Senior NEPA Planner

STV is seeking a Senior NEPA/SEPA Planner to join our growing North Carolina environmental planning team within the Transportation Division. This role is central to delivering high-quality environmental documentation and compliance for transportation and infrastructure projects across the region.

As a Senior NEPA/SEPA Planner, you will lead environmental review efforts including Environmental Assessments (EAs), Environmental Impact Statements (EISs), Categorical Exclusions (CEs), NEPA/SEPA documentation, Section 404/NEPA Merger materials, and Community Impact Assessments (CIAs). You will direct multidisciplinary analyses, mentor staff, support project managers, and ensure all environmental documentation meets FHWA, FTA, NCDOT, NEPA/SEPA, and other regulatory requirements.

You will also support business development through proposal preparation, scope and budget development, and targeted client engagement. The role requires excellent writing, strong regulatory understanding, and a collaborative, proactive approach to project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead NEPA/SEPA environmental review processes for transportation and infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations. 

• Prepare and review Community Impact Assessments (CIAs), NEPA/SEPA documents (CEs, EAs, EISs), technical analyses, and supporting environmental studies. 

• Lead development of NEPA/404 Merger documentation and coordinate with resource agencies throughout Merger concurrence points. 

• Plan, facilitate, and support stakeholder and public engagement activities including agency coordination, public meetings, community outreach, and client briefings. 

• Check and mentor the work of junior and mid-level staff; provide quality assurance and guidance on environmental processes and documentation standards.

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams—planning, engineering, traffic, water resources, and others—to integrate environmental compliance early in project development.

• Manage or support project managers with scoping, budgeting, scheduling, status reporting, and client communications.

• Develop scopes of work and level-of-effort estimates for NEPA/SEPA environmental reviews for proposals and project planning. 

• Participate in business development including proposal writing, interview preparation, and maintaining strong client relationships.

• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert in NEPA/SEPA, offering strategic guidance and oversight for environmental planning tasks across the region.  ​

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, planning, engineering, natural resources, or related discipline.

• Minimum 12 years of relevant experience, including substantial leadership of NEPA/SEPA environmental documentation and compliance efforts. 

• AICP certification required. 

• Demonstrated expertise in preparing and reviewing NEPA/SEPA documents and supporting technical analyses. 

• Strong understanding of FHWA NEPA processes, NCDOT environmental procedures, SEPA requirements, Section 404, and related regulatory frameworks. 

• Exceptional technical writing skills with a history of producing clear, defensible environmental documents. 

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) and managing complex document workflows.

• Excellent organizational, communication, and time-management skills.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.

• Ability to fulfill essential job functions in a consistent state of alertness and safe manner.

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