Environmental Planner 5

Description

• Assists the Project Technical Leader in managing project workflow, quality, and deliverables.
• Collaborates with engineers, designers, clients, and subconsultants to research, analyze or resolve complex environmental impact-related project issues.
• Reviews land use plans for compliance with applicable local, state and federal environmental laws. Escalates any legal compliance issues as necessary.
• Prepares, or assists in preparing, CEQA and/or NEPA documents, including environmental impact reports or environmental impact statements; negative declarations/mitigated negative declarations or environmental assessments; CEQA categorical exemptions or NEPA categorical exclusions; and other related CEQA and/or NEPA documents, notices, and other materials.
• Reviews draft proposals for adherence to firm, industry, state, local, and federal regulations and best practices. *Meets with current and potential future clients to review their current and future CEQA/NEPA compliance needs.
• Collaborates with sales staff to develop proposals in response to current and potential client requests for proposal (RFPs).
• Assists in public outreach, including preparation of project information materials, presentations, and public meeting/workshop materials.
• Provides technical guidance and training to more junior staff.
• Performs or oversees field investigations, surveys, studies, or other research in order to compile and analyze data on environmental impacts of prospective land uses or development/infrastructure proposals.
• With general direction, gathers, compiles, and analyzes data across a broad range of disciplines for purposes of conducting environmental impact assessments pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and/or the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
• Mentors more junior staff and develops them for future growth within the discipline and firm.
• Conducts basic to high-complexity analysis for CEQA and NEPA documents, other technical studies, and plans. *Reviews analysis conducted by junior staff or subconsultants and recommends improvements/changes as necessary.

Requirements

• Expert knowledge of laws, legal codes, court precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the public involvement process.
• Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology, such as models used to evaluate impacts to air quality, transportation, and noise.
• Expertise in writing CEQA and NEPA documents for a variety of agencies and project types and sizes.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 7 years of related experience with bachelors degree or 6 years of experience with Masters degree.
• Expert knowledge of principles and methods for completing environmental impact assessments of land use and infrastructure projects and regulatory programs in compliance with CEQA and NEPA.
• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Urban, Community or Regional Planning or related discipline. *AICP, PTP, PE, CEP or approved certification in a related field. Or Master's degree in Civil Engineering, Urban, Community or Regional Planning or related discipline.
• Transit and Aviation CEQA/NEPA experience.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance