Senior Environmental Planner

Senior Environmental Planner Mountain West - Remote Ready to Make a Difference?

ICF is seeking a Senior Environmental Planner with consulting experience to support our Mountain West planning team. The ideal candidate will have experience and technical expertise leading projects through compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and associated regulations.

ICF provides environmental planning, policy, permitting, and other services to clients. We prepare environmental impact statements and environmental assessments for complex and often controversial projects nationwide, including energy, transportation, and other infrastructure projects and regulatory programs. We manage environmental review processes that include consultation with regulatory agencies; public involvement; analysis of environmental, cultural, safety, socioeconomic, and other impacts, and specification of measures to mitigate adverse impacts.

Our clients include numerous federal, state, and international agencies and private companies.

We help clients achieve compliance with NEPA through the preparation or review of environmental impact statements (EISs), environmental assessments (EAs), and categorical exclusions (Cat Exs) for projects nationwide. This position will support renewable and traditional energy, transportation, mining, transmission, and other infrastructure projects.

Why you will love working here:
Quality of life:
Flexible workplace arrangements, work-life balance Investment of the community:
Donation matching, volunteer opportunities Investment in you:
Tuition reimbursement, access to professional development resources, 401k matching, Employee Stock Purchase Plan And many, many more (Ask your recruiter for more details!) In this position you will be tasked with the following:

Acting as the project manager on permitting and NEPA documents as a representative for commercial clients and lead agencies.

Planning and completing major project tasks on multiple projects related to the development and delivery of accurate, timely, and high-quality products and services (e.g., permitting, NEPA documents).Managing project scopes, schedules, and budgets.

Interacting with all levels of staff and clients and directing technical staff on project teams.

Interfacing directly with key agencies and clients and helping to build and maintain great relationships.

What you need to have (minimum qualifications):

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in natural or physical science, public policy, economics, environmental management, or related subjects.
8+ years of consulting experience preparing and/or reviewing documents in compliance with NEPA and associated regulations.

What we would like you to have (preferred experience):

Experience managing NEPA projects and environmental permitting.

Experience preparing biological assessments and Endangered Species Act consultation.

Experience interfacing with clients and internal and external stakeholders.

Experience developing and maintaining project schedules, budgets, and writing proposals.

Professional skills you will use:

Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project).Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, including ability to prioritize and multi-task under strict deadlines.

Strong problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to succeed with new and challenging tasks.

Understands task expectations and how tasks fit in the overall project.

Identifying and meeting the needs of clients within established guidelines.

We are the Environment & Planning Division. We are passionate about doing what’s right for our clients, our people, the communities where we live and work, and the environment. We are…