Environmental Planning Program Manager

Joby Aviation•Santa Cruz, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Joby Aviation is seeking a Program Manager to lead environmental reviews for our manufacturing and vertiport developments. Reporting to the Environmental Planning and Sustainability Lead, you will develop and execute permit screening and planning at the state and federal levels, providing the technical foundation for our global infrastructure pipeline and site selection strategy. The Environmental Planning and Sustainability Team team bridges the gap between regulatory compliance and operational innovation. We manage everything from air permitting to energy efficiency, ensuring Joby can manufacture and operate its aircraft at scale. This role is a cross-functional hub, requiring close collaboration with Infrastructure, Policy, and Business Development to drive global infrastructure projects from concept to reality. You will oversee the permitting lifecycle across multiple jurisdictions, navigating environmental review processes domestically and internationally including NEPA, CEQA, and CEQR for greenfield, urban, and airport sites. By developing internal tools and market-specific strategies, you will streamline the development of manufacturing plants, maintenance hubs, and the vertiports essential to our all-electric air taxi service.

Requirements

5+ years relevant experience with a proven track record in environmental planning and compliance
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Environmental Planning, Environmental Science, or related field
Knowledge of California, New York and federal environmental permitting laws and regulations
Familiarity with the environmental procedures such as 1050.G for agencies like FAA, USFWS, Army Corp of Engineers etc.
Experience with establishing, maintaining, and fostering cross-functional relationships
Ability to flourish with minimal guidance, be proactive, and handle uncertainty and ambiguity
Successfully contributed to land use studies such as NEPA or CEQA within the United States
Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
Proven track record of program management - managing, organizing, and driving deliverables of complex projects
Strong analytical skills and written communication skills

Nice To Haves

Experience working in or closely with a local government agency
Experience in the aviation industry or commercial development
Certification as a Professional Environmental Planner
Knowledge of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and FAA’s Aviation Environmental Design Tool (AEDT)

Responsibilities

Execute appropriate environmental site assessments and due diligence studies to inform feasibility of development
Develop internal screening tools including a permitting playbook to inform development scope, timeline, resourcing and risk.
Develop novel acoustics permitting strategy with Policy and Acoustics teams to enable streamlined city, state and federal permitting adoption
Analyze potential sites to flag potential environmental risks, supporting long term development efforts as part of our interdisciplinary approach towards site evaluation and selection
Manage multiple land use studies and associated consultants simultaneously across different types of operational sites including manufacturing and vertiport operation and gain sign-off from required authorizing agencies
Lead cross-functional internal coordination across key functions including Policy, Commercial Operations, Infrastructure, Facilities and Business Development for inputs and execution on environmental permitting
Respond, on behalf of lead agency clients, to comments and questions raised during the environmental review process
Provide technical support and advice to stakeholders on environmental issues
Participate in public and community engagement
Collaborate with key stakeholders for international development projects, researching local environmental planning regulations as needed to help peer review and advise on critical project decisions