Principal Planner

 

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Role description:

Arcadis is seeking a Principal Environmental Planner to take on a leadership role to support environmental planning for to support utility infrastructure maintenance and repair programs for our Northern California utility clients. Our California Energy Transition team is seeking an experienced environmental planner/project manager with at least ten years’ experience to join our team of multidisciplinary planners, biologist, and cultural resource specialists. In this role you will support technical planning guidance and maintain and develop positive client relationships while managing projects on schedule and within budget. 

As a Consultant with Arcadis, you'll soon discover you can make a difference in our company by collaborating with staff and contributing to an interesting array of projects. You will be a key member to drive innovation and build strong technical communities within both the Energy Transition and Enviro Socio Permitting Space. This is a great opportunity to work with a dynamic team and gain experience in a wide variety of environmental projects for diverse market sectors. Your career growth will only be limited by your skills and your passion for success! You will also work with existing staff to support the growth of Environmental Permitting, Site Planning, Wetland, and Endangered Species Services.

Role accountabilities:

As a Principal Environmental Planner, you will apply your technical/business knowledge to develop creative, effective, and economical solutions to address current and potential project issues. You will be a key leader of our California planning team who interacts with project managers, directors, and principals; as part of an interdisciplinary environmental team responding to client needs. You will also provide supervision, training, technical direction and mentoring to mid-level and junior-level staff.

You will be a dedicated self-starter with a firm understanding of state and federal permit requirements and familiarity with local/county jurisdiction and California agency notification requirements and ability to develop strategic planning and permitting execution strategies for clients on larger scale projects and programs. As needed, you will need to conduct or lead site reviews related to planning projects. 

You will use your excellent technical writing and communications skills and attention to detail to provide guidance and senior technical review on project documents 

Qualifications & Experience:

First and foremost, do you share our passion for sustainable management of natural resources? Do you want to be part of a growing natural resources practice to support clients in California? If you are motivated and ready to join our team of qualified professionals supporting natural resources management, planning and permitting, come join us! Specific qualifications for the role include: 

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Planning, Urban Planning, Geography, Environmental Science, or related field
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in the environmental field, with at least 12 years as a consultant
• Experience preparing CEQA (and NEPA) documents, and associated analysis, including Initial Studies and Environmental Assessments
• Knowledge of California and federal resource agency permit requirements, including USFWS, CDFW, USACE, California Coastal Commission, and RWQCB/SWRCB and an understanding of local zoning and land use regulations
• Previous experience and leadership in the planning, permitting, and/or supporting the construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of new or existing infrastructure (utility, renewables, water, sewer, oil and gas, etc.)
• Project management experience including task management, client coordination and financial management to support on time and on-budget project completion.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in planning, Geography, Environmental Management or related field
• Previous experience with siting and licensing linear utility infrastructure programs
• Experience preparing Land Use applications, including conditional use permits and/or experience managing or preparation Proponents Environmental Assessments (PEAs) or experience preparing CEQA documents for the California Public Utilities Commission

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