Mid-level Environmental Planner

Company Description

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Job Description

AECOM's Environmental Planning and Permitting team is growing in northern California and seeking an experienced Mid-level Environmental Planner (Environmental Planner III) to join our team. 

This hybrid position can be based out of our Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose, or Sacramento offices. The successful candidate would join our team to engage with our expanding pool of public and private sector clients to contribute and lead completion of the environmental process.

Responsibilities would include supporting and managing CEQA/NEPA documentation and technical studies for transportation, energy, and development-related projects. Other responsibilities may include leading and supporting business development activities, including coordination and preparation of materials for proposals and client engagement. Roles may include serving as deputy project manager, task manager, or technical specialist depending on the project assignment. Work will include collaboration with senior project managers and task leaders; client staff; and representatives from cities, counties, and local, regional, state, and federal agencies.

AECOM is known for our award-winning technical excellence, leading-edge science and innovative project delivery. We provide sustainable solutions for some of the world’s most challenging issues. Our global clients and their projects span a variety of market sectors and geographies and require innovative technical solutions to solve wide-ranging environmental problems.

AECOM is seeking candidates with a demonstrated ability to contribute and manage tasks on environmental planning projects and contribute to deliverables that respond to our clients’ needs.

Key responsibilities include:

• Support and assist with leading environmental planning work, including the development of environmental documents and studies in compliance with CEQA, NEPA, and other state and federal environmental regulations.
• Analyze and describe environmental impacts of project activities for environmental documents that support CEQA and/or NEPA review.
• Coordinate project tasks among technical staff, subcontractors, and clients.
• Assist with financial and schedule management and reporting on ongoing tasks and projects.
• Assist with quality reviews of colleague and subconsultant deliverables.
• Support the development of work scopes, staffing and cost estimates for tasks under existing and new contracts.

About AECOM’s Environment Business Line
Join AECOM to be part of an expert global team who is connected through a well-developed, worldwide, internal technical practice network through which you can learn from and brainstorm with the best in the world. AECOM is an industry-leading, world class environmental firm, and we want you to succeed within it. We respect and encourage your own pathway to excellence via our Freedom to Grow initiative.

AECOM is known for our award-winning technical excellence, leading-edge science and innovative project delivery. We provide sustainable solutions for some of the world’s most challenging issues. Our global clients and their projects span a variety of market sectors and geographies and require innovative technical solutions to solve wide-ranging environmental problems.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in environmental planning, or related field.
• 4 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education focusing on environmental planning related to CEQA/NEPA.
• Valid U.S. Driver's license is required.
• Due to the nature of the work, US Citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications:              

• 6+ years of relevant experience focusi