Job Details

Description

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields with dedication, a creative spirit, and a vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties worldwide and are devoted to fostering a community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. Here, you can apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental professionals on work thats vital to our clients and the communities they serve.

Join a team thats naturally committed to the environment.

Your Opportunity

Stantec is seeking an Environmental Planner to join our Environmental Services Practice working within our Northern California region. The position is to be based out of our Sacramento, Roseville, Nevada City, Chico, or Redding Office; geographic alignment with other Stantec offices will be considered based on experience. Stantec offers flexible work locations (including working from home), flexible work hours and a robust compensation and benefits package.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Provide land use planning knowledge to support environmental review needs for public and private projects. Task duties may include environmental permitting, preparation of technical study reports supporting a range of infrastructure projects, environmental impact analysis support, CEQA and or NEPA support, municipal zoning ordinance review, and land use planning and coordination for environmental projects. Experience with the review and development of project descriptions/scope of work, familiarity with environmental review processes, permitting assessment process, and a general understanding of local municipal planning and/or environmental constraints within the northern California region is required.
• Contribute to and manage multi-disciplinary project teams consisting of internal staff, as well as subcontractors, in all phases of the execution and delivery of environmental compliance and permitting requirements for a wide range of infrastructure projects.
• Show strong skills as a self-starter, with ability to participate on multiple projects simultaneously. Experience with the delivery of task orders under on-call contracts, local agency projects through the Caltrans Local Assistance Program, familiarity with the Caltrans Standard Environmental Reference, CEQA and NEPA environmental review processes, and permitting assessment process is strongly desired.
• Support business development through the building professional relationships, preparation of responses to proposal solicitations and participation in outreach efforts.
• Support and participate in Stantecs Safer Together culture, prioritizing the health and safety of our employees.
• Show attention to detail, strong skills as a self-starter, and an ability to participate in multiple projects simultaneously, and an ability to work in a fast-paced environment. This role will also include support to project management teams on dynamic projects.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Strong research, analysis, and reporting abilities.
• Self-directed, excellent attention to detail and quality review of work.
• Capability to manage large data sets.
• Ability to work on fast-paced dynamic projects and think critically to solve problems in a creative or efficient manner.
• Self-starting, team-oriented professional with excellent written and communication skills.
• Familiar with review and analysis of scientific data, maps, and drawings.
• Familiarity and experience with permitting and CEQA/NEPA.
• Must have good driving record and valid driver's license. Preferred
• NEPA experience
• Caltrans Experience (Capital and Local Assistance)
• CWA 404/401 permitting
• CA Fish and Wildlife 1600 permitting experience
• Ability to identify opportunities and build relationships with clients
• Proficiency with MS Excel is a plus. Ability to work with multiple disciplines is preferred.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Science, Engineering, or Occupational Health is preferred
• 3-5 years of relevant experience in an EHS field, construction safety field, and/or Behavior-Based Safety Program development and management role
• OSHA 30-hour construction industry certification or 10-hour construction safety certification recommended
• Desire to acquire Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) (or similar) certification

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

About Stantec

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond whats previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine whats possible.