Senior Planner - Environmental

Bolton & Menk, a top regional consulting firm is looking to add a Senior Environmental Planner to our Environmental Planning Work Group based in Charlotte or Raleigh, North Carolina. As a Top Workplace, this is a fantastic chance to work with a talented team of professionals and make a lasting impact on the communities we serve. With over 75 years of experience, Bolton & Menk specializes in providing community infrastructure solutions across the Midwest, Southeast, and beyond.

Our established staff of professionals help bring sustainable process, design, and accountability to a community. We are passionate about using collaboration to lead us to the right solution. A solution that can be planned for and funded. A lasting solution that not only works today but long into the future. Our expertise offers a fresh, engaging approach to solve multi-faceted problems involving technical, regulatory, and community issues.

In this role you will lead and support projects involving federal and state environmental reviews - including NEPA, SEPA, and related special‑purpose laws - along with infrastructure and corridor planning, sustainability and climate resilience assessments, and environmental compliance and permitting. Project work will span environmental assessments, alternatives analysis, infrastructure and transportation planning, natural and cultural resource coordination, parks and trail system planning, and policy research that supports long‑term community and infrastructure resilience.

You will work directly with clients to guide environmental review strategies, development review, and policy updates that advance sustainable and resilient project outcomes. You will also collaborate with interdisciplinary teams on complex, multi‑agency projects that integrate natural resources, cultural resources, water resources, and community planning considerations. In addition, you will provide leadership and mentorship to our growing environmental planning team, supporting staff development and contributing to a strong, collaborative practice.

• Bachelors or Masters Degree from an accredited college or university in urban and regional planning, urban studies, architecture, landscape architecture, or affiliated degrees.
• 10+ years of progressive experience
• Thorough knowledge of planning methods and application at the local and regional level
• Experienced in agency and stakeholder involvement techniques and processes
• Experience researching methods and statistical principles related to urban growth and development
• Applied knowledge of methods and techniques of effective technical report preparation and presentations

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis, part-time basis or internship for any employer without restriction. Bolton & Menk does not provide visa sponsorship or immigration support for this position.

There’s life at work and life outside of work. Bolton & Menk has a number of benefit programs and amenities to support you and your family throughout whatever stage of life you are in.

• Competitive compensation plan - overtime compensation available to most employees
• Discretionary bonuses available to most employees
• ESOP - Employee ownership (ESOP); 100% company-paid contributions
• 401(k) Match Program
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Six paid flexible company holidays
• Two floating personal holidays for events that are important in your life
• Parental leave
• Short term and Long-term disability
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Bolton & Menk, Inc. specializes in providing community infrastructure solutions. Since 1949, we have been committed to improving quality of life through engineering excellence and client satisfaction. From advocating for our communities to designing their dreams to finding funding; we take pride in our work because we live in these same communities. Today, Bolton & Menk has more than 1,000 employees throughout more than 40 locations in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Colorado, North Carolina, and South…