Senior Environmental Planner

The Transportation Group of AECOM is actively seeking a creative highly talented Senior Environmental Planner for immediate employment in the Atlanta GA office. The candidate will join an excellent team with significant career growth potential.

This Senior Environmental Planner position will support the multidiscipline environmental group in Transportation. This candidate will perform tasks ranging from environmental project management leading project teams research/report writing and data collection and compilation among other duties.

This is a remote work option position. 

The responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to:

• This position will support the environmental transportation practice. Primary responsibilities are to apply expert knowledge of the GDOT environmental process and milestone schedule management for the GDOT Plan Development Process and environmental documentation. Applies expert knowledge throughout project timeline focusing on GDOT projects to understand how the engineering agency and public involvement activities integrates with the environmental process. This position would serve either as or support for the environmental lead environmental deputy program/project manager on GDOT projects in a role focusing on preparation of environmental documentation for project delivery. This position would lead and support client and agency consultation
• Scheduling aligns project deliverables with engineering and project delivery milestones; recommends priorities schedules and funding sources to implement public improvements plan. Prepares and manages schedules for multiple GDOT delivery mechanisms
• Responsible for the assessment of environmental indicators which are incorporated into studies environmental assessments and statements that will generally be used to identify abate and eliminate sources of pollutants or hazards that affect people wildlife and environments; and to propose mitigation measures for the environmental impacts of newly built development or infrastructure
• Works in program areas relating to natural/water resources planning NEPA community development public outreach hazard mitigation noise and others. Prepares basic data and scientific documents to include figures technical reports agency coordination NEPA/GEPA documents and supports 404/buffer variance permit applications for authorization by state and federal agencies.  Conducts research and prepares statistical reports on land use physical social and economic issues and public involvement
• Preparation and QAQC of environmental deliverables associated with transportation projects (including schedule management requiring interdisciplinary team coordination and ensuring schedules are updated based on changing client and/or regulatory needs) and guiding clients in the permitting and environmental management process to obtain environmental clearances
• QAQC for environmental documents for transportation projects (NEPA and GEPA and supporting materials). Originates and performs technical approach quality control data assessments report reviews and conducts thorough QA/QC for work prepared by others
• Gathers data and other information to be used in the preparation of environmental reports of investigations; compiles organizes and interprets data collected by others to provide databased recommendations for senior management and clients
• Develops plans studies and analyses. Manages complex planning studies development applications and reviews and long project timelines building and executing schedules to meet multiple concurrent timelines
• Applies lessons learned from projects to tailored needs on other projects. Advises team members on best practices consistency in approach and consequences of decisionmaking
• Program management support including project management experience managing multiple aspects of projects and tasks as well as budgets and staffing and schedules. Includes application of team building practices
• Conducts meetings and presents reports and other findings to public agencies clients and stakeholders. Prepares and distributes meeting minutes
• Works under supervision of management but is capable and expected to work independently to complete all but the most complex tasks with minimal supervision
• Serves as a technical specialist for the office in the application of advanced theories concepts principles or processes for an assigned area of responsibility (i.e. subject matter function type of facility or industry).
• Responsible for environmental permits and evaluating resource delineations.
• May distinguish differences in environmental class of action and provide material client support in the development of options and appropriate project alternatives
• Assist management with business development activities and mentorship of staff 

Qualifications :

Minimum:

• BA/BS Planning Environmental or related field and eight years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Experience with Georgia Departments of Transportation and Georgia state and federal agencies that review environmental documents including 3 years working with GDOT and state and federal agencies tasked with regulatory requirements for transportation projects in Georgia
• Demonstrated experience in environmental delivery for complex transportation projects
• Experience working with Georgia state agencies and federal agencies to navigate permitting/regulatory requirements to obtain agency environmental clearances and to determine agency jurisdictionality of natural and cultural resources
• Proficiency and experience in technical/scientific writing skills
• Experience in synthesizing relevant data from reports into NEPA documents or permit applications 

Preferred:

• Proficiency and knowledge of GIS
• Experience working in fastpaced dynamic environment with multiple projects deliverables schedules and timelines with demonstrated ability to manage time and priorities under limited supervision
• Demonstrated leadership experience of interdisciplinary teams to meet deadlines and ensure project delivery
• Client and customer service oriented and demonstrated clientfacing experience.

Additional Information :

• Visa support is not an option for this position 
• Relocation is not an option for this position

About AECOM

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 wellbeing resources employee assistance program business travel insurance service recognition awards retirement savings plan and employee stock purchase plan.

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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 youre 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 wellbeing programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industryleading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.

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

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Fulltime