Sr. Planner​/Permitter

TRC, Member of WSP, is a global consulting environmental and engineering firm and one of the top design firms in the energy sector. Together, TRC and WSP’s 83,000 experts create positive, long-lasting impacts for our communities and our clients in the power and energy, transportation and infrastructure, environmental, and property and buildings sectors. As part of our team,you’ll discover a world of opportunities to connect with innovative thinkers, forge your path, and have fun tackling the world’s most challenging projects.

At TRC, Member of WSP, you can have a rewarding career on every level.

TRC has long set the bar for clients who require more than just engineering, combining science with the latest technology to devise innovative solutions that stand the test of time. From pipelines to power plants, roadways to reservoirs, schoolyards to security solutions, clients look to TRC for breakthrough thinking backed by the innovative follow-through of an industry leader.

We recognize that the expertise of our staff is our strongest asset, so we generously reward employees for successful performance and invest in their careers through training and the development of new skills and certifications.

TRC is seeking a On call/temporary Senior Planner/Permitter to join its successful Planning, Permitting, and Licensing practice in Colorado. This position requires an interdisciplinary, technical, and regulatory specialist who will provide environmental project leadership for public and private sector clients. Typical work would include preparing proposals, providing services supporting client transportation projects, supporting federal permit applications, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) environmental review, project management, and completing state and local permitting for clients.

The successful candidate will be entrusted with managing and leading projects, conducting and reporting studies related to their technical discipline to meet regulatory requirements and preparing documents supporting permitting processes.

* There is potential for a flexible working environment / work from surrounding states.

The successful individual will be a client-facing technical leader with in-depth knowledge pertaining to the planning of transportation, local municipal/city planning, energy transition, power transmission, renewable energy, mining, and/or transportation projects and advancing such projects through local, state and federal government approval processes for large, complex projects. Experience working on transportation or other projects with one or more local, state, or federal agencies is strongly preferred.

This individual should demonstrate experience leading and managing planning and permitting work scopes for projects associated with transportation and/or energy projects and should have the ability to guide the agencies and TRC’s project partners through the environmental processes to meet applicable laws and regulations to successfully achieve project design goals.

• Lead transportation planning projects, lead federal permitting projects, support and provide technical insight on a variety of other projects for private and public sector clients.
• Engage as a client-facing technical leader with in-depth knowledge pertaining to the planning of transportation, mining, and/or energy projects and advancing such projects through the local, state and federal government approval process. Interact directly with the agencies/clients as TRC’s environmental planning subject matter expert.
• Provide environmental planning expertise pertaining to NEPA as implemented by federal agencies such as the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), United States Department of Agriculture…