Senior Environmental Planner — Lead MEPA/NEPA Projects

Stantec; Plymouth (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Senior Environmental Planner for our Plymouth, MN office to lead multidisciplinary teams delivering state and federal environmental reviews for diverse client projects.

The role requires directing MEPA/NEPA work, coordinating with agencies and stakeholders, and ensuring project scope, budget, and schedule adherence while maintaining quality and safety standards. Strong communication and mentoring are essential.

Qualifications

• Exemplary leadership, communication, organizational and mentoring skills.
• Effective interpersonal skills and ability to communicate complex issues to clients, regulators, and stakeholders.
• History of relevant professional development.
• Proven and demonstrated high quality technical writing skills.
• Experience in and a solid understanding of the consulting industry in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Work independently, lead project teams, and support teams, where applicable.
• Must have strong oral and written communication skills, and be customer focused to understand and appropriately respond to client’s business needs.
• Must demonstrate effective resource planning, results delivery, and staying current with environmental review regulation and requirements.
• Able to set and carry out deadlines, including responsibility for requiring the same of project teams.
• Able to travel regionally and as needed, have occasional overnight trips.
• Must have a good driving record and valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• State of Minnesota (MEPA) and federal National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) project management and/or task management on behalf of clients for actions requiring state Environmental Assessment Worksheets (EAWs), Alternative Urban Areawide Review (AUAR), or federal Categorical Exclusion (CATEX) review, documentation and process.
• State and federal agency coordination and consultation, guidance, technical writing, and oversight and serve as an advisor to our clients in the application of environmental review requirements for proposed actions that have the potential to affect the environment.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously within scope/budget/schedule expectations and ensure quality standards on project deliverables.
• Define and manage project objective, scope, schedule, budget, profit, contracts, subcontracts and multi-disciplinary project teams to ensure client and project team satisfaction.
• Ensure client and regulator satisfaction via appropriate facilitation, negotiation, and issues resolution.
• Directly interact with and develop excellent relations with clients, regulators and stakeholders.
• Ensure quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) and Health and Safety (H&S) requirements and procedures are identified and followed throughout a project's life cycle.
• Obtain an in depth understanding of Stantec’s consulting practice areas and cross-sell these services to existing clients.
• Execute business development for prospective clients including, but not limited to, client relations and proposal preparation.
• Lead and contribute to technical work, review of reports and proposals and presentations.
• Mentor early career team members.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Technical writing

Project management

Client relations

Travel ability

Driving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Planning, Science, or related field

Tools

GIS

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Stantec is seeking a Senior Environmental Planner for our Plymouth, MN office to lead multidisciplinary teams delivering state and federal environmental reviews for diverse client projects.

The role requires directing MEPA/NEPA work, coordinating with agencies and stakeholders, and ensuring project scope, budget, and schedule adherence while maintaining quality and safety standards. Strong communication and mentoring are essential.