Hybrid CA Environmental Permitting Specialist

Gannett Fleming; Berkeley (CA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Wellness programs

Parental leave

Pet insurance

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401(k) plan

PTO accrual

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development

Incentive compensation

Job summary

GFT seeks a Project Environmental Scientist to join our Environmental Practice in a hybrid role with offices in Berkeley, CA or Roseville, CA. The role focuses on permitting, CEQA/NEPA analysis, and client coordination to support California infrastructure projects.

You will lead natural resource analyses, develop permitting strategies, coordinate with agencies, and prepare technical documentation. A bachelor’s degree and 5–8 years’ experience are required, with a master’s preferred, and GIS is a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in environmental science, biology, ecology, or closely related field.
• Approximately 5-8 years of progressively responsible experience delivering natural resources and permitting services.
• Demonstrated experience preparing and managing environmental permits for projects in California.
• Strong working knowledge of applicable federal and California environmental regulations.
• Experience working with regulatory agencies such as USACE, CDFW, RWQCB, USFWS and/or NOAA Fisheries.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-starter, able to complete tasks with minimal supervision and direction.
• Willingness to travel and execute work in a variety of settings and environmental conditions.
• Demonstrated leadership and interpersonal skills to work effectively with others and achieve results.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver presentations and lead meetings.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and interest in helping grow a developing California environmental practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support natural resource analysis and environmental permitting for transportation, water, and other infrastructure projects throughout California.
• Develop permitting strategies and identify federal, state, and local regulatory requirements during project planning, CEQA/NEPA and design.
• Prepare and manage permit applications and supporting technical documentation, including Clean Water Act Sections 404 and 401, etc.
• Coordinate directly with regulatory agencies, including USACE, RWQCBs, CDFW, USFWS, NOAA Fisheries, and other agencies as appropriate.
• Conduct wetland delineations, jurisdictional assessments, biological field studies, and other technical investigations necessary to support project permitting as well as CEQA/NEPA analysis.
• Author and review technical reports, CEQA/NEPA analysis, permit applications, environmental commitments, mitigation plans, and related environmental deliverables.
• Work closely with engineering and design teams to identify natural resource and permitting constraints, develop practical avoidance and minimization measures, and incorporate environmental requirements into project design and construction.
• Support environmental compliance during construction, including implementation and tracking of permit conditions and mitigation commitments.
• Manage environmental permitting assignments, including scope, schedule, budget, staffing, deliverables, and client communications.
• Contribute to and increasingly lead environmental components of proposals, interviews, scopes of work, and cost estimates.
• Contribute to the continued development of GFT's California Environmental Practice.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Client-facing

Team leadership

Regulatory liaison

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in environmental science or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

GIS

Job description

GFT seeks a Project Environmental Scientist to join our Environmental Practice in a hybrid role with offices in Berkeley, CA or Roseville, CA. The role focuses on permitting, CEQA/NEPA analysis, and client coordination to support California infrastructure projects.

You will lead natural resource analyses, develop permitting strategies, coordinate with agencies, and prepare technical documentation. A bachelor’s degree and 5–8 years’ experience are required, with a master’s preferred, and GIS is a