Environmental Planner I

HNTB Corporation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 59,361 - 111,303; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure firm is seeking a motivated Environmental Team member in New York. The role involves providing environmental support in various phases of projects, analyzing data, preparing reports, and ensuring compliance with environmental laws. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and possess skills in GIS and project organization. This position combines office-based tasks and some fieldwork across the surrounding region, offering a significant opportunity for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Environmental Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Engineering or related field.
• Basic understanding of environmental laws and regulations (i.e., NEPA, local, state and federal laws).
• Experience with GIS and finished map production.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes design plans and identifies deliverables.
• Compiles and analyzes data for technical solutions.
• Prepares graphics and reports for projects.
• Assists in creating project presentation materials.
• Documents meeting minutes and correspondences.

Skills

Microsoft Office Suite

Technical writing

GIS

Project organization

Data analysis

Collaborative communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in related field

Job description

What We're Looking For

At HNTB, you can build a career that is meaningful to you while contributing to infrastructure and communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have delivered solutions for some of the nation’s largest and most complex infrastructure projects. With our continued growth, this is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

We are seeking a highly motivated and talented individual to join our growing Environmental Team as part of the NY Planning & Environment department. Responsible for providing environmental support from concept development through project completion including researching, gathering, and analyzing data, preparing project materials, and applying environmental law and policy to ensure compliance on behalf of the client. The ideal candidate brings a solid technical foundation in GIS, research and report preparation for transportation clients. This role includes a blend of office-based analysis and documentation as well as fieldwork across New York and the surrounding region.

What You’ll Do:

• Analyzes the design plan and identifies deliverables.
• Compiles and analyzes data associated with multi-disciplines and proposes technical solutions. Collects raw data, organizes, researches, and applies recognized tools of analysis to provide comprehensive review of the data.
• Prepares graphics and reports for limited portions of a project or for small-scale projects.
• Assists in the creation and presentation of project presentation materials, concepts, graphics, and reports to the client and community groups.
• May attend project team meeting with limited client interaction and other project consultants. Responsible for documenting meeting minutes, correspondences, and other forms related to projects within scope.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Environmental Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Engineering or related field

What You’ll Bring:

• Understands how to operate Microsoft Office Suite and client-specific programs with direction from more experienced staff.
• Compiles and summarizes data (i.e., census data, land use data, ecology data, section 106, air and noise) with direction from more experienced staff.
• Gains a basic understanding of environmental laws and regulations (i.e., NEPA, local, state and federal laws).
• Uses technical writing skills proficiently, making use of basic templates to create technically sound reports.
• Contributes to the environmental review documents and helps prepare reports with direction from more experienced staff.
• Excellent project organization and research skills.
• Highly collaborative, positive and proactive communication skills.
• Experience with GIS and finished map production.

What We Prefer:

• Master’s Degree in Engineering, Environmental Science, or related field

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Locations: New York, NY

Approximate pay range for New York is $59,361.65 - $111,303.10.

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