Senior Environmental Planner

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Franklin, Tennessee time type:
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JR4964

STV is seeking a
** Senior Environmental Planner
** to support our
** Transportation & Infrastructure Division
** in
** Franklin, Tennessee**. This role is ideal for an experienced environmental planning professional with deep expertise in
** NEPA
* * and transportation planning who can lead technical work, support project and task management, and contribute to high-profile transit and transportation initiatives across Tennessee and the Southeast.

The Senior Environmental Planner will serve as a technical resource, mentor, and client-facing contributor—helping guide complex environmental documentation from planning through approval.
** Key Responsibilities
*** Provide technical leadership and guidance related to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and related federal and state environmental regulations
* Lead the preparation, review, authorship, and editing of NEPA documentation and Tennessee Environmental Evaluation Reports (TEERs)
* Support public involvement and outreach efforts, including public meetings, agency coordination, and stakeholder engagement
* Manage and support feasibility studies, alternatives analyses, FHWA Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) studies, and other transportation planning documents
* Support project and task management activities, including scope, schedule, and coordination with multidisciplinary teams
* Provide oversight and quality control for environmental documents to ensure compliance with agency requirements and accepted professional standards
* Support project quality initiatives, including quality management plan development and quality assurance reviews
* Assist project managers in ensuring environmental deliverables meet contractual, regulatory, and client expectations
* Collaborate with office and practice leadership to support client development, proposal efforts, and industry participation
** Qualifications
* ** Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Planning, Environmental Science, Urban/Regional Planning, Geography, or a related discipline
* Minimum
** 7****+ years of environmental planning experience**, with a strong focus on transportation projects
* Demonstrated expertise in
** NEPA documentation
** and environmental review processes
* Experience preparing and reviewing TEERs, CEs, EA/EIS documentation, and planning-level environmental studies
* Familiarity with
** FHWA**,
** TDOT**, and other state or federal transportation agencies
* Strong technical writing, editing, and document management skills, as well as being proficient in Word and Adobe or similar programs
* Proven ability to lead tasks
* Ability to mentor staff and collaborate across disciplines a plus Excellent verbal communication skills and experience supporting public outreach

STV offers the following benefits
• Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)
• Disability insurance
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• 401(k) Plan
• Retirement Counseling
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (16 days)
• Paid Holidays (9 days)
• Back-Up Dependent Care (up to 10 days per year)
• Parental Leave (up to 80 hours)
• Continuing Education Program
• Professional Licensure and Society Memberships

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 many factors, including but not limited to geography, education, experience, and/or certifications.

STV is one of the top infrastructure-focused professional services firms in North America. Founded in 1912, STV advises, plans, designs, engineers and delivers the infrastructure that powers local economies, including transportation systems, buildings, water and other facilities. Headquartered…