Senior Environmental Planner

Senior Environmental Planner & Project Manager

Hybrid or Remote within California

Help Shape the Future of Californias Infrastructure and Communities

At ICF we dont just navigate environmental challenges we help our clients solve some of the most complex infrastructure permitting and sustainability issues facing California and the nation. We are enthusiastic about doing what is right for our clients our people the communities where we live and work and the environment. We are planners scientists engineers program managers economists communicators and strategists united by a common purpose: delivering solutions that improve communities while protecting the environment.

As our energy water transportation and infrastructure practices continue to grow we are seeking an exceptional Senior Planner & Project Manager to join our California team. This is an opportunity for a seasoned environmental leader to drive strategic programs lead multidisciplinary teams grow key client relationships mentor future leaders and help shape major projects from concept through construction.

If you thrive in a collaborative fast-paced environment enjoy developing innovative solutions to complex regulatory challenges and are passionate about advancing projects that matter wed love to talk with you.

What Youll Do

As a Principal Environmental Planner & Project Manager you will serve as a trusted advisor project leader and technical expert for public and private sector clients across California and beyond. You will lead complex environmental planning permitting and compliance efforts while helping expand ICFs market presence and mentoring the next generation of environmental professionals.

Leadership & Program Management

• Manage large complex environmental planning and compliance projects across all sectors with a focus on water and infrastructure projects.
• Serve as a Senior Project Manager for high-profile projects.
• Management of federal state and local permitting and compliance for projects in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act CEQA and National Environmental Policy Act NEPA and other regulations.
• Serve as a point of contact with private local state and federal government clients.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams of planners engineers scientists economists cultural resource specialists biologists environmental compliance professionals and technologists.
• Manage project scope budgets schedules quality and risk while ensuring successful client outcomes.
• Foster collaboration across technical disciplines to deliver integrated solutions.

Environmental Planning NEPA CEQA & Permitting

• Lead preparation and review of complex CEQA and NEPA documentation.
• Lead regulatory strategy agency consultation mitigation planning and environmental risk management for complex infrastructure projects including development of avoidance minimization compensatory mitigation and compliance approaches that support efficient project delivery.
• Provide technical expertise related to environmental regulations permitting pathways agency consultation and environmental review processes.
• Guide clients through federal state and local permitting requirements and environmental compliance obligations.
• Review technical studies addressing biological resources cultural resources air quality noise hydrology transportation land use and related disciplines.

Client Leadership & Business Development

• Serve as a point of contact and trusted advisor for public agencies infrastructure owners developers and construction and engineering partners.
• Guide multidisciplinary teams through complex and high-visibility environmental review processes including projects with significant public interest interagency coordination technical complexity and schedule or permitting risk.
• Build and strengthen client relationships while identifying opportunities to expand existing contracts and develop new business.
• Manage proposal development including strategy capture planning scopes of work budgets and pursuit teams.
• Help drive growth across California while contributing to national opportunities.

People Leadership

• Mentor coach and develop junior environmental professionals
• Provide technical oversight quality reviews and strategic guidance on complex projects.
• Help build and strengthen high-performing teams that deliver exceptional results for clients.
• Foster an inclusive collaborative and growth-oriented culture.

What You Bring

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Environmental Planning Environmental Studies Environmental Science Biology Geography Public Policy Urban Planning or a related field.
• 8 years of progressively responsible environmental planning environmental compliance permitting and project delivery experience.
• Experience managing complex CEQA and NEPA projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in a related discipline.
• Experience supporting transportation water resources energy restoration community development or other major infrastructure projects.
• Experience with water infrastructure flood risk management ecosystem restoration wastewater rail transportation or other major California public works programs.
• Expertise working with resource agencies permitting authorities and local jurisdictions.
• Experience serving as Program Manager or Project Director on large multi-year programs.
• Existing relationships with California public agencies and infrastructure clients.
• Experience supervising and developing staff.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams and delivering large projects through all phases of development.
• Experience with federal state and local environmental laws regulations permitting processes and agency coordination requirements.
• Client management project management and business development experience.

Bot and Third-Party Applications

Please note that this application must be submitted directly by the applicant for consideration.Failure to do so may result in the application being excluded for consideration.Applicants needing an accommodation for disability or religious purposes in connection with the application process should contactfor assistance.

Working at ICF

Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position including but not limited to relevant work experience skills certifications and competencies that align to the specified role geographic location education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is: