Senior Environmental Planner - CEQA/NEPA Project Manager

ESA seeks a highly motivated mid- to senior-level Environmental Planner/Project Manager with 10+ years of experience in CEQA and/or NEPA analysis and documentation to join our Community Development Business Group as part of our Central Valley Environmental Planning Team. The ideal candidate would be based out of ESA's Sacramento Office, and must be located close enough to allow for semi-regular in-person work one to two days per week or as needed. Qualified applicants will have experience in the management of the preparation of CEQA and/or NEPA documentation, client management, and be able to contribute to marketing and business development efforts. This opportunity is focused on collaboration, delivery, and client service.

Who You Are 

• You are a mid-level to senior-level professional with a strong desire to grow and advance your career and to develop your environmental planning and project management skills. 
• You hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree with major course work in environmental planning, policy, and/or science; urban or natural/water resources planning; geography; or a related interdisciplinary field.
• You have a minimum of 10 years of professional experience, at least some of which working in a consulting environment, with responsibilities including conducting research, analyzing impacts, and writing sections of reports. Experience as part of a management team and/or substantial technical analysis experience with the California Environmental Quality Act, National Environmental Policy Act, similar state/federal regulations, or preparation of resource-related permit applications is required.
• You have strong project management, business development, analytical, and oral presentation skills with the ability to prepare clear, concise, and well-supported written documents to convey complex information understandably to colleagues, clients, agency staff, teaming partners, other project stakeholders, and the general public.
• You are an effective team member and communicator who contributes constructively and inclusively to solve project or team issues while working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary environment. You are curious and interested in understanding your teammates, and your clients, needs and motivations.
• You ideally have experience preparing analyses and evaluations related to the environmental review of water resources and water infrastructure projects in California.
• You can work in-person or in a hybrid fashion from our Sacramento Office. Primarily remote work may be possible, contingent upon the individual's qualifications and experience.

What You Will Do for ESA

• As a CEQA/NEPA Project Manager, you will serve as project manager for moderately complex and be an integral part of the project management team for more complex projects. You will be a contributing author for CEQA and NEPA documents for public and private sector clients.
• Within the Northern California Community Development Group, you will become integrated into multiple project teams focused on the planning and assessment of built environment projects (including, but not limited to, land use plans, residential, mixed use, commercial, industrial, sports entertainment, recreation, and transportation related projects). Depending on the project team’s needs you will conduct research in specific or general project areas, including such topics as adopted plans, policies, and regulations, and other published information. While you will work primarily with the Community Development Group, you will have opportunity to engage in work with other ESA teams such as Water, Airports, and Energy Resources, as well as engage in data collection and analysis with technical practices such as biological/cultural resources and hydrology data collection teams.
• You will be responsible for managing the task or project delivery schedule, managing logistics, disseminating, and maintaining related information and resources, managing budget tracking and invoicing, meeting with team members to gauge progress toward task completion, and responding to team member or client questions about assigned tasks or projects.
• You will apply critical thinking and problem-solving to evaluate, select, and adapt standard techniques and procedures in the development of environmental planning documents. You will be required to effectively communicate with staff, clients, and teaming partners and serve as a trusted professional bringing creative and innovative solutions to clients.

Other job duties include:

• Business development including