Senior Environmental Planner & Project Manager - Energy

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.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively.
• Possess analytic, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills.
• Proven success in working well independently and operating collaboratively on a team to resolve challenges in a neutral fashion.
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