Regulatory Compliance Specialist

ProSidian Consulting • Washington, DC

8h • Hybrid

About The Position

ProSidian is seeking a Regulatory Compliance Specialist for Program Support on an Exempt 1099 Contract basis. This role is primarily remote within the USA, with occasional on-site meetings expected in Washington, DC. The position supports the U.S. Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office (LPO), which provides debt financing for large-scale energy infrastructure projects. The specialist will focus on Risk, Compliance & Independent Certification Support within the Energy Industry, specifically supporting oil, gas, power, and utilities sectors. The role involves providing bankable, technically defensible Independent Engineering advisory services by converting engineering, construction, compliance, operating, commercial, and risk findings into lender-ready due diligence, monitoring, certification, and decision-support outputs. This includes assessing federal, state, and local regulatory obligations, permitting status, compliance risks, and operational permit commitments to support technical due diligence, credit assessments, construction monitoring, and ongoing adherence to legal, environmental, and operational requirements throughout the project lifecycle.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, environmental science, construction management, business, risk management, finance, or related field.
• 10+ years of relevant engineering, construction, operations, compliance, risk, finance, or energy infrastructure advisory experience.
• Demonstrated work on oil and gas, power, utilities, or large-scale infrastructure projects for owners, lenders, independent engineers, or federal clients.
• Proficiency with business tools and technology, including Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word), Adobe Acrobat, data analytics tools, and Visio.
• Ability to translate technical evidence into actionable risk, compliance, and financing implications.

Nice To Haves

• Relevant certifications such as PMP, CQA, CIA, ISO Lead Auditor, CHMM, CSP, or PMI-RMP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides Independent Engineering advisory support for Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) Program technical due diligence, credit evaluation, lifecycle monitoring, and assurance activities, with emphasis on federal, state, and local regulatory requirements, permitting posture, and operational commitments.
• Reviews project documentation, evaluates technical and commercial interfaces, identifies risks and mitigations, validates assumptions, supports conditions precedent and disbursement readiness reviews where applicable, and prepares defensible work products including regulatory matrices, permit status, compliance risk registers, and agency-facing documentation support.
• Coordinates with engineering, finance, legal, construction, operations, environmental, HSE, and project controls stakeholders to support timely lender and DOE decision-making.
• May participate in data room reviews, borrower/contractor interviews, site observations, monthly monitoring meetings, risk register updates, CP evidence reviews, draw package checks, issue closure tracking, and preparation of Independent Engineer reports for DOE, LPO, credit, and program governance stakeholders.

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation
• Health benefits
• Pre-tax employee benefits
• Incentives
• Group Medical / Dental / Vision Health Insurance Benefits
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with company match
• Vacation and Paid Time-Off (PTO) Benefits (2 weeks vacation, three sick days, 10 ProSidian holidays, and government holidays)
• Pre-Tax Payment Programs (Flexible Spending Account - FSA)
• Purchasing Discounts & Savings Plans via the Corporate Perks Benefit Program
• Supplemental Life/Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• ProSidian Employee & Contractor Referral Bonus Program (up to $5,000)
• Performance Incentives

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior