Senior Environmental Planner

Stantec•San Francisco, CA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Stantec’s Northern California Environmental Services Practice is seeking a Senior Environmental Planner for its Water and Infrastructure team. The position supports environmental review, planning, permitting, and regulatory compliance for public and private water and infrastructure projects and programs. The successful candidate will manage tasks and projects, lead multidisciplinary teams and technical documents, coordinate or lead environmental permitting, and assist with proposals and client and agency presentations. The role includes managing project schedules, deliverables, budgets, staff, scopes, and records; developing workflows and communication plans; and providing planning and permitting support for water, wastewater, recycled water, stormwater, flood control, and other infrastructure projects. The planner will prepare and review technical studies and environmental documents, develop proposals and budgets, and help mentor and train staff. The role involves collaborating with clients, agencies, and multidisciplinary teams across Northern California, including travel for site visits, meetings, and staff mentoring. Overnight travel may be required for multiple nights, approximately 10–20% of the time. The position may be based in a typical office or flexible partial-home, partial-office environment. The team generally works remotely, with office desks available. The successful candidate is expected to live within a reasonable commuting distance of a Northern California office. Work involves using computers at a stationary desk for long periods.

Requirements

At least 7 years of experience performing environmental planning and permitting work for California water agencies, municipalities, special districts, or other public infrastructure owners.
Bachelor’s degree in Urban, Regional, or Environmental Land Use Planning, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, or a related field, with 7 years of relevant experience.
Ability to validate and accurately analyze information and make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to manage risks and safety appropriately, manage information, and provide exceptional service to internal and external clients.
Effectiveness in resource planning and delivering results, with the ability to identify opportunities and build client relationships.
Ability to prioritize and balance workloads in a highly mobile and changing environment.
Ability to reside within a reasonable commuting distance of a Northern California office.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with environmental review and permitting for water and public infrastructure projects.
General understanding of local municipal planning in Northern California.
Past project management experience, preferably in natural resources consulting, planning, and permitting in California.
CEQA/NEPA, USACE, RWQCB, and CDFW permitting experience.
Master’s degree in Urban, Regional, or Environmental Land Use Planning, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, or a related field.

Responsibilities

Provide land use planning knowledge to support environmental review for public and private water and infrastructure projects and programs.
Manage and lead multidisciplinary project and program teams.
Manage environmental permitting and technical study support for water supply, conveyance, treatment, storage, flood control, and other public infrastructure projects.
Support environmental impact analysis, CEQA/NEPA review, land use planning, and environmental project coordination and management.
Manage multidisciplinary project or program schedules, deliverables, budgets, staff, and records, and bring schedules, budgets, and scopes of work to successful completion.
Develop efficient workflow processes and project-appropriate communication plans.
Provide planning and permitting support for water, wastewater, recycled water, stormwater, and flood control infrastructure, including pipelines, treatment facilities, reservoirs, pump stations, and levees.
Lead the preparation and review of due diligence studies, discretionary environmental permitting documents, state and federal acts, and biological technical studies.
Provide regulatory compliance services to environmental services clients in the water and infrastructure sector.
Coach and train staff in business development, biological report delivery, environmental permitting, and project delivery and management.
Develop proposals, scopes, and budgets for environmental services tasks independently or with multidisciplinary teams.
Communicate and coordinate effectively with multidisciplinary teams, clients, and agencies.
Travel across Northern California for project site visits, staff mentoring, and meetings; overnight travel may be required for multiple nights, approximately 10–20% of the time.