Senior Environmental Planner - Transportation focused

AECOM's Environmental Planning and Permitting team is growing in Northern California! We are seeking experienced Senior Environmental Planner - Transportation focused candidates to join our team.  This hybrid role can be based out of our Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco or San Jose, CA offices. 

AECOM is seeking candidates with a demonstrated ability to manage tasks on environmental planning and compliance projects, successfully interface with clients, apply sound business development strategies, and prepare proposals and deliverables that respond to our clients’ needs.

The successful candidate would join our multi-disciplinary team to engage with our expanding pool of public and private sector clients, manage task orders within large environmental planning programs, and coordinate with our team and subcontractors to complete environmental compliance processes and documentation.  The candidate will primarily lead environmental clearance and compliance work on roadway transportation and other infrastructure projects. Work will include interaction with senior project managers and task leaders; client staff; and representatives from cities, counties, and local, regional, state, and federal agencies. May serve as a project manager, deputy project manager, task manager, or technical specialist depending on the project assignment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead environmental planning and compliance work and support the development of environmental documents and studies in compliance with CEQA, NEPA, and other state and federal environmental regulations.
• Project oversight, authority and accountability. Oversee multiple projects simultaneously within scope/budget/schedule expectations and ensure quality standards on project deliverables. Manage subconsultants and technical staff.
• Collaborate with project teams to develop work programs designed to provide innovative and progressive project solutions.
• Prepare effective technical and cost proposals and take an active role in the development of new business with new and existing clients. Develop and expand client relationships that generate repeat business.
• Provide leadership in mentoring personnel.

About AECOM’s Environment Business Line
Join AECOM to be part of an expert global team who is connected through a well-developed, worldwide, internal technical practice network through which you can learn from and brainstorm with the best in the world. AECOM is an industry-leading, world class environmental firm, and we want you to succeed within it.  We respect and encourage your own pathway to excellence via our Freedom to Grow initiative.

AECOM is known for our award-winning technical excellence, leading-edge science and innovative project delivery. We provide sustainable solutions for some of the world’s most challenging issues. Our global clients and their projects span a variety of market sectors and geographies and require innovative technical solutions to solve wide-ranging environmental problems.