Environmental Policy & Compliance Analyst (Nuclear Energy)

Location: Oak Ridge, Tennessee or remote from any location. Remote employees must travel to headquarters in Santa Clara, California twice per quarter based on business or team needs, and must work in person at headquarters during the first two weeks of onboarding.

Salary: $100,000–$150,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global develops fast fission power plants, nuclear fuel recycling technologies, and a domestic supply chain for critical radioisotopes to deliver clean, reliable, and affordable energy.

What you will do

• Research, analyze, and interpret federal environmental laws, regulations, guidance, proposed legislation, and agency actions.
• Analyze environmental resource areas including land use, water resources, air resources, and socioeconomics for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reports.
• Draft and revise NEPA environmental reports, regulatory documents, briefing materials, and other environmental deliverables.
• Track regulatory changes and assess regulatory risk, compliance gaps, operational impacts, and policy trends.
• Support environmental permitting and compliance with NEPA, NHPA, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act.
• Review technical studies and consultant reports, incorporate them into NEPA documentation, maintain regulatory correspondence, and support audits, inspections, and internal reviews.
• Interface with regulatory agencies including the NRC and DOE, prepare materials, and lead meetings with regulators.
• Support the development of internal environmental technical processes and compliance frameworks and provide technical work for state and local compliance requirements.

Requirements

• Intermediate experience of 2–5 years or experienced-level experience of 5–10 years.
• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Environmental Policy, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Natural Resources, Public Policy, Sustainability, or a closely related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Working knowledge of federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations, including the ability to interpret statutes, rules, permits, and guidance documents.
• Ability to assess complex regulatory requirements, evaluate the likelihood and severity of regulatory strategies, and understand how policy changes affect compliance obligations and operations.
• Understanding of NRC and DOE regulatory processes and agency roles, plus familiarity with NEPA documentation.
• Ability to analyze environmental and compliance data and review and evaluate technical studies and consultant reports.
• Ability to write clear, accurate technical and regulatory documents in a modern active voice and communicate technical content and results verbally.
• Ability to communicate effectively with regulators, consultants, and internal stakeholders, manage multiple priorities, and identify inconsistencies or errors in compliance materials.
• Motivation to stay current on evolving regulations and policy trends, openness to feedback and skill development, and willingness to learn quickly.
• Ability to work creatively and critically in a fast-paced, highly iterative startup environment, propose novel solutions to technical problems, and operate without extensive guidance or micromanagement.
• Passion for clean energy and making advanced fission a reality; self-motivation, teamwork, attention to detail, and strong grammar and spelling.

Nice to have

• Experience with NEPA compliance involving the NRC or DOE.
• Experience in Ohio, Tennessee, Idaho, or Alaska.

Culture & Benefits

• Startup environment focused on efficiency, ownership, collaboration, humility, creativity, and pathfinding.
• Flexible time off, flexible work hours, equity, competitive pay, 401(k), health insurance, and FSA.
• Remote work includes regular travel to the Santa Clara headquarters for team meetings, off-sites, and other company events.
• Employment may be contingent on successful completion of a drug screening, and employees may be subject to drug testing under company policy and applicable law.