Senior Environmental Planner, Renewables

2 weeks ago


San Diego, California, United States AECOM Full time
About the Role

AECOM is seeking a highly skilled Senior Environmental Planner to join our Environmental Planning and Permitting team in Southern California. This is a hybrid role that can be based out of AECOM's Los Angeles, San Diego, or Orange, CA offices.

The successful candidate will lead project teams and work with environmental planning practitioners and technical subject matter experts to prepare environmental documents, with a focus on supporting permitting and entitlement work for renewable energy developers and federal land management agencies.

Key Responsibilities
  • Oversee the management and preparation of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents, including Categorical Exemptions, Categorical Exclusions, Initial Studies, Environmental Assessments, Mitigated Negative Declarations, Findings of No Significant Impacts, Environment Impact Reports, and Environment Impact Statements.
  • Manage early-stage due diligence efforts for siting renewable energy projects and associated infrastructure.
  • Project management on mid- to large-sized projects, including developing and tracking project schedules, budgets, invoicing, and coordination with clients, technical staff, and subconsultants.
  • Work on environmental documents related to high-profile infrastructure projects, with a particular emphasis on renewable energy and electric transmission projects.
  • Support clients with their entitlement needs for renewable energy applications.
  • Oversee the work of early-career staff and mentor others.
  • Oversee and support writing and coordinating technical reports or sections as needed.
  • Act as a quality verifier for technical work products.
  • Contribute to marketing and business development, preparation of proposals, and formulating proposal cost estimates as a seller-doer.
  • Attend and/or present at project and public meetings and assist in preparing meeting materials and compiling meeting results, including PowerPoint presentations, and other materials.
  • Interpret and apply applicable government codes, ordinances, and regulations.
  • Participate in professional associations/events relevant to the industry.
  • Conduct site visits and attend occasional evening and/or weekend meetings based on project needs.
About AECOM's Environment Business Line

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory, planning, design, and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy, and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges.

AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm, and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

**Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity**

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you're working from an AECOM office, remote location, or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit, and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds, and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits, and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We're the world's trusted global infrastructure firm, and we're in this together - your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you'll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm - access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.



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