On-Call Senior Federal Rulemaking Specialist

Role Description

ON-CALL SENIOR FEDERAL RULEMAKING SPECIALIST

Are you interested in assisting federal agencies by working on current and emerging policy issues and regulatory programs? Do you want to apply your education and experience to help government agencies improve the way they develop and implement regulations, policies, and programs? Our Regulatory, Policy and Economics (RPE) portfolio has over 30 years of experience supporting the design, implementation, and improvement of federal programs and is seeking a federal rulemaking expert to join them.

Join our multidisciplinary team of regulatory specialists, policy analysts, economists, and attorneys. We combine legal, policy, economic, and scientific research and analysis to solve unique public policy challenges through innovative, accurate, timely, and high-quality products and services. Our dynamic work environment involves working on multiple projects simultaneously and providing a wide range of support services for a variety of federal clients.

This on-call, part-time position is available immediately and can be filled as a fully remote position (with options to work at ICF’s Reston, VA headquarters).

Job Responsibilities

• Employ strong research, policy analysis, and writing skills to contribute to federal rulemaking documents, stakeholder and public comment reports, policy papers, and technical background documents.
• Perform technical writing and editing including report production.
• Work within interdisciplinary teams supporting federal government client agencies that develop and implement regulatory programs affecting various national priorities.
• Participate in short- and long-term engagements to support federal clients in developing policies and crafting regulations.
• Support federal agency efforts to transparently manage and analyze public comments received on proposed agency rules.
• Draft, edit, and format federal agency rulemaking documents and develop/adapt style guides for new agency rulemakings.
• Support federal agency rulemaking workgroups by providing live document editing in meetings and tracking agency dispensation of reviewer comments.
• Provide advice to clients relating to their execution and management of the rulemaking document production and review process.
• Support federal rulemaking-adjacent processes, such as public meetings and regulatory impact analyses.
• Provide day-to-day technical direction to project staff.
• Manage client relationships, ensuring client satisfaction and developing long-term client relationships.
• Identify client needs and pursue regulatory support follow-on work or new business opportunities.
• Develop recommendations, and draft reports and presentations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (in Public Policy, Political Science, or a related field).
• Minimum 5 years of related work experience in a government agency, professional services firm, or related environment; OR Master's degree (in Public Policy or a related field) or equivalent (e.g., JD, MPA) plus minimum 2 years of related work experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of and experience working within the federal rulemaking process (or equivalent state regulatory process).
• U.S. Citizenship is required per federal contracts.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a moderate-level government security clearance.

Preferred Skills

• 2+ years of experience working on projects related to federal regulatory programs and issues involving research, analysis, and writing.
• Regulatory and/or legal research skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, time management, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills.
• Strong attention to detail and collaborative approach.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).

Pay Range

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is: $67,355.00 - $114,503.00.