Environmental Planner Job Description
Environmental planner
provides subject matter expertise to project teams and field personnel related to air, waste, remediation, and threatened and endangered (T&E) species regulatory requirements.
Environmental Planner Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Coordinate environmental specialists (e.g fisheries, terrestrial, noise, air quality, archaeology, heritage )
Prepare CEPA and NEPA environmental documents
Identify study needs in support of planning, permitting and CEQA/NEPA reviews including desktop environmental constraints analyses, field verification surveys
Environmental impact analysis in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Provide management and technical assistance on CEQA EAs/EISs and documentation in compliance with NEPA, CEQA, and other applicable federal, state, and local requirements
Researches governmental measures affecting land use, public utilities, community facilities, housing, and transportation to control and guide community development and renewal
Research and review essential information contained in environmental documents (Environmental Impact Reports, Negative Declarations), General Plans, Zoning Codes, local land use permits and existing technical reports for use in revised technical, regulatory compliant reports and plans
Assist with public outreach activities, including presenting, implementing communication strategies and providing technical support for website and social media updates
To play a pro-active and leading role in developing new clients and new proposal opportunities
Under supervision of senior-level staff, assisting in leading a regionally-focused multi-disciplinary team of scientists (i.e., biologists, cultural resources specialists, ), land surveying, acquisition and land rights specialists, and customer relations and government relations professionals to achieve specifically defined project goals and objectives
Environmental Planner Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Environmental Planner
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: AICP, OSHA, CEP, PE, PMP, AECOM, HAZWOPER, RA, RLA, PTP
Education for Environmental Planner
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the environmental planner job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Geography, Biology, Ecology, Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Education, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Management
Skills for Environmental Planner
Desired skills for environmental planner include:
Relevant Ontario Legislation and Provincial Policy
Land use
NEPA
Air quality
Cultural heritage
Regulatory requirements related to noise
Species at risk
Transit Project Assessment Process
Endangered Species Act
Federal EA legislation
Desired experience for environmental planner includes:
Pursuit of Bachelor's or advanced degree in natural or physical science, public policy, economics, environmental management, or related subjects
General understanding of NEQA and CEQA guidelines
Bachelor's Degree in natural or physical sciences, public policy, social sciences, economics, environmental management, or related subjects
Bachelor's Degree in natural or physical science, public policy, economics, environmental management, or related subjects
Understanding ERM’s practices, products and services within Impact Assessment & Planning and more broadly across our other service offerings
The candidate will be a self-motivated, commercially aware planner, with the confidence, ability and experience to provide authoritative, strategic advice to junior staff and clients
Environmental Planner Examples
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Environmental Planner Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of environmental planner. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for environmental planner
- Prepare supporting environmental technical studies
- Conduct field work activities and studies as it relates to transportation projects and State and Federal environmental requirements
- Makes observations, collects data, takes photos, performs analysis, and maintains project documentation
- Organizes data and prepares detailed spreadsheets for incorporation into the environmental document
- Conduct environmental impact analyses for various environmental resources
- Research literature, websites to gathers statistics and related data for environmental documents
- Prepares and produces reports in accordance with applicable guidelines or through approved agency templates
- Attend agency or public meetings
- Prepare outline plans and methodologies as part of the pre-qualification process
- Prepare detailed tender programmes and methodology for inclusion in tender submission
Qualifications for environmental planner
- Ability to work with and guide internal teams throughout the business
- Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science, Planning, Geography, or related field
- Proven project management and client management skills
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science or studies, Planning, Natural and/or Cultural Resource Management, or related field
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills interpersonal skills to effectively manage projects and interact with teams of staff, sub consultants, and clients
- Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning, Environmental Science, Engineering, Natural Resources Management or related field
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Our company is hiring for an environmental planner. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for environmental planner
- Develop permit strategies, avoidance and mitigation measures
- Support preparation of technical proposals, including development of technical scopes and cost estimates, and participate in business development with existing clients and identified leads
- Permitting and environmental compliance in accordance with agency regulations
- Assisting with development and delivery of all types of OSR training (OPEP Training Level 2 and 3 / Refreshers)
- Assisting with development and delivery of Client specific oil spill related workshops
- Assisting with maintenance of OSR training material
- Assisting with coordinating training course administration
- Assisting with preparation and delivery of OSR specific exercises
- Fulfilling the role of a technical role-player for ER and oil spill exercises
- Assisting in compilation of BEIS approved OPEPs and international OSCPs
Qualifications for environmental planner
- Strong knowledge of the relevant aspects of the transportation industry
- Must be an excellent written and oral communicator, with experience communicating with the public on controversial issues
- Must possess a broad general knowledge of key federal and state environmental policies and regulations
- Must be proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Project
- Positive attitude, initiative, and ability to work in a multi-disciplinary work environment
- Experience evaluating a range of natural resource and social science topics for inclusion in state and federal environmental review documents and permit applications
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for an environmental planner. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for environmental planner
- Preparing documents in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and related laws, guidance, and regulations
- Joining on-call duty rota for Response Services
- Work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team environment and provide leadership and direction for other staff
- Performs various field and office tasks requiring the application of basic urban/environmental planning principles and fundamental theories
- Assists in preparing, coordinating, and facilitating public involvement meetings and consensus-building workshops
- Assist with regulatory permitting associated with projects of various types
- Prepares written reports on small to medium sized planning projects
- Preparing documents including letters, memoranda, reports
- Work with and support Senior Environmental Planners in carrying out Environmental Assessments and other approvals and permitting activities for transit (Metrolinx), highway (MTO) or municipal transportation projects
- The ability to supply Environmental Planning and Statutory advice for current and future infrastructure projects
Qualifications for environmental planner
- Must possess a broad general knowledge of key federal environmental policies and regulations
- A limited focus on directed marketing efforts is required to support team discovery / development of appropriate business development leads and opportunities
- Must be proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project
- Experience in the planning, permitting, and/or supporting the construction, reconstruction or maintenance of electric or gas transmission facilities, or other similar type of infrastructures (i.e., water, sewer, oil and gas)
- Must have a degree in Planning or related field
- Bachelor’s degree in planning/environmental policy/environmental science/technical writing, or related field
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Environmental Planner Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of environmental planner. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for environmental planner
- As needed, travel to facilities to gather information and attend meetings
- Prepare environmental regulatory documentation and permit applications (e.g., CWA 404/401, Coastal Zone Management Act, ESA Section 7)
- Conduct literature reviews/database searches
- Stakeholder Engagement for municipal, provincial and federal projects
- Direction and execution of Stakeholder Engagement opportunities
- Coordinating with technical discipline leads and other business lines
- Growing and maintaining client relationships
- Responsibility for management and financial performance of the Environmental Planning/EIA Coordination service with support from junior staff within the infrastructure planning team
- Day to day running of a range of environmental planning projects
- Client liaison and representation of GL Hearn in client meetings and external meetings with local planning authorities and other stakeholders
Qualifications for environmental planner
- BS, MS, or MURP in planning, environmental science, environmental law, or relevant field is required
- Ability to write high quality technical reports
- Ability to work to time and budget constraints
- Statutory planning degree (or equivalent) and minimum 3 years’ related experience
- BS or MS in planning, environmental science, or environmental law is required
- Statutory planning degree (or equivalent)
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Our growing company is looking for an environmental planner. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for environmental planner
- Developing skills to work within projects under the general direction of a project manager
- Independently conduct field surveys for historic and prehistoric archaeological resources (includes travel outside of the L.A
- Field identification of rare plants is considered an asset
- Maintain field equipment, calibrate equipment, order rental equipment, and keep inventory of equipment
- Managing the environmental component of Infrastructure Impact Assessment projects
- Proposal writing and coordination
- Preparation of IA documentation
- Author and review analytical sections of environmental documents
- Work directly with project management team, technical staff, and clients
- Contribute to proposals for new business
Qualifications for environmental planner
- Bachelor’s or Master's Degree in natural or physical science, public policy, economics, environmental management, or related subjects
- 3+ years of environmental consulting project management experience (for government or private sector clients) with clients in the energy, oil and gas, mining, transportation and related infrastructure market sectors
- Bachelors Degree in Urban and Regional or Environmental Planning or related field
- Ability to work with a team of variety of technical disciplines
- Ability to monitor budget and schedule for all tasks
- Must be analytical critical thinker with attention to detail and able to multi-task