Environmental Planner

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HDR is looking for an Environmental Planner I to support utility clients with environmental compliance, construction permitting, and local planning and permitting approvals. This role has a primary focus on construction stormwater management permitting and compliance, with supplemental work supporting local land use and planning approvals, development permitting, construction and right-of-way permitting, floodplain permitting, wetland permitting, public outreach, and wildlife compliance support.

In this role, the candidate would be expected to:

• Review local, State, and Federal regulations for applicability to projects
• Review engineering design packages for environmental / local permitting compliance
• Develop permitting matrices and timelines – for integration into client templates or overall schedules
• Review engineering plans, mapping (GIS/CAD), local land use regulations and permit conditions, and assist in preparing environmental compliance documents
• Manage simple permitting efforts, and support project manager with more complex permitting:
  • Compile permitting submittals inclusive of client provided and HDR produced documents, studies, or reports.
  • Facilitate comment response across multiple disciplines and project stakeholders
  • Upload and track permitting submittals through jurisdictional permitting portals
• Concise communicate permit conditions and requirements to client representatives and their contractors
• Effectively communicate over phone, email, or messaging platforms
• Accommodate changing project schedules and scopes – shifting attention as needed.
• Manage tasks between competing project interests; track personal workload with support of supervisor.
• Support ongoing project compliance through construction (reviewing inspection reports, attending routine calls, post-construction site visits and documentation)
• Perform pre-construction and post-construction site visits

The candidate would work with an experienced team including other environmental scientists, planners, and project managers of varying experience and backgrounds. Candidate responsibilities would evolve to include:

• Coordinating directly with client and permitting approval agencies representing HDR
• Directing internal resources/supporting staff (CAD/GIS, wildlife biologists, land agents, public outreach):
  • Coordinating/attending field visits
  • Communicating project scope and permit conditions to supporting staff
  • Overseeing deliverable production
• Managing deliverable production and distribution and conduct file management per client and internal specifications
• Development of figures and map sets in coordination with GIS/CAD staff
• Lead erosion control and grading permit document production including plan and report development.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Capable of reading and understanding engineering plans for utility or land development projects
• Experience working on behalf of utilities clients
• Expe…