Senior Technician

Tetra Tech is seeking a Senior Technician with expertise in developing innovative cultural and natural resource planning and permitting solutions through strategic evaluation of the client’s goals and regulatory frameworks. The Technician responsibilities include coordinating with regulatory agencies and project proponents on project goals, permitting requirements, environmental considerations, cultural resources, and community priorities. The successful candidate will help strengthen relationships with tribal communities while supporting remediation goals that respect tribal sovereignty, cultural values, environmental priorities, and economic objectives.

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Develop trusted, respectful relationships with tribal councils, tribal departments, tribal historic preservation officers, cultural committees, community members, landowners, energy operators, and government agencies.

Help clients navigate tribal sovereignty, jurisdictional considerations, land-use requirements, cultural resource concerns, environmental review, and applicable federal, state, and tribal regulations.

Collaborate with senior leadership support for oil and gas, midstream, infrastructure, remediation, and renewable energy project located on or near tribal lands.

Support project permitting and compliance activities, including preparation and review of environmental assessments, environmental impact documentation, cultural resource materials, consultation records, spill prevention and response plans, reclamation plans, and related regulatory submittals.

Actively participate with local and regional project teams to develop strategic client and opportunity capture plans and successfully implement those plans.

Other duties as assigned

4+ years of direct experience supporting oil and gas, energy, environmental permitting, tribal relations, cultural resources, and field activities.

Experience working directly for or within a tribal government, tribal enterprise, tribal historic preservation office, or tribal environmental department.

Experience with oil and gas remediation, reclamation, or decommissioning.

Knowledge of cultural resources, traditional cultural properties, sacred sites, treaty rights, traditional ecological knowledge, subsistence resources, or environmental justice.

Knowledge of Tribal sovereignty, government-to-government consultation, cultural resource protection, and community engagement principles.

Experience preparing or managing permits, environmental documents, consultation records, engagement materials, or regulatory deliverables.

Skilled in oral and written communication with demonstrated ability developing and delivering effective presentations to customers and management.

A Pre-employment drug screening in compliance with state regulations is required.

Must possess a valid driver's license with a clean driving record without restrictions.