Senior Associate: CEQA Compliance Key Accounts

T&B Planning, Inc.; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

T&B Planning, Inc. is seeking an experienced CEQA lead in Irvine, CA to develop compliance strategies, oversee EIR preparation for large, complex projects, and mentor technical staff.

You will partner with senior leadership, manage scopes, budgets, and schedules across key accounts, represent the firm at public meetings, hearings, and client presentations, and ensure timely delivery. Strong communication, leadership, and project-management skills are essential, with proficiency in MS Word,

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years CEQA document prep experience.
• Experience leading complex/contested CEQA projects.
• Strong leadership and client management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead CEQA compliance strategy development and execution.
• Prepare EIRs for large, complex projects.
• Direct and mentor technical staff and environmental analysts.
• Manage scopes of work, budgets, and schedules across a portfolio of key accounts.
• Represent the firm at public meetings, hearings, and client presentations.

Skills

CEQA expertise

EIR development

Team leadership

Public meetings

MS Word

MS Excel

Outlook

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Outlook

Job description

Description

• Lead CEQA compliance strategy development and execution.
• Prepare EIRs for large, complex projects.
• Direct and mentor technical staff and environmental analysts.
• Manage scopes of work, budgets, and schedules across a portfolio of key accounts.
• Represent the firm at public meetings, hearings, and client presentations.

Requirements

• Minimum 12 years of CEQA document preparation experience.
• Experience developing and executing CEQA compliance strategy on complex or contested projects.
• Demonstrated leadership managing project teams and client relationships.
• Comfortable partnering with senior firm leadership on strategic matters.
• Strong project management skills, results-driven, with ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Proficient in MS Word, Outlook, and Excel.
• Effective and polished communicator, comfortable in public meetings, hearings, and executive settings.
• Strong organizational skills.