Environmental Planner

LVI Associates; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

LVI Associates is seeking an experienced Environmental Planner to support NEPA/SEPA documentation, permitting, and regulatory coordination for transportation and infrastructure projects in the Southeast and beyond. You will collaborate with federal, state, and local agencies and multidisciplinary teams to ensure successful project delivery.

The role emphasizes environmental planning, regulatory coordination, and client engagement, with opportunities for leadership and growth within a globally

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Planning, Geography, Natural Resources, or a related field.
• 7+ years of environmental planning, permitting, transportation, or infrastructure consulting experience.
• Minimum 3 years of task management or project leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of NEPA, SEPA, and environmental permitting processes.
• Experience supporting U.S. Department of Transportation-related projects.
• Strong technical writing, environmental documentation, and report preparation skills.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary project teams and regulatory agencies.
• Basic GIS experience including mapping, spatial analysis, and environmental data visualization.

Responsibilities

• Prepare NEPA/SEPA documentation and regulatory compliance for transportation projects.
• Coordinate permitting with DOTs, USACE, EPA, NOAA, NPS, USFS, Coast Guard, and others.
• Conduct environmental studies, impact assessments, and analyses for transportation projects.
• Support highway, roadway, rail, airport, transit, port and waterfront projects.
• Prepare technical reports, environmental documents, permit applications, graphics, and materials.
• QA/QC reviews of environmental documents and planning reports.
• Coordinate with clients, regulators, engineers, scientists, and stakeholders.
• Travel throughout NC and the Southeast for project delivery.

Skills

Environmental planning

Project leadership

Regulatory coordination

Technical writing

Stakeholder management

GIS (spatial analysis)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science/Studies/Planning/Natural Resources

Master’s degree in Planning/Environmental Science/Policy

Tools

GIS

Job description

Company Overview
Join a nationally recognized infrastructure, planning, engineering, and environmental consulting firm that supports some of the most complex transportation, waterfront, marine, rail, port, and public infrastructure projects across the United States and globally. This opportunity offers the chance to work alongside planners, environmental scientists, engineers, and permitting specialists on projects that shape communities, transportation networks, and critical infrastructure throughout the Southeast and beyond. The Environmental Planner will play a key role in environmental planning, permitting, regulatory coordination, and project delivery while supporting major transportation and infrastructure initiatives. This position offers exposure to multidisciplinary projects, client interaction, regulatory agency engagement, and opportunities for project leadership and career growth.

Position Overview
The Environmental Planner will support the preparation of environmental documentation, regulatory permitting, environmental studies, impact assessments, and compliance efforts for transportation and infrastructure projects. The successful candidate will work closely with federal, state, and local agencies while coordinating with multidisciplinary project teams to ensure successful project delivery. This role is ideal for an experienced environmental planning professional with strong knowledge of NEPA and transportation project development who enjoys balancing technical work, stakeholder engagement, regulatory coordination, and project management responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and manage NEPA, SEPA, environmental permitting, and regulatory compliance documentation for transportation and infrastructure projects
• Coordinate permitting efforts with agencies including DOTs, USACE, EPA, NOAA, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, Coast Guard, and other regulatory entities
• Conduct environmental studies, impact assessments, alternative analyses, and technical evaluations for transportation projects
• Support highway, roadway, rail, airport, transit, port, waterfront, and other infrastructure-related projects
• Prepare technical reports, environmental documents, permit applications, graphics, and supporting project materials
• Evaluate projects for compliance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations and permitting requirements
• Conduct data collection, research, analysis, and environmental investigations to support project planning efforts
• Perform QA/QC reviews of environmental documents, technical deliverables, and planning reports
• Support proposal development, fee estimates, and project pursuit activities
• Coordinate and communicate effectively with clients, regulatory agencies, engineers, scientists, and project stakeholders
• Deliver presentations and support public, agency, and client-facing meetings
• Travel throughout North Carolina and the Southeast with occasional overnight travel as needed

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Planning, Geography, Natural Resources, or a related field
• 7+ years of environmental planning, permitting, transportation, or infrastructure consulting experience
• Minimum 3 years of task management or project leadership experience
• Strong knowledge of NEPA, SEPA, and environmental permitting processes
• Experience supporting U.S. Department of Transportation-related projects
• Strong technical writing, environmental documentation, and report preparation skills
• Excellent communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary project teams and regulatory agencies
• Basic GIS experience including mapping, spatial analysis, and environmental data visualization

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Planning, Environmental Science, Environmental Policy, Geography, or a related field
• Experience with NCDOT project delivery processes and transportation project development
• Experience supporting FHWA, FRA, FAA, FTA, MARAD, or other federally funded transportation projects
• Professional certifications such as AICP, ENV SP, CEP, LEED AP, or similar credentials
• Experience coordinating environmental permits with federal and state agencies
• Proposal development, budgeting, and client management experience
• Experience supporting large-scale infrastructure, transportation, waterfront, port, rail, or public works projects

What You'll Receive

• Opportunity to support high-profile transportation and infrastructure projects throughout the Southeast and nationally
• Exposure to multidisciplinary planning, permitting, engineering, and environmental teams
• A role that combines environmental planning, project leadership, agency coordination, and client engagement
• Career growth opportunities within a globally recognized infrastructure consulting organization
• Exposure to complex transportation, rail, airport, marine, waterfront, and port projects
• Collaborative culture focused on technical excellence, innovation, and professional development
• Competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, PTO, retirement plans, and continuing education support
• Opportunity to work directly with clients, regulators, and industry leaders on impactful infrastructure projects