Senior Environmental Planner — Lead Infrastructure & Mentorship

Kimley-Horn; Richmond, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan with employer match

Comprehensive health coverage

Time off and flexible scheduling

Tuition reimbursement and training

Job summary

Kimley-Horn in Richmond seeks an Environmental Planner to expand our multidisciplinary environmental planning team for infrastructure projects. You will serve as a Planning and Environmental Manager, lead the writing of technical plans and environmental documents, and guide analysts to deliver high-quality work.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field and 6+ years of experience, with strong writing, communication, and leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Transportation Planning, Urban Planning, Environmental Planning, Environmental Policy, or related field.
• 6+ years of progressively responsible professional planning experience in areas such as transportation, environmental or urban planning (or Master’s degree plus six years).
• Excellent writing and communication skills, organization, problem solving, and consensus building.
• Commitment to high quality work with attention to detail.
• Self-motivated team player.
• Ability to balance priorities across multiple projects and lead planning projects with direction to entry-level Analysts.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Planning and Environmental Manager on infrastructure projects.
• Lead writing of technical plans, reports, and environmental documents; define scope and recommendations.
• Provide input, guidance, and direction to team; manage workflow.
• Respond to information requests from clients and project teams.
• Build and maintain client relationships; mentor Analysts and lead teams.

Skills

Writing

Communication

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Team player

Multi-project management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Transportation Planning, Urban Planning, Environmental Planning, Environmental Policy, or related

Job description

Kimley-Horn in Richmond seeks an Environmental Planner to expand our multidisciplinary environmental planning team for infrastructure projects. You will serve as a Planning and Environmental Manager, lead the writing of technical plans and environmental documents, and guide analysts to deliver high-quality work.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in a related field and 6+ years of experience, with strong writing, communication, and leadership skills.