Environmental Planner & NEPA Project Lead

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; Hampton (VA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision plans

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Job summary

Stantec Consulting International Ltd. seeks an Environmental Planner Project Manager or Deputy Project Manager to lead NEPA projects on Federally-owned lands.

You will oversee schedules, budgets, and a 10+ person team, ensuring quality, timely client communication, and file management. You will also prepare environmental documents, review field studies, mentor junior planners, and coordinate with subconsultants.

Qualifications

• 5 years of related work experience as a project manager, with demonstrated NEPA project management experience.
• Strong technical writing, analytical and oral communication skills.
• Good organizational skills, multi-tasking capabilities, attention to detail and quality control.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and shifting priorities.
• Ability to acquire background clearance sufficient to gain entry to military installations and/or controlled access facilities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Environmental Planner Project Manager or Deputy Project Manager for NEPA projects on Federally-owned lands.
• Schedule and budget management, team coordination and leadership, quality assurance, client interactions, progress reports, meeting summaries, and communications with 10+ person resource authors in adherence to contract scopes of work.
• Prepare and manage environmental impact documents and mitigation plans in accordance with NEPA such as Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements.
• Review technical studies and field surveys informing NEPA documents such as biological, cultural, geotechnical, air quality, and wetland surveys.
• Mentor junior environmental planners as Subject Matter Expert in regulatory processes and technical analysis for NEPA documents, and in client interactions and task management.
• Manage the project team (office- and field-based) and their assignments, deliverables, files and administrative record, safety program, subconsultants and contracting, and client expectations.

Skills

Project management

NEPA

Technical writing

Communication

Organizational skills

Time management

Client interactions

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in environmental science/engineering/biology/geology/chemistry/urban planning

Job description

Stantec Consulting International Ltd. seeks an Environmental Planner Project Manager or Deputy Project Manager to lead NEPA projects on Federally-owned lands.

You will oversee schedules, budgets, and a 10+ person team, ensuring quality, timely client communication, and file management. You will also prepare environmental documents, review field studies, mentor junior planners, and coordinate with subconsultants.