NEPA Planner IV - GA, TN, Carolinas, or LA

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Our employees believe in our purpose and know that our work ultimately makes the world a better place. When you bring your talents to Atlas, you become part of a national team of over 3,500 experienced engineers, environmental scientists, inspectors, and other professionals working to improve the infrastructure assets and natural environment in the communities where we live and work.

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Our employees believe in our purpose and know that our work ultimately makes the world a better place. When you bring your talents to Atlas, you become part of a national team of over 3,500 experienced engineers, environmental scientists, inspectors, and other professionals working to improve the infrastructure assets and natural environment in the communities where we live and work.

Are you ready to work for one of the fastest growing infrastructure and environmental solutions companies in the country? Will you accept the challenge to innovate and solve complex and sophisticated problems? Do you want to grow as a professional, and transform and better the communities where you live and work?

NEPA Planner IV - GA, TN, Carolinas, or LA

Atlas is a trusted leader in environmental and infrastructure consulting services; we provide services that enable communities to flourish and thrive. With a team of 3,500 employees and offices throughout the US, we combine local expertise and a network of relationships to deliver solutions to both public and private clients. Our services help improve the quality of life in the communities where we live and work.

We always aim for smart, safe, and sustainable results. At Atlas we understand that our future is everyone’s responsibility, and we create a better experience at every stage of a project.

As a Senior NEPA Planner, this professional will help shape the delivery of some of the Southeast's most impactful transportation infrastructure projects in Louisiana and major transportation improvements across Georgia. They will play a key role in advancing projects from planning through environmental approval, working alongside multidisciplinary teams to help communities improve mobility, connectivity, and economic growth.

This position will be either hybrid or remote and can potentially sit in Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana or in the Carolinas.

• Perform environmental planning for state Department of Transportation (DOT) projects throughout the Southeast.
• Prepare NEPA documentation, including:
  • Programmatic Categorical Exclusions (PCEs)
  • Categorical Exclusions (CEs)
  • Environmental Assessments (EAs)
  • Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSIs)
  • Environmental Impact Statements (EISs)
• Lead coordination within an interdisciplinary NEPA team consisting of:
  • Historians
  • Archaeologists
  • Ecologists
  • Air/Noise Analysts
• Develop project scopes, budgets, and schedules for transportation projects.
• Read and interpret transportation construction plans and specifications.
• Anticipate potential project risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Prepare materials for public involvement meetings and draft responses to public comments.
• Understand and apply applicable Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) to transportation projects.
• Conduct land use planning research to support NEPA documentation.
• Prepare and maintain:
  • DOT TPro updates
  • Primavera P6 schedule updates
  • DOT progress reports
  • Monthly…