Senior Environmental Planner – Water & Infrastructure (Remote)

Stantec; Sacramento (CA); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work locations

Robust compensation & benefits package

Job summary

Stantec is expanding its Northern California Environmental Services Water and Infrastructure team. We seek a Senior Environmental Planner to manage projects, lead environmental permitting for water agency clients, and contribute to proposals and presentations.

The role emphasizes CEQA/NEPA, land use planning, and coordination across multidisciplinary teams. The successful candidate will reside within reasonable commuting distance of Northern California offices and travel 10–20% of the time

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience performing environmental planning and permitting work for California water agencies, municipalities, special districts, or other public infrastructure owners.
• CEQA/NEPA, USACE, RWQCB, and CDFW permitting experience is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in Urban, Regional or Environmental Land Use Planning or related field; Master’s preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary project teams and manage schedules, deliverables, budgets, and document control.
• Provide planning and permitting support for water, wastewater, recycled water, stormwater, and flood control projects.
• Develop proposals and budgets for environmental services tasks; support business development and client communications.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Communication

Decision making

Education

BA/BS in Urban, Regional, Environmental Land Use Planning

Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

Stantec is expanding its Northern California Environmental Services Water and Infrastructure team. We seek a Senior Environmental Planner to manage projects, lead environmental permitting for water agency clients, and contribute to proposals and presentations.

The role emphasizes CEQA/NEPA, land use planning, and coordination across multidisciplinary teams. The successful candidate will reside within reasonable commuting distance of Northern California offices and travel 10–20% of the time