Senior Environmental Planner - WSP USA

This Opportunity

WSP is currently initiating a search for aSenior Environmental Planner for our San Francisco & San Diego CA Offices. Be involved in projects with our California Advisory Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges. 

Provides technical environmental planning assistance to minimize the environmental impacts of various land use, commercial, industrial, utility, transmission, development, infrastructure, construction, pipeline, and/or transportation related projects.  Tasks may include providing support and guidance for multi-site/phase environmental impact assessment, land use management plans, public involvement, and ensuring environmental regulatory compliance.  Substantiates documentation to advise on project areas by applying and integrating urban and regional planning with a focus on sustainability.  Assists project leadership with environmental impact assessment, corrective/mitigation strategy development, and/or permitting.  Ensures that responsibilities are delivered and adhered to with a level of quality that meets or exceeds acceptable industry standards.

Your Impact

• Determine well-defined data collection methods for identifying and compiling observational, spatial, operations, and environmental data from multiple matrices for projects, investigations, and surveys. 
• Use topographic maps, aerial photographs, GIS data, and other visualization tools to determine exact locations of project areas, site impact, habitat types, and associated physical and wildlife sensitivities.
• Prepare and assist with completing environmental survey reports, data entry, impact assessment, and permitting activities for assigned projects (e.g., CEQA or NEPA, etc.). 
• Comply with regulatory requirements pertaining to the data integrity, documentation, procedures, training, monitoring systems, reporting, and record compliance and retention.
• Perform professional environmental planning work and conduct investigations, inspections, and environmental studies and surveys to gain further information on a particular environmental problem or issue, verify site characteristics, and/or to plan for future environmental needs.
• Prepare data and visualizations such as tables, charts, accurate reports, and illustrations for the interpretation or presentation of data, findings, or analyses.
• Provide environmental risk identification and impact assessment, offering input with moderate to high-level threat mitigation and permitting activities projects to minimize impacts to the health of the environment and the population.
• Assist with scoping, strategic planning, and developing permitting execution strategy for clients on medium-sized projects.
• Assist with overseeing and working with cross-functional teams in executing project work.
• Interact with regulatory agencies, subcontractors, and clients in a confident and professional manner.
• Conduct research as appropriate and assist with proposal development.
• Remain current in latest environmental planning subject matter, practices, regulations, and techniques.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Planning, Urban Planning, Geography, Environmental Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience.)
• 5 to 7 years of experience working in the environmental planning field, completing environmental surveys, impact assessments, and permitting.
• Working knowledge and experience with relevant environmental laws, permitting requirements, notification and compliance practices, and applicable Regional/State/Federal regulatory framework.
• Familiarity with local, state, and federal permitting agencies.
• Demonstrated experience contributing to technical reports, preparing environmental impact evaluations, siting reports, and environmental permit application
• Project management experience with small to mid-level projects including tracking hours and expenses for project work.
• Demonstrated experience with consulting practices, conducting NEPA / CEQA / other analysis and preparation of associated documentation.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to a technical and non-technical audience.
• Highly capable self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
• Ability to work independently and provide guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
• Experience with discipline-specific software (i.e., ArcGIS and MS Project).
• Proficiency with business writing, office automation and communication software, technology, and tools.
• Developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, and identify the most effective solutions to accomplish objectives of assigned projects.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications 

• Master’s Degree is preferred.
• Essential Professional Licensure/Certification.

WSP Benefits: 

WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings. 

Compensation

Expected Salary (all locations): $100,000- $115,000

WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.

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