AECOM is actively seeking an experienced Mid-level Environmental Planner III to join our Environmental Planning and Permitting Group.  This hybrid role will be based out of Indianapolis, IN. In this role, you will play a central part in the environmental project lifecycle by providing technical assistance and task management for a variety of planning and permitting efforts. You will collaborate with senior staff to help draft and refine critical regulatory documents, including National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents and Clean Water Act Section 404/401 permit applications. A significant portion of your role will involve task management, requiring you to stay organized and keep pace with multiple moving parts by tracking project tasks, timelines, and deliverables. You will serve as an agency liaison with state and federal agencies, such as the USACE and USFWS, assisting with the consultation process and helping to resolve technical permitting questions. Additionally, you will support the growth of our junior staff by providing peer reviews of field data and technical writing, while continuing to develop your own expertise.Responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:<ul><li>Technical Writing &amp; Authoring: Supports the preparation of natural resources documents such as Biological Technical Reports, Biological Assessments, Habitat Conservation Plans, and Wetland Delineation Reports, operating as the primary author when appropriate.</li><li>Permitting &amp; Compliance: Assists in the development of environmental permit application packages, technical reports, and mitigation and monitoring plans, ensuring all documents accurately interpret and apply applicable government codes, ordinances, and regulations.</li><li>Task Management: Performs essential task management duties to keep projects on track, including facilitating recurring status meetings, managing milestone check-ins, and handling day-to-day interfacing with internal teams and sub-consultants.</li><li>Field Investigation: Supports field efforts by performing field inspections to gather data relevant to the project development, environmental review process, and permitting efforts.</li><li>Data Research &amp; Analysis: Collects and synthesizes environmental, land use, and resource data (e.g., GIS layers, agency databases, field results) to support NEPA documentation, permitting strategies, and impact analysis.</li><li>Public &amp; Agency Outreach: Assists project managers with the development of meeting materials, including presentation boards, handouts, agendas, and PowerPoint presentations; supports public meetings by compiling results and maintaining project records.</li></ul>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.

AECOM is the world&rsquo;s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle &ndash; 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. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. 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.

Mid-level Environmental Planner 

AECOM is actively seeking an experienced Mid-level Environmental Planner III to join our Environmental Planning and Permitting Group.  This hybrid role will be based out of Indianapolis, IN. In this role, you will play a central part in the environmental project lifecycle by providing technical assistance and task management for a variety of planning and permitting efforts. You will collaborate with senior staff to help draft and refine critical regulatory documents, including National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents and Clean Water Act Section 404/401 permit applications. A significant portion of your role will involve task management, requiring you to stay organized and keep pace with multiple moving parts by tracking project tasks, timelines, and deliverables. You will serve as an agency liaison with state and federal agencies, such as the USACE and USFWS, assisting with the consultation process and helping to resolve technical permitting questions. Additionally, you will support the growth of our junior staff by providing peer reviews of field data and technical writing, while continuing to develop your own expertise.Responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:<ul><li>Technical Writing &amp; Authoring: Supports the preparation of natural resources documents such as Biological Technical Reports, Biological Assessments, Habitat Conservation Plans, and Wetland Delineation Reports, operating as the primary author when appropriate.</li><li>Permitting &amp; Compliance: Assists in the development of environmental permit application packages, technical reports, and mitigation and monitoring plans, ensuring all documents accurately interpret and apply applicable government codes, ordinances, and regulations.</li><li>Task Management: Performs essential task management duties to keep projects on track, including facilitating recurring status meetings, managing milestone check-ins, and handling day-to-day interfacing with internal teams and sub-consultants.</li><li>Field Investigation: Supports field efforts by performing field inspections to gather data relevant to the project development, environmental review process, and permitting efforts.</li><li>Data Research &amp; Analysis: Collects and synthesizes environmental, land use, and resource data (e.g., GIS layers, agency databases, field results) to support NEPA documentation, permitting strategies, and impact analysis.</li><li>Public &amp; Agency Outreach: Assists project managers with the development of meeting materials, including presentation boards, handouts, agendas, and PowerPoint presentations; supports public meetings by compiling results and maintaining project records.</li></ul>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.

Mid-level Environmental Planner

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