
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time to project sites.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple projects and competing deadlines, and lead cross-functional initiatives in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for working with regulators, customers, project teams, and leadership.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time position with hybrid work based ideally from the Nevada or San Francisco offices.
• Work supports battery recycling, critical-mineral recovery, and second-life energy infrastructure.
• Collaboration with Project Development, Engineering, Construction, Operations, Legal, and EHS teams.