Senior Environmental Planner & Project Manager - Energy

Senior Environmental Planner & Project Manager - Energy

San Francisco, Sacramento or Northern CA Remote

We are the Environment & Planning Division of ICF. 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 planners, scientists, program managers, communicators, economists, technologists, and strategists. We are collaborative, curious, and committed to excellence—these are qualities we value that make us who we are and inspire us to grow.  If you perform well in a fast-paced, engaging, and collaborative environment, and would like to work with a diverse team of industry professionals, we encourage you to learn more about ICF (www.icf.com) and consider applying to join our team.   

ICF is seeking an experienced Project Manager and Environmental Planner with consulting experience to play a key role in our growing energy business in California. The ideal candidate will have large infrastructure permitting experience, ideally for energy or transmission projects. Expertise in client management experience, environmental permitting, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and associated regulations are important.

Job Description

The primary duty of this role is to lead the development and implementation of environmental and regulatory compliance documents for renewable energy, either on or offshore, and transmission projects.  This person will work directly with clients, and sometimes engineers, and construction team members, to support environmental assessments, regulatory permitting, construction compliance, and construction implementation activities.

A strong working knowledge of environmental compliance processes and experience working directly with local, state, and federal agencies, as well as private sector clients such as renewable energy developers, and commercial/residential/industrial developers, and engineering companies is preferred. At a minimum, the position requires experience preparing environmental or local development related permit applications, drafting technical reports and deliverables, managing, and tracking multiple projects concurrently, and working effectively with external clients. 

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a project manager or task manager as appropriate for environmental compliance of development projects, infrastructure projects, and land use plans, overseeing the preparation of documents, reports, presentations, technical memoranda, public notices, forms, and other work products.
• Conduct research; write proficiently; and manage multiple project schedules with competing deadlines and budget constraints.
• Interface directly with key clients and help build and maintain great relationships.
• Manage and author deliverables.
• Be a collaborative member of an integrated project team of engineers, scientists, planners, regulators, and other stakeholders.
• Clearly communicate timelines and gather data from individuals across multiple lines of business and departments and follow up, as necessary.
• Professionally manage relations and expectations with clients while identifying new opportunities for business development.
• Participate in regular team meetings with the potential for occasional travel to client offices and remote project sites.
• A desire to lead internal teams of staff and subconsultants to exceed client expectations in an environment that fosters growth, collaboration, and clear communication in a fast-paced setting with competing demands.
• In a team setting, contribute to business development efforts, including proposal efforts within subject matter expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in environmental science, biology, transportation/transit planning, communications, or related field.
• 5-10 years of environmental planning and/or professional-related experience in a consulting or team-based environment.

Professional Skills

• Experience obtaining environmental permits and reviewing technical studies such as those, for example addressing biological resources and cultural resources.
• Experience preparing and managing high-quality CEQA and NEPA documents.
• Project management experience working within a private consulting firm including the ability to take and give directions, stay organized, and manage time effectively.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience interfacing with internal staff, external clients, members of the public, and government officials.