Senior Environmental Planner

The ideal Senior Environmental Planner candidate will have a strong foundation in successfully obtaining environmental work and will have established good working relationships with a diverse clientele. Candidate must have experience in writing environmental documents and conducting environmental analysis and must have excellent writing addition candidate must have experience overseeing all aspects of a project including leading client and regulatory agency meetings; coordinating reviews with environmental and technical staff; scoping projects for the appropriate level of environmental review budget control and invoicing; maintaining schedules; managing subconsultants; and providing overall quality control. The ideal candidate will have the ability to manage several projects simultaneously. The successful candidate will also be expected to prepare proposals and to engage in business development activities.

LSA places a strong emphasis on previous technical experience quality of work and the ability to manage project budgets and schedules. Excellent communication skills willingness to collaborate with others attention to detail and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment are essential.

Flexible workplace schedules may be arranged and allow for potential hybrid in-office/remote opportunities subject to supervisor discretion. From time to time travel to project sites and client meetings is also required.

Position Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of increasingly responsible experience with the preparation of documents that comply with CEQA and/or NEPA as well as knowledge of other federal State and local environmental statutes and regulations
• Experience in a private environmental consulting firm preferred
• Bachelors degree in Urban Planning Environmental Studies Environmental Planning or a related field
• Advanced degree preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational scheduling and budget management skills
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to work as a member of a fast-paced team
• Ability to manage several projects simultaneously
• Business development marketing and proposal preparation
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite applications (Word Excel and PowerPoint)

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $95000 to $180000 per year. The compensation offer will be commensurate with the candidates qualifications and experience.

Contact

If you would like to learn more about this position or be put in touch with the hiring manager please contact our Recruitment Department at

About the Organization

LSA is a diversified environmental transportation and community planning organization. We are recognized as innovators in the field of environmental impact assessment and we have developed a reputation among clients and professional peers in both the public and private sectors as being thorough innovative and objective.

LSAs employee-owners are its most valuable resource. LSA fosters professional development and personal growth in an environment that offers opportunities for training and enrichment. LSA takes great pride in its work and looks for talented dedicated professionals to join its team. We are always looking for energetic and enthusiastic people. If you enjoy working with clients and colleagues to plan and manage projects we would like to hear from you.

LSA offers competitive pay and for all eligible employees medical dental vision long term disability group life/AD&D insurance plans; vacation sick and holiday pay; an Employee Stock Ownership Plan; and a Profit Sharing and Savings Plan with 401k safe harbor match.

For more details about our employee benefits package please visit our Careers Page on our company website.

EOE Statement

LSA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify.

LSA provides equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals. All employment decisions at LSA are based on merit qualifications and abilities. Except where required or permitted by law employment decisions will not be influenced by an individuals actual or perceivedor association with others of an actual or perceivedage ancestry color religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices) denial of Family and Medical Care Leave disability (mental and physical) marital status medical condition genetic information military and veteran status national origin race sex (including pregnancy childbirth breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy childbirth or breastfeeding) gender gender identity gender expression sexual orientation or any other basis protected by federal State or local laws.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES

LSA does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment the absence of a signed Agency Agreement LSA will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. If a resume or candidate is submitted to any hiring manager without a previously signed agreement LSA reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. These candidates will be considered property of LSA. Were not currently looking to add any more agencies to our list of approved vendors so please do not contact any of our managers or recruitment team with sales calls or details of your candidates.