Brownfields Redevelopment Planner & Implementation Lead

Stantec; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision plans

401(k) plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid holidays

Job summary

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering and environmental consulting. The Planner, Brownfields Redevelopment & Implementation will join the Infrastructure team in Florida to manage redevelopment projects, grant programs, and funding strategies that turn contaminated properties into community assets.

This client-facing role emphasizes collaboration across disciplines, mentorship of junior staff, and delivering concrete implementation roadmaps that move plans toward construction and

Qualifications

• Experience managing or supporting brownfields redevelopment, community revitalization, economic development, planning, or implementation projects for public or private sector clients.
• Experience managing or supporting EPA Brownfields Assessment, Cleanup, Revolving Loan Fund, Multipurpose, Coalition, or related federal/state grant programs.
• Understanding of EPA brownfields grant implementation, including cooperative agreement work plans, budgets, reporting, ACRES support, site eligibility, community engagement, and coordination with environmental assessment and cleanup activities.
• Ability to translate complex environmental, funding, planning, economic development, and redevelopment issues into clear recommendations for clients, elected officials, community stakeholders, and project partners.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, maintain schedules and budgets, and drive work toward actionable outcomes.
• Ability to facilitate workshops and public and stakeholder input both virtually and in person.
• Effective communicator who can build trusted client relationships, lead teams, and present information in a clear, professional, and approachable manner.
• Proactive, organized, and comfortable guiding projects through ambiguity while maintaining momentum across multiple partners, disciplines, and decision points.
• Ability to solve complex problems using sound professional judgment, creativity, and innovation.
• Working knowledge of GIS, SketchUp, Photoshop, InDesign, Adobe Acrobat or similar software is a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a client-facing project manager and strategic advisor for brownfields redevelopment, revitalization, and implementation projects.
• Manage and support EPA brownfields grants, including work plans, budgets, schedules, reporting support, consultant coordination, eligible activities, and implementation tracking.
• Develop redevelopment strategies that connect land use, infrastructure, environmental conditions, market opportunities, funding sources, and community priorities.
• Help communities move projects from visioning and planning into actionable implementation steps, including funding pursuits, partner coordination, site readiness, and next-phase project delivery.
• Coordinate with environmental, planning, economic development, engineering, landscape architecture, funding, and design professionals to advance redevelopment outcomes.
• Lead or support community engagement, stakeholder interviews, public meetings, workshops, and presentations for municipal clients, redevelopment agencies, community partners, and public/private stakeholders.
• Proactively identify project risks, scope issues, schedule concerns, decision points, and opportunities to maintain momentum and keep projects moving forward.
• Mentor and direct junior team members, including delegating tasks, reviewing work products, and helping staff understand project goals, client expectations, and implementation priorities.
• Communicate effectively with clients and project teams to resolve project issues, present findings and recommendations, and deliver services that support client goals.
• Manage work within defined scopes, budgets, schedules, and quality expectations.
• Perform other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.

Skills

Brownfields redevelopment

Community redevelopment

EPA grants management

Public engagement

Project management

Stakeholder facilitation

Funding strategy

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Urban/Regional Planning or related field

AICP or PLA preferred

Tools

GIS

SketchUp

Photoshop

InDesign

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering and environmental consulting. The Planner, Brownfields Redevelopment & Implementation will join the Infrastructure team in Florida to manage redevelopment projects, grant programs, and funding strategies that turn contaminated properties into community assets.

This client-facing role emphasizes collaboration across disciplines, mentorship of junior staff, and delivering concrete implementation roadmaps that move plans toward construction and