Senior Environmental Planner

We are currently seeking resumes from qualified, responsible, self-sufficient, energetic Senior Environmental Planner’s for our Phoenix, Arizona office. The ideal candidate will be motivated to develop and build their personal knowledge and skills to assist with the growth and success of the office. We offer a friendly, professional atmosphere with excellent benefits and a salary commensurate with experience.

As a Senior Environmental Planner, you will be responsible for leading project management duties, leading tasks, preparing full or major sections of CEQA/NEPA documents, preparing technical reports or permits based on education, training, or qualifications, and conducting field investigations or resource surveys for a variety of projects within the transportation, rail, transit, water, ports, renewables, and utility sectors in California or other states as needed as well as on projects with Federal involvement.

Duties:

• Preparation of CEQA/NEPA documents, technical documents, environmental permits including California Coastal Commission compliance, State and Federal Resource Agency permits, agency access and encroachment permits, etc.
• Management, coordination, communication, delegation, and team building to perform as a high level Project, Program, and/or Contract Manager.
• Preparation and maintenance of project budgets, scopes of work, and schedules.
• Review, coordination and negotiation of Teaming Agreements and/or Contracts.
• Coordination and management of internal disciplines, subconsultants, and resource agency personnel when necessary.
• Conducting site visits or field investigations and preparing technical resource-specific reports or permits based on education, expertise, and experience.
• Environmental compliance, monitoring, or tracking of environmental commitments during construction.
• Preparing maps and figures based on experience level with software such as GIS.
• Conducting research for information relevant to environmental consideration on projects.
• Preparing tables, comment logs, or document templates when required.
• Reviewing project engineering drawings and providing environmental input when needed.
• Providing technical oversight and conducting quality control reviews of documents.
• Work well independently or in team environments, coordinating with internal technical disciplines as well as subconsultants and resource agency personnel.
• Lead and collaborate on business development and marketing efforts.
• Additional duties may include project construction, environmental compliance oversight, compliance auditing, or other related duties, as necessary.

• Minimum Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in environmental sciences, natural resources, planning, or related fields, advanced degree a plus.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience preparing CEQA/NEPA documents for transportation, railway, renewables, water, and utility sectors in Arizona and/or California.
• Required:
  
  Understanding of Water Resources Planning, including but not limited to: international water studies/research; development and oversight of planning tasks for water resource projects involving water supply; independently develop and apply long-range and mid-range demand forecast using tools and models, including assessments of risk and uncertainty.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the capacity to effectively communicate thoughts and ideas to peers, senior staff, and clients.
• Office, field, and work-from-home environment.
• Travel required when necessary, including the potential for overnight stays and international travel.
• Experience with common software for industry. Experience with GIS is a plus.
• Experience working with multiple agencies for single project, including international, various states, environmental organizations, etc.
• Experience with administrative records.
• Plus:
  Bilingual in Spanish – speaking and writing.
• Valid Driver's License, with the ability to maintain insurability under the company's insurance carrier.

• Communicative – interacts openly with others; can maintain relationships, works well independently or with a team.
• Consultative
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