Senior Environmental Planning Lead — CEQA/NEPA & PM

Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR seeks a Senior Environmental Planning Project Manager to lead CEQA/NEPA services in Southern California. You will manage cross‑functional teams, coordinate schedules and budgets, and deliver environmental studies and documentation for complex transportation projects.

This seller/doer role emphasizes self‑motivation, technical capability, and staff mentorship, with client interaction and accountability across HDR's transportation, resources, water and other groups.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• 10 years related experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of project management experience.
• Familiar with Microsoft Office, estimating and scheduling software.
• Excellent organizational, project management and communication skills.
• Active participant in our employee-owned culture.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate work of single or multidiscipline teams throughout the project's lifecycle.
• Responsible for any project assignment regardless of size, visibility, number of disciplines, technical complexity or number of staff.
• Produce and coordinate several projects concurrently.
• Establish client relations and be involved with marketing, contractual, design and production meetings.
• Conduct work sessions for deliverable development with other staff and stakeholders.
• Coordinate staffing and workload through entire project life cycle and ensure deliverables on schedule.
• Track financial aspects of projects and ensure work remains within budget and schedule.
• Work with accounting, operational and business leadership for periodic reviews.
• Implement QA/QC procedures and mentor junior staff.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Team coordination

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Estimating software

Scheduling software

Primavera P3

SureTrak

Job description

HDR seeks a Senior Environmental Planning Project Manager to lead CEQA/NEPA services in Southern California. You will manage cross‑functional teams, coordinate schedules and budgets, and deliver environmental studies and documentation for complex transportation projects.

This seller/doer role emphasizes self‑motivation, technical capability, and staff mentorship, with client interaction and accountability across HDR's transportation, resources, water and other groups.