Senior Environmental Planner: Lead Mobility & Environment

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR, a global employee-owned firm, seeks a Senior Environmental Planner in Los Angeles to lead CEQA & NEPA document prep across diverse projects. You’ll supervise staff, manage schedules, ensure quality control, and mentor teams while aligning with HDR’s safety and inclusion commitments.

Required: a Bachelor's in Environmental Science and 10+ years of environmental planning experience; proficiency with MS Office and project tools; strong writing and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science or closely related field.
• A minimum of 10 years technical and/or field experience in complex environmental planning projects.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite.
• Self-starter with excellent writing and communication skills.
• Strong conceptual, organizational, problem-solving and research abilities.
• Technical and/or field experience dealing with environmental impact issues, permit processes and documentation preparation/review.
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

Responsibilities

• Manage the preparation of large-scale CEQA & NEPA documents for a wide-range of project types/sectors.
• Supervise and coordinate the activities of assigned sector; recommend measures to improve performance and increase efficiency; manage staff utilization and profitability.
• Track personnel actions and staff development including support for recruiting and hiring and training measures for assigned staff.
• Lead sector quality control, including assurance that quality work is planned and organized through a pro‑active project management system, and implements corrective measures as needed.
• Provide hands‑on mentoring and team participation to create a bridge between technical resources and client requirements and ensure there is appropriate leadership and supervision engaged on technical assignments.
• Work with client development leadership to prioritize the marketing and business development efforts of the organization and prioritizes business efforts that provide maximum return on investment.
• Champion a quality‑culture within the sector organization, and within production teams, serving the sector’s clients.
• Direct the technical messaging and professional attendance at professional organizations and industry events.
• Promote the Drive to Zero culture where safety of staff and clients is paramount.
• Interpret, implement, and enforce company policies.
• Perform other duties as needed

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science or closely related field

Master’s degree in environmental science or related field

Tools

MS Office Suite

Microsoft Project

Teams

Job description

HDR, a global employee-owned firm, seeks a Senior Environmental Planner in Los Angeles to lead CEQA & NEPA document prep across diverse projects. You’ll supervise staff, manage schedules, ensure quality control, and mentor teams while aligning with HDR’s safety and inclusion commitments.

Required: a Bachelor's in Environmental Science and 10+ years of environmental planning experience; proficiency with MS Office and project tools; strong writing and communication skills.