Senior Environmental Urban Planner/Project Manager

Aecom

The Role

Overview

Senior environmental planner managing CEQA projects, business development, and team.

Key Responsibilities

  • environmental docs
  • project management
  • technical studies
  • business development
  • proposal generation
  • team leadership

Tasks

-Plan, execute, and deliver environmental planning documents that meet our high-quality standards in collaboration with a broad and diverse range of technical specialists. -Partner with other leaders in our integrated urban environmental planning practice on business development activities, including proactive outreach to public agencies and private clients in northern California. -Generate proposals and, with other members of our Team, anticipate, track, and obtain new task orders from existing clients. -Manage projects through completion in accordance with defined scopes of work and budgets. -Engage staff, assign project responsibilities, and successfully manage internal teams and subcontractors. -Manage preparation of technical studies and environmental documents for completeness, clarity, accuracy, and defensibility. -Provide advice, mentor, and enhance the professional development of other members of our team.

Requirements

  • driver's license
  • ceqa
  • nepa
  • bachelor's
  • 10+ years
  • problem solving

What You Bring

-A valid U.S. Driver's license is required for this role. -Demonstrated expertise in preparing and overseeing the preparation of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) documents. -Due to the nature of the work, US Citizenship is required. -8 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education with environmental/urban planning and compliance, including CEQA and NEPA project experience. -10+ years of relevant experience. -Excellent problem-solving abilities, exceptional writing and communication skills demonstrating an ability to communicate effectively with members of the project team, clients (in-person and virtually), and an ability to ensure performance of internal technical teams and subcontractors. -Experience with, and interest in urban planning, community planning, long-range policy planning, urban design, zoning, market feasibility, or economic development strategies. -Able to work both independently and as a part of a project team. -Excellent written and spoken communication skills, organizational and time management skills, and flexibility to work on a multitude of diverse projects. -Experience and interest in business development and client engagement. -Effectiveness in presenting complex environmental documents to planning commissions, city councils, boards of supervisors, and other decision-making bodies. -Bachelor's degree in environmental science, biology, environmental planning, natural/biological resource management or other related field experience.

Benefits

-Sponsorship is not offered for this position now or in the future.

The Company

About Aecom

-Launched as a bold independent infrastructure consultancy from a merger of five legacy firms dating back over a century. -Handles everything from geotech to electro-mechanical systems, as seen in the award-winning Romaine Hydroelectric Complex in Canada. -Guides projects through every lifecycle stage in transportation, buildings, water systems, energy, and environmental sectors.

Sector Specialisms

Industrial

Agriculture, Food & Beverage

Automotive & Heavy Equipment & Machinery

Data Centers & Digital Infrastructure

High Performance Logistics

Energy

Renewable Energy

Grid Modernization

Transportation

Transit and Rail Projects

Highways

Bridges

Aviation Facilities

Facilities Management

Educational Institutions

Healthcare Facilities

Commercial Buildings

Corrections Facilities

Urban and Regional Planning

Building Construction

Oil and Gas Industry

Maritime Facilities

Water Management Systems

Visa Sponsorship

-sponsorship is not offered now or in the future.