Senior Environmental Planner Job Sacramento area,California USA,Engineering

Company Description

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Job Description

AECOM's Environmental Planning and Permitting team is growing in Northern California! We are seeking experienced Senior Environmental Planner candidates to join our team. This hybrid role can be based in Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco or San Jose.

AECOM is seeking candidates with a demonstrated ability to manage tasks on environmental planning and compliance projects, successfully interface with clients, apply sound business development strategies, and prepare proposals and deliverables that respond to our clients’ needs.

The successful candidate would join our multi-disciplinary team to engage with our expanding pool of public and private sector clients, manage task orders within large environmental planning programs, and coordinate with our team and subcontractors to complete environmental compliance processes and documentation. The candidate will primarily lead environmental clearance and compliance work on roadway transportation and other infrastructure projects. Work will include interaction with senior project managers and task leaders;

client staff; and representatives from cities, counties, and local, regional, state, and federal agencies. May serve as a project manager, deputy project manager, task manager, or technical specialist depending on the project assignment.

Key responsibilities include:

Lead environmental planning and compliance work and support the development of environmental documents and studies in compliance with CEQA, NEPA, and other state and federal environmental regulations.

Project oversight, authority, and accountability. Oversee multiple projects simultaneously within scope/budget/schedule expectations and ensure quality standards on project deliverables. Manage subconsultants and technical staff.

Collaborate with project teams to develop work programs designed to provide innovative and progressive project solutions.

Prepare effective technical and cost proposals and take an active role in the development of new business with new and existing clients. Develop and expand client relationships that generate repeat business.

Provide leadership in mentoring personnel.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in environmental planning or related field.

6+ years relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education in environmental planning and CEQA/NEPA compliance experience.

Valid U.S Driver's license is required for this role.

Preferred Qualifications:

10+ years of relevant environmental planning and compliance experience.

Ability to work independently and demonstrate a high level of competence and project management experience in the area of technical report writing related to CEQA/NEPA compliance as well as other types of technical reports and regulatory (federal, state, local) permitting documents.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as interpersonal skills to effectively manage projects and interact with teams of staff, subconsultants, and clients; successful candidate will have the ability to write concise technical documents; to multi-task effectively to accommodate working on various simultaneous and diverse projects; and to follow through to completion all assigned and…