Senior Environmental Planning Lead

HDR; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is an environmental planning leader committed to employee ownership and delivering safe, sustainable transportation solutions across California and neighboring markets. We seek a Senior Environmental Planner to coordinate CEQA/NEPA work, mentor staff, and drive project quality in a collaborative, inclusive environment.

You will contribute to advancing market opportunities, support client development, and uphold HDR’s Drive to Zero safety culture while representing the firm at industry events

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, associated 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.
• Supervise and coordinate sector activities, improve performance, manage staff utilization and profitability.
• Track personnel actions and staff development including 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

Skills

Writing skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Self-starter

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science or closely related field

Master’s degree in environmental science or related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Teams

Job description

HDR is an environmental planning leader committed to employee ownership and delivering safe, sustainable transportation solutions across California and neighboring markets. We seek a Senior Environmental Planner to coordinate CEQA/NEPA work, mentor staff, and drive project quality in a collaborative, inclusive environment.

You will contribute to advancing market opportunities, support client development, and uphold HDR’s Drive to Zero safety culture while representing the firm at industry events