Senior NEPA Planner
About The Position
STV is seeking a Senior NEPA/SEPA Planner to join our growing North Carolina environmental planning team within the Transportation Division. This role is central to delivering high-quality environmental documentation and compliance for transportation and infrastructure projects across the region. As a Senior NEPA/SEPA Planner, you will lead environmental review efforts including Environmental Assessments (EAs), Environmental Impact Statements (EISs), Categorical Exclusions (CEs), NEPA/SEPA documentation, Section 404/NEPA Merger materials, and Community Impact Assessments (CIAs). You will direct multidisciplinary analyses, mentor staff, support project managers, and ensure all environmental documentation meets FHWA, FTA, NCDOT, NEPA/SEPA, and other regulatory requirements. You will also support business development through proposal preparation, scope and budget development, and targeted client engagement. The role requires excellent writing, strong regulatory understanding, and a collaborative, proactive approach to project delivery.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, planning, engineering, natural resources, or related discipline.
- Minimum 12 years of relevant experience, including substantial leadership of NEPA/SEPA environmental documentation and compliance efforts.
- AICP certification required.
- Demonstrated expertise in preparing and reviewing NEPA/SEPA documents and supporting technical analyses.
- Strong understanding of FHWA NEPA processes, NCDOT environmental procedures, SEPA requirements, Section 404, and related regulatory frameworks.
- Exceptional technical writing skills with a history of producing clear, defensible environmental documents.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) and managing complex document workflows.
- Excellent organizational, communication, and time-management skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
- Ability to fulfill essential job functions in a consistent state of alertness and safe manner.
Nice To Haves
- Experience leading or managing multidisciplinary teams on environmental planning projects.
- Strong familiarity with the NEPA/404 Merger process including experience securing concurrence from resource agencies.
- Demonstrated experience conducting or overseeing stakeholder engagement and public involvement activities.
- Experience working with NCDOT, FHWA, or municipal clients in the Southeast.
- Background in proposal development including environmental scopes, budgets, and strategy
Responsibilities
- Lead NEPA/SEPA environmental review processes for transportation and infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
- Prepare and review Community Impact Assessments (CIAs), NEPA/SEPA documents (CEs, EAs, EISs), technical analyses, and supporting environmental studies.
- Lead development of NEPA/404 Merger documentation and coordinate with resource agencies throughout Merger concurrence points.
- Plan, facilitate, and support stakeholder and public engagement activities including agency coordination, public meetings, community outreach, and client briefings.
- Check and mentor the work of junior and mid-level staff; provide quality assurance and guidance on environmental processes and documentation standards.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams—planning, engineering, traffic, water resources, and others—to integrate environmental compliance early in project development.
- Manage or support project managers with scoping, budgeting, scheduling, status reporting, and client communications.
- Develop scopes of work and level-of-effort estimates for NEPA/SEPA environmental reviews for proposals and project planning.
- Participate in business development including proposal writing, interview preparation, and maintaining strong client relationships.
- Serve as a Subject Matter Expert in NEPA/SEPA, offering strategic guidance and oversight for environmental planning tasks across the region.
Benefits
- Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)
- Disability insurance
- Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
- 401(k) Plan
- Retirement Counseling
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Time Off (16 days)
- Paid Holidays (8 days)
- Back-Up Dependent Care (up to 10 days per year)
- Parental Leave (up to 80 hours)
- Continuing Education Program
- Professional Licensure and Society Memberships
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
