SpaceX added two Starbase Louisiana job openings Friday evening, and both are about the permits the company needs before it can build. The listings bring the number of SpaceX openings located in Pecan Island to nine, according to the company’s public job board, checked by The Vermilion Times on Saturday.

Wetlands: Army Corps and coastal-zone permits

The first posting, Sr. Environmental Engineer, Wetlands & Regulatory Compliance, is for someone to manage wetland permits “across multiple sites and Corps Districts.” The job centers on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permits under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act, which cover filling wetlands and working in navigable waters.

The engineer would also handle Endangered Species Act compliance and environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act, which can range from a short categorical exclusion to a full Environmental Impact Statement. SpaceX says it prefers candidates who know Louisiana’s Joint Permit Application, the state process for projects in the Louisiana Coastal Zone. The person would be the main contact with the Corps, the EPA and state environmental agencies, including on site visits and jurisdictional determinations, the formal rulings on which land counts as regulated wetland.

Air permits, including for power plants

The second posting, Sr. Environmental Regulatory Engineer, Air Permitting, would run the company’s air permit work in both states “for power generation and rocket propulsion programs.” The hire could work out of Starbase Louisiana or one of two Texas locations, Starbase or Bastrop. The engineer would deal with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the EPA.

According to the listing, the power work includes on-site plants that supply “a large, steady electric load” right where they sit, frequently added a phase at a time as demand rises. It lists major-source permits such as Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Title V operating permits. Those permits require emission inventories, pollution-control reviews and air dispersion modeling. The posting covers both states and does not say what will be built at Pecan Island.

Neither listing gives a salary. Both ask for a bachelor’s degree and at least five years of experience in the field (seven for the air permit job).

Every Pecan Island opening

As of Saturday, SpaceX lists these nine jobs at Pecan Island:

  • Sr. Construction Project Manager (Starship Infrastructure, Louisiana)
  • Civil Engineer, Land Development (Starbase Infrastructure, Louisiana)
  • Sr. Government Affairs Manager
  • Sr. Construction Safety Engineer
  • Sr. Environmental Engineer
  • Sr. Manager, Environmental Health & Safety
  • Communications Lead
  • Sr. Environmental Engineer, Wetlands & Regulatory Compliance (new Nov. 6)
  • Sr. Environmental Regulatory Engineer, Air Permitting (new Nov. 6)

See our [running list of every SpaceX Louisiana job](/news/spacex-louisiana-jobs-pecan-island/) and how to apply.