On-Call Senior Environmental Planner & Permitting Lead

TRC Companies, Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and disabled

401k with traditional and Roth IRA

Paid time off

8 paid holidays minimum

Sick, family, and disability leave

Jurisdiction-specific benefits

Job summary

TRC Companies, Inc. is seeking an On call/temporary Senior Planner/Permitter to lead environmental planning for transportation and energy projects.

The role requires technical leadership, regulatory navigation, and strong client interaction across public and private sector clients. You will manage scope, schedule, and budgets, mentor junior staff, and contribute to proposals while coordinating with agencies at federal, state, and local levels.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in local and/or environmental planning.
• AICP certification is strongly preferred.
• Experience leading and managing environmental planning projects and developing scopes of work for energy and transportation related projects.
• Knowledge of local, regional, and state/local planning, and zoning processes.
• Strong technical writing and client-facing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead transportation planning projects, lead federal permitting projects, and support a variety of other projects for private and public sector clients.
• Engage as a client-facing technical leader with in-depth knowledge pertaining to the planning of transportation, mining, and/or energy projects and advancing such projects through the regulatory process.
• Interact directly with agencies/clients as TRC’s environmental planning subject matter expert.
• Provide environmental planning expertise pertaining to NEPA as implemented by federal agencies.
• Demonstrate experience with state/local permitting in AZ, CO, ID, KS, NE, ND, NM, NV, MT, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY.
• Mentor and train junior to mid-level staff and support proposals and business development.

Skills

Environmental planning

Transportation planning

Project management

Technical writing

Client communication

Education

Bachelors in urban planning or related field

AICP certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

GIS

Job description

TRC Companies, Inc. is seeking an On call/temporary Senior Planner/Permitter to lead environmental planning for transportation and energy projects.

The role requires technical leadership, regulatory navigation, and strong client interaction across public and private sector clients. You will manage scope, schedule, and budgets, mentor junior staff, and contribute to proposals while coordinating with agencies at federal, state, and local levels.