Environmental Planner I

HNTB Corporation • New York, NY

23h • $59,362 - $111,303

About The Position

At HNTB, you can build a career that is meaningful to you while contributing to infrastructure and communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have delivered solutions for some of the nation’s largest and most complex infrastructure projects. With our continued growth, this is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners. HNTB is seeking a highly motivated and talented individual to join our growing Environmental Team as part of the NY Planning & Environment department. Responsible for providing environmental support from concept development through project completion including researching, gathering, and analyzing data, preparing project materials, and applying environmental law and policy to ensure compliance on behalf of the client. The ideal candidate brings a solid technical foundation in GIS, research and report preparation for transportation clients. This role includes a blend of office-based analysis and documentation as well as fieldwork across New York and the surrounding region.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Environmental Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Engineering or related field
• Understands how to operate Microsoft Office Suite and client-specific programs with direction from more experienced staff.
• Compiles and summarizes data (i.e., census data, land use data, ecology data, section 106, air and noise) with direction from more experienced staff.
• Gains a basic understanding of environmental laws and regulations (i.e., NEPA, local, state and federal laws).
• Uses technical writing skills proficiently, making use of basic templates to create technically sound reports.
• Contributes to the environmental review documents and helps prepare reports with direction from more experienced staff.
• Excellent project organization and research skills.
• Highly collaborative, positive and proactive communication skills.
• Experience with GIS and finished map production.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s Degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, or related field

Responsibilities

• Analyzes the design plan and identifies deliverables.
• Compiles and analyzes data associated with multi-disciplines and proposes technical solutions.
• Collects raw data, organizes, researches, and applies recognized tools of analysis to provide comprehensive review of the data.
• Prepares graphics and reports for limited portions of a project or for small-scale projects.
• Assists in the creation and presentation of project presentation materials, concepts, graphics, and reports to the client and community groups.
• May attend project team meeting with limited client interaction and other project consultants.
• Responsible for documenting meeting minutes, correspondences, and other forms related to projects within scope.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level