Senior Environmental Planner – NEPA & Transportation Leader

Jacobs; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs is seeking a Senior Environmental Planner to support our Environmental Planning sector in St. Louis, MO. You will lead NEPA-related documents and coordinate with a team of scientists and engineers on challenging transportation projects.

The role emphasizes client-facing leadership, strong regulatory knowledge, and excellent writing skills, with a hybrid work arrangement and opportunities to expand relationships with regional clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in planning, environmental law, biology, a related environmental science program, or a related field.
• Understanding of and experience with NEPA environmental compliance processes for transportation infrastructure projects.
• 10+ years of experience in transportation-related work.
• Exceptional writing and verbal skills, and ability to work in a collaborative team internally and externally.
• Experience interacting with clients to communicate findings and develop environmental process strategies; experience representing clients on project teams and in agency-to-agency coordination.
• Ability to manage scope, schedule, and budget projects effectively.
• Ability to produce high-quality work products that meet and exceed client expectations.
• Experience leading or participating in proposal preparation and interviews.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) software.

Responsibilities

• Project and task manager for NEPA documents.
• Organize and direct technical staff on research on a variety of subjects to support document preparation.
• Lead processes of scoping, developing purpose and need, developing alternatives, and preparing documents in compliance with NEPA.
• Prepare NEPA documents, including Categorical Exclusions (CEs), Environmental Assessments (EAs), and Environmental Impact Statements (EISs).
• Lead special studies such as Section 4(f), Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), Section 106 of the NHPA, permitting, or other regulations.
• Lead development of project deliverables and provide quality management.
• Facilitate public outreach efforts.
• Manage multiple, simultaneous projects of various topics and complexity.

Skills

NEPA knowledge

Client communication

Proposal writing

Project management

Budget management

Education

Bachelor's degree in planning/environmental science

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

ArcGIS

Job description

Jacobs is seeking a Senior Environmental Planner to support our Environmental Planning sector in St. Louis, MO. You will lead NEPA-related documents and coordinate with a team of scientists and engineers on challenging transportation projects.

The role emphasizes client-facing leadership, strong regulatory knowledge, and excellent writing skills, with a hybrid work arrangement and opportunities to expand relationships with regional clients.