Environmental Planning and Permitting Technologist

Brown and Caldwell•,

2d•$129,000 - $212,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Environmental Planning and Permitting Technologist advances the vision and strategy for Brown and Caldwell’s permitting services, with an emphasis on National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), and related environmental review and permitting requirements. This role provides technical project leadership for Categorical Exclusions, Environmental Assessments, Environmental Impact Statements, Negative Declarations, alternatives analyses, impact assessments, agency coordination, public involvement, and integration of environmental review with permitting strategy. The role also supports natural resources permitting and compliance, including wetlands and waters of the U.S. evaluations, jurisdictional delineations, habitat assessments, special-status species reviews, biological assessments, mitigation planning, and construction-phase environmental compliance. The Environmental Planning and Permitting Technologist advances the vision and strategy for a Practice, ensuring alignment with national practice goals and contributing to market growth and development. This role is responsible for delivering high quality technical solutions and overseeing the technical rigor and documentation through the use of Practice standards for project delivery and client services teams across the company, as well as technical practices leadership. This role may also be responsible for developing and evolving technical standards for regular updates, disseminating technical knowledge throughout the organization and mentoring less experienced technical staff in alignment with Practice leadership. Work is performed independently with limited supervision.

Requirements

Demonstrates a solid understanding of principles and practices within their technical area, with the ability to apply them effectively in various scenarios.
Capable of conveying complex technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences, ensuring clarity and understanding.
Exhibits strong teamwork abilities, fostering collaboration and building cohesive teams to achieve project goals.
Ensures adherence to quality standards and best practices, maintaining consistency and mitigating risks in technical delivery.
Able to deliver compelling technical presentations, effectively communicating ideas and solutions to diverse audiences.
Ability to mentor talent for SMS affiliated with the Practice demonstrating a culture of talent development through the Practice.
Presentation skills with ability to communicate to clients, as well as at conferences and industry association events.
Typically requires minimum of 8 years in assigned technical area related experience.
Typically certified in the SMS Framework, and progressing through the SMS competencies.

Nice To Haves

Experience leading or supporting NEPA and/or SEPA documentation for public infrastructure, water, wastewater, conveyance, resilience, power, data center, industrial, or linear development projects.
Experience with NEPA levels of review, including Categorical Exclusions, Environmental Assessments, Findings of No Significant Impact, Environmental Impact Statements, Records of Decision, and agency-specific NEPA procedures.
Experience integrating environmental review with Clean Water Act Sections 401, 402, and 404 permitting; Endangered Species Act consultation; National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 review; Section 4(f); floodplain and wetlands review; environmental justice; climate; air quality; noise; contaminated materials; and biological and cultural resource analyses.
Demonstrated ability to support early engagement and proactive planning to improve project predictability, reduce schedule risk, and align environmental review with design and permitting milestones.
Experience leading or supporting natural resources assessments and permitting, including wetlands and waters of the U.S. reviews, vegetation and wildlife surveys, habitat assessments, special-status species surveys, wetland delineations.
Strong client advisory skills, including the ability to identify regulatory risk, explain tradeoffs, and recommend practical, defensible pathways for complex projects.
Ability to translate client and market intelligence into actionable growth strategies, pursuit positioning, and practical technical solutions that align with Brown and Caldwell’s business priorities.
Experience supporting Client Service Teams and growth leaders by identifying, qualifying, and advancing opportunities.
Ability to build and strengthen trusted advisor relationships with clients by understanding client business drivers, regulatory pressures, funding considerations, and project delivery needs.

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and ensure the consistent application of technical standards, guidelines, and best practices across projects and teams.
Engage on project delivery teams nationally to achieve project goals, ensuring the application of quality standards and best practices to maintain consistency of technical delivery and mitigate risks throughout the project lifecycle.
Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, understanding their needs and developing tailored technical solutions.
Support Practice leader with SMS governance and systems to drive talent development for technical practitioners.
Assist with development of technical training and mentoring programs within the Practice.
Flexibility to adapt and execute various additional assignments based on evolving needs.