Senior Environmental Planner with CEQA Experience

QK • Bakersfield, CA

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About The Position

Explore the exciting career possibilities a multi-disciplinary firm brings while working with a purposeful, goal oriented, close-knit team to improve the quality of life in communities throughout the Central Valley and beyond. QK has been a home for hundreds of people to build their careers over the past 50 years. Join our team of highly experienced, innovative professionals and start elevating your career today in a place built for professionals to flourish and find professional success while building lifelong relationships with our team and our clients.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and six (6) years of experience in planning, environmental, transportation and/or socioeconomics or 10 years general planning experience mandatory.
• Applicants must be fully authorized to work in the U.S. and physically be in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

• AICP preferred.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience writing CEQA documents preferred

Responsibilities

• Oversight of all aspects of projects, including monitoring contracts, creating budgets, monitoring timelines, developing schedules, and enduring quality deliverables
• Formulate and conduct technical planning studies
• Maintain communication with client and/or other project managers from project conception through completion
• Manage, lead, train, develop, and mentor other technical and professional staff and/or Planning workload
• Manage project plans, budgets, timelines, and ensure quality deliverables
• Prepare and oversee research, field work, legal regulations, and documentation in support of Planning reports and documentation
• Read, interpret, compose, and review Categorical Exclusions, EAs, EIRs, and other technical documents
• Prepare, coordinate, and facilitate public involvement meetings and workshops
• Prepare and/or coordinate preparation of winning proposals and lead proposal presentations
• Develop recommendations affecting land use, public utilities, community facilities, housing, and transportation to control and guide development
• Visit field sites to gather facts and data, and conduct investigations
• Prepare technical studies and documents, with emphasis on NEPA and CEQA documents
• Prepare and oversee research, field work, legal regulations, and documentation in support of NEPA and CEQA document preparation
• Read, interpret, compose, and review Categorical Exclusions, EAs, EIRs, and other technical documents
• Lead and manage work of other planning staff
• Attend meetings inside and outside of the firm
• Familiarity with, and assistance to senior staff for monitoring contracts and budget

What This Job Offers

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