Senior CEQA & Environmental Planner - Hybrid

4Leaf, Inc; California; Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

4LEAF, Inc. seeks a Senior Planner to lead CEQA review and environmental planning for public agency clients, while contributing to current and long-range planning projects across municipal needs.

You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, prepare analyses, and present findings at public meetings, ensuring compliance with CEQA and California land use law. Travel to client jurisdictions in California is required as needed.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in urban/regional planning or related field; a Master's degree is preferred.
• Minimum five years of progressively responsible planning experience with CEQA work.
• Strong knowledge of CEQA and California land use planning practices.
• Excellent technical writing, project management, communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to travel to California jurisdictions as assignments require.

Responsibilities

• Manage CEQA review from project scoping through environmental clearance, including exemptions, Initial Studies, Negative Declarations, Mitigated Negative Declarations, Environmental Impact Reports, addenda, and supplemental documents.
• Prepare and review environmental analyses, mitigation measures, findings, and monitoring programs.
• Coordinate technical studies and multidisciplinary teams, including air quality, noise, transportation, biological, cultural, and other subject matter specialists.
• Manage project scopes, schedules, budgets, quality control, and communication with agency clients and consultants.
• Prepare planning reports and other written materials, and present findings at public meetings and hearings.
• Support current planning assignments such as development review, entitlements, and land use analysis.
• Contribute to long-range planning projects such as General Plans, Specific Plans, Housing Elements, zoning updates, and related policy work.
• Stay current on CEQA, California land use law, and applicable environmental regulations.

Skills

CEQA knowledge

Technical writing

Project management

Public speaking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in urban/regional planning or related field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

4LEAF, Inc. seeks a Senior Planner to lead CEQA review and environmental planning for public agency clients, while contributing to current and long-range planning projects across municipal needs.

You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, prepare analyses, and present findings at public meetings, ensuring compliance with CEQA and California land use law. Travel to client jurisdictions in California is required as needed.