Regulatory Compliance Analyst, Senior

City of Tacoma•Tacoma, WA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Tacoma Power is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Regulatory Compliance Analyst, Senior to help lead environmental compliance efforts for one of the largest municipally owned multi-service utilities in Washington State. As part of Tacoma Public Utilities (TPU), Tacoma Power proudly delivers nearly 100% hydroelectric power to more than 180,000 customers throughout the region. TPU’s integrated utility services — including Power, Water, and Rail — play a vital role in supporting the health, sustainability, and economic vitality of the communities we serve every day. This is more than a compliance role — it is an opportunity to help protect natural resources, strengthen public trust, support critical infrastructure, and shape environmental leadership across the Pacific Northwest. At TPU, our work directly impacts people’s daily lives. From delivering reliable clean energy and safe drinking water to supporting regional transportation and economic growth, we are deeply committed to serving our communities responsibly and sustainably. As a Regulatory Compliance Analyst, Senior, you will help ensure TPU continues to operate with environmental integrity, regulatory excellence, and community accountability. Your work will contribute to cleaner air, healthier waterways, safer operations, and responsible environmental management that benefits current and future generations.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in environmental science, natural resources, chemistry, biology or directly related field
4 years of professional-level experience in environmental science or natural resources compliance, planning or mitigation
Washington State Driver's License
Relevant education and experience may substitute for one another on a year-for-year basis.

Nice To Haves

Ability to work with TPU divisions, operations, emergency response personnel to ensure alignment of response across related programs.
Ability to interpret applicable federal, state, and local regulatory requirements and translate them into practical incident notification, reporting, response, investigation, documentation, and corrective-action procedures.
Ability to develop and maintain environmental incident management plans, procedures, protocols, and guidance, coordinate with other City Environmental Program managers to ensure alignment with applicable permits, SPCC plans, emergency response requirements, and TPU policies.
Ability to develop and maintain program performance measures and reporting tools to monitor incidents, identify trends, evaluate program effectiveness, and communicate environmental incident management performance to TPU leadership.
Ability to develop and administer spill response and environmental incident management training and preparedness programs, including training requirements, materials, exercises, and documentation.
Ability to evaluate program effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement, including conducting periodic program reviews, assessing compliance gaps, incorporating lessons learned, and updating program requirements and procedures.
Ability to participate in afterhours emergency spill on-call duties
Ability to supervise cleanup activities in the field with utility crews, contract crews, and on call environmental contractor/consultant.
Ability to collect and submit samples for laboratory analysis as required for cleanup and waste designation.
Ability to compile site assessment, cleanup field notes, and laboratory analytical results.
Ability to prepare, review, approve, and submit required spill response and cleanup reports.
Ability to lead complex environmental compliance projects and studies
Ability to develop project scopes, schedules, budgets, and implementation strategies
Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and stakeholder engagement
Ability to monitor project performance and ensure successful outcomes
Ability to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements, permit conditions, and organizational standards
Ability to research, interpret, and analyze complex environmental and scientific data
Ability to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for operational improvement
Ability to develop recommendations and compliance strategies for leadership
Ability to review laboratory and field testing results for regulatory compliance
Ability to prepare and oversee technical reports, plans, permits, and specifications
Ability to respond to complex scientific and regulatory inquiries

Responsibilities

Builds and leads interdisciplinary teams consisting of city staff and others in completing environmental projects and programs.
Analyze situations accurately, adopts and communicates effective courses of action, development, implementation and management of environmental compliance programs related to: Clean Air Act Programs Air modeling review and plan management Emissions (including Greenhouse Gases) tracking, reduction, and reporting. Lead, asbestos, and demolishing notification process. Secure and maintain any required permitting, registrations, and associated requirements for TPU Air program management. Including permit required plan development, develop training materials/content, report development, review and submittal
Work directly with TPU operations staff to ensure effective implementation of compliance program requirements
Oversee and manage inspection and sampling activities.
Act as primary contact person for TPU facilities associated with agency communication, compliance inspections, enforcement, and consultation activities
Lead Environmental site investigations and remediation activities under: Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)
Overseeing site management, coordination with TPU management, site investigation and remediation plan development and review, Evaluation of site condition data, evaluation of options and proposing recommendations, project specific scope, schedule, and budget development and management, Coordinating Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP) and Agreed Order site activities
Managing environmental data, field documentation, and laboratory analytical results
Supporting long-term site remediation and compliance strategies
Overseeing and managing agency communications, Reporting, notifications, and associated paperwork/records.
Participate in all Utility Real Estate purchase and sale processes to identify, evaluate, manage, and communicate any potential site conditions liability
Utilize consulting and remediation contracts.
Develop, administer, and continuously improve TPU’s environmental spill response and incident management program, establishing consistent requirements, processes, procedures, roles, and responsibilities across TPU operations.
Work with TPU divisions, operations, emergency response personnel to ensure alignment of response across related programs.
Interpret applicable federal, state, and local regulatory requirements and translate them into practical incident notification, reporting, response, investigation, documentation, and corrective-action procedures.
Develop and maintain environmental incident management plans, procedures, protocols, and guidance, coordinate with other City Environmental Program managers to ensure alignment with applicable permits, SPCC plans, emergency response requirements, and TPU policies.
Develop and maintain program performance measures and reporting tools to monitor incidents, identify trends, evaluate program effectiveness, and communicate environmental incident management performance to TPU leadership.
Develop and administer spill response and environmental incident management training and preparedness programs, including training requirements, materials, exercises, and documentation.
Evaluate program effectiveness and identify opportunities for improvement, including conducting periodic program reviews, assessing compliance gaps, incorporating lessons learned, and updating program requirements and procedures.
Participate in afterhours emergency spill on-call duties
Supervise cleanup activities in the field with utility crews, contract crews, and on call environmental contractor/consultant.
Collect and submit samples for laboratory analysis as required for cleanup and waste designation.
Compile site assessment, cleanup field notes, and laboratory analytical results.
Prepare, review, approve, and submit required spill response and cleanup reports.
Lead complex environmental compliance projects and studies
Develop project scopes, schedules, budgets, and implementation strategies
Coordinate cross-functional teams and stakeholder engagement
Monitor project performance and ensure successful outcomes
Maintain compliance with regulatory requirements, permit conditions, and organizational standards
Research, interpret, and analyze complex environmental and scientific data
Identify trends, risks, and opportunities for operational improvement
Develop recommendations and compliance strategies for leadership
Review laboratory and field testing results for regulatory compliance
Prepare and oversee technical reports, plans, permits, and specifications
Respond to complex scientific and regulatory inquiries