Senior NEPA Planner

Overview

STV is seeking a Senior NEPA/SEPA Planner to join our growing North Carolina environmental planning team within the Transportation Division. This role is central to delivering high-quality environmental documentation and compliance for transportation and infrastructure projects across the region.

As a Senior NEPA/SEPA Planner, you will lead environmental review efforts including Environmental Assessments (EAs), Environmental Impact Statements (EISs), Categorical Exclusions (CEs), NEPA/SEPA documentation, Section 404/NEPA Merger materials, and Community Impact Assessments (CIAs). You will direct multidisciplinary analyses, mentor staff, support project managers, and ensure all environmental documentation meets FHWA, FTA, NCDOT, NEPA/SEPA, and other regulatory requirements.

You will also support business development through proposal preparation, scope and budget development, and targeted client engagement. The role requires excellent writing, strong regulatory understanding, and a collaborative, proactive approach to project delivery.

• Lead NEPA/SEPA environmental review processes for transportation and infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
• Prepare and review Community Impact Assessments (CIAs), NEPA/SEPA documents (CEs, EAs, EISs), technical analyses, and supporting environmental studies.
• Lead development of NEPA/404 Merger documentation and coordinate with resource agencies throughout Merger concurrence points.
• Plan, facilitate, and support stakeholder and public engagement activities including agency coordination, public meetings, community outreach, and client briefings.
• Check and mentor the work of junior and mid-level staff; provide quality assurance and guidance on environmental processes and documentation standards.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams—planning, engineering, traffic, water resources, and others—to integrate environmental compliance early in project development.
• Manage or support project managers with scoping, budgeting, scheduling, status reporting, and client communications.
• Develop scopes of work and level-of-effort estimates for NEPA/SEPA environmental reviews for proposals and project planning.
• Participate in business development including proposal writing, interview preparation, and maintaining strong client relationships.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert in NEPA/SEPA, offering strategic guidance and oversight for environmental planning tasks across the region.

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, planning, engineering, natural resources, or related discipline.
• Minimum 12 years of relevant experience, including substantial leadership of NEPA/SEPA environmental documentation and compliance efforts.
• AICP certification required.
• Demonstrated expertise in preparing and reviewing NEPA/SEPA documents and supporting technical analyses.
• Strong understanding of FHWA NEPA processes, NCDOT environmental procedures, SEPA requirements, Section 404, and related regulatory frameworks.
• Exceptional technical writing skills with a history of producing clear, defensible environmental documents.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) and managing complex document workflows.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and time-management skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to fulfill essential job functions in a consistent state of alertness and safe manner.

• Experience leading or managing multidisciplinary teams on environmental planning projects.
• Strong familiarity with the NEPA/404 Merger process including experience securing concurrence from resource agencies.
• Demonstrated experience conducting or overseeing stakeholder engagement and public involvement activities.
• Experience working with NCDOT, FHWA, or municipal clients in the Southeast.
• Background in proposal development including environmental scopes, budgets, and strategy

$95,453.79 - $

STV is committed to paying all of its employees in a fair, equitable, and transparent manner. The listed pay range is STV’s good-faith salary estimate for this position. Please note that the final salary offered for this position may be outside of this published range based on geography, education, experience, and/or certifications.