Senior Environmental Planner & Project Lead

GPA Co; Los Angeles, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

GPA Consulting, a multidisciplinary firm specializing in environmental planning, biology studies, and historic preservation, seeks a Senior Environmental Planner/Project Manager to join our California team. You will lead projects, manage budgets, coordinate with clients and agencies, supervise junior staff, and prepare environmental documents to ensure high-quality outcomes on schedule.

The role requires CEQA/NEPA expertise, strong writing and communication skills, and demonstrated leadership in

Qualifications

• Mastery of CEQA and NEPA compliance, and other federal and state legislation, policies, and procedures relating to the natural environment.
• Mastery of Caltrans and other public agency processes and documentation, as well as state and federal regulatory processes.
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in environmental planning or a closely related field.
• 8+ years of full-time professional experience in environmental planning.
• Strong writing and analytical skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills including public speaking, good leadership, and project management skills, and must be detail oriented.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks, adapt to changes in priorities, and complete tasks or projects with others in a cooperative manner or independently as needed.
• A valid California driver’s license and automobile insurance.

Responsibilities

• Track project budgets and expenditures.
• Report to Principal on project schedule and budget.
• Prepare scopes, costs, and schedules.
• Coordinate and attend meetings with clients.
• Prepare meeting minutes, agendas, and progress reports.
• Prepare presentations for clients, public, and boards or commissions.
• Attend and represent GPA at professional conferences.
• Direct junior staff members and sub-consultants on projects where you are the Project Manager.
• Prepare, coordinate, review, and process comprehensive Environmental Documentation.
• Train project team on how to gather and research applicable project information and oversee the use of such information in the technical analysis and environmental documents.
• Independently write and compile comprehensive environmental documents and prepare or coordinate the development of the figures to be used in the documents.
• Prepare coastal permit applications.
• Oversee and coordinate the completion of technical analysis.
• Peer review team deliverables and provide feedback to project team members.
• Independently attend public meetings, project kick-off meetings, project development meetings, and interviews.
• Conduct necessary research and identify research needs.
• Perform and oversee fieldwork to collect data and verify existing design conditions, and to take field notes and photographs.
• Coordinate design with public agencies, engineers, and other members of the design team, as required.
• Coordinate resources with in-house staff and sub-consultants for timely project delivery.
• Some overnight travel may be required

Skills

CEQA/NEPA

Environmental Planning

Public Speaking

Project Management

Leadership

Writing

Interpersonal Skills

MS Office

Analytical Skills

Travel Availability

Education

Bachelor's Degree in environmental planning or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

GPA Consulting, a multidisciplinary firm specializing in environmental planning, biology studies, and historic preservation, seeks a Senior Environmental Planner/Project Manager to join our California team. You will lead projects, manage budgets, coordinate with clients and agencies, supervise junior staff, and prepare environmental documents to ensure high-quality outcomes on schedule.

The role requires CEQA/NEPA expertise, strong writing and communication skills, and demonstrated leadership in