CEQA​/NEPA Environmental Planner; Mid - Senior

Environmental Science Associates (ESA) is a 100% employee-owned environmental consulting firm. We plan, design, permit, mitigate, and restore for projects across our communities, infrastructure systems, open spaces, and wildlands. We are 50 years strong in 21 offices across California, the Pacific Northwest, and the southeastern United States.

ESA seeks a highly motivated mid-level CEQA/NEPA Environmental Planner with 5+ years of experience in CEQA and/or NEPA analysis and documentation to join our Community Development Business Group as part of our Central Valley Environmental Planning Team. The ideal candidate would be based out of ESA's Sacramento Office and must be located close enough to allow for semi-regular in-person work one to two days per week or as needed.

Qualified candidates located within a commutable distance to any of our Northern, CA ESA locations will also be considered.

Qualified applicants must have experience managing the preparation of CEQA and/or NEPA documentation and client management. Strong preference for candidates with professional working experience with both project management and marketing/business development. This opportunity is focused on collaboration, delivery, and client service.

This role may require occasional travel for in-person team collaboration and project related travel.

• You are a mid-level to senior-level professional with a strong desire to grow and advance your career and to develop your environmental planning and project coordination skills.
• You hold a bachelor's or master's degree with major course work in environmental planning, policy, and/or science; urban or natural/water resources planning; geography; or a related interdisciplinary field.
• You have a minimum of 5 years of professional experience, at least some of which working in a consulting environment, with responsibilities including conducting research, analyzing impacts, and writing sections of reports. Experience as part of a management team and/or substantial technical analysis experience with the California Environmental Quality Act, National Environmental Policy Act, similar state/federal regulations, or preparation of resource-related permit applications is required.
• You have strong analytical and oral presentation skills with the ability to prepare clear, concise, and well-supported written documents to convey complex information understandably to colleagues, clients, agency staff, teaming partners, other project stakeholders, and the general public.
• You are an effective team member and communicator who contributes constructively and inclusively to solve project or team issues while working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary environment. You are curious and interested in understanding your teammates' and your clients' needs and motivations.
• Preference given to candidates with experience preparing analyses and evaluations related to the environmental review of water resources and water infrastructure projects in California.
• Strong preference given to candidates with strong working experience in project management, business development, and contract review.
• You can work in-person or in a hybrid fashion from an ESA Office. Primary remote work is also permitted with some in-office work expectation, contingent upon the individual's qualifications and experience.
• You have previous experience working as a consultant in which you've billed time to projects or other activities.

• As a CEQA/NEPA Planner, you will serve as project manager for moderately complex and be an integral part of the project management team for more complex projects. You will be a contributing author for CEQA and NEPA documents for public and private sector clients.
• Within the Northern California Community Development Group, you will become integrated into multiple project teams focused on the planning and assessment of built environment projects (including, but not limited to, land use plans, residential, mixed use, commercial, industrial, sports entertainment, recreation, and transportation related projects). Depending on the project team's needs you will conduct research in specific or general project areas, including such topics as adopted plans, policies, and regulations, and other published information.
  
  While you will work primarily with the Community Development Group, you will have opportunity to engage in work with other ESA teams such as Water, Airports, and Energy Resources, as well as engage in data collection and analysis with technical practices such as biological/cultural resources and hydrology data collection teams.
• You will be responsible for managing the task or project delivery schedule, managing logistics, disseminating, and maintaining related information and resources, managing budget tracking and invoicing, meeting with team members to gauge progress toward task completion, and responding to team member or client questions about assigned tasks or projects.
• You will apply critical…