Senior NEPA Planner

HNTB Corporation; Atlanta, Northern (GA, KY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

HNTB Corporation in Atlanta, GA seeks an experienced planning professional responsible for applying planning strategies, gathering and analyzing data, and developing reporting and visuals to communicate findings. The role covers research, studies, and documentation from concept development through project completion.

The position coordinates with a multi-discipline team, may serve as project manager for select projects, and leads production of plans, reports, budgets, and client communications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required with 10 years related experience or Master’s with 9 years of relevant experience.
• Experience leading planning projects and coordinating with multi-discipline teams.
• Ability to manage budgets, proposals, and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Under minimal direction, performs a variety of more highly complex professional planning, environmental planning, landscape architecture and urban design project responsibilities, and leads technical tasks.
• Writes and/or reviews major sections of and leads production of plans, studies, reports, and environmental documents for projects.
• Coordinates and synthesizes the contributions of others.
• Leads, prepares, and reviews graphics, technical reports, work plans, scopes of work, fee proposals, and responses to RFPs for projects.
• Prepares and reviews budgets, invoicing, and billing.
• Leads public and stakeholder engagement and presents information to the community.
• Provides guidance and mentors staff.
• Leads coordination with clients, sub-consultants, and in-house personnel on a regular basis to complete assigned tasks.
• Recommends process and system improvements that result in greater efficiencies, enhanced capacities, and improved service delivery.
• Supports department managers and office leadership with strategic planning, staffing/training, and other special projects.
• May serve as project manager or task lead.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Mentoring staff

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Environmental Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Engineering, Urban Planning, Geography, or related field

Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Environmental Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Engineering, Urban Planning, Geography, or related field

Job description

What We're Looking For At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

This opportunity entails being responsible for applying planning strategies utilizing various technologies and tools to gather and analyze data, assess outcomes, and develop reporting and visuals to effectively communicate findings.

This position performs tasks for planning projects including research, studies, and documentation, coordinating with multi-discipline team members, from concept development through project completion.

This position directs the technical production of planning assignments as task assignee and may serve as a Project Manager on a limited basis for select medium and large-scale projects.

Coordinates with project manager, project designer and other disciplines on multiple large scale and complex transportation planning, urban design, or landscape architectural projects to ensure that the client's technical requirements of projects are fully met.

What You’ll Do:

• Under minimal direction, performs a variety of more highly complex professional planning, environmental planning, landscape architecture and urban design project responsibilities, and leads technical tasks.
• Writes and/or reviews major sections of and leads production of plans, studies, reports, and environmental documents for projects.
• Coordinates and synthesizes the contributions of others.
• Leads, prepares, and reviews graphics, technical reports, work plans, scopes of work, fee proposals, and responses to Request for Proposals for projects.
• Prepares and reviews budgets, invoicing, and billing.
• Leads public and stakeholder engagement and presents information to the community.
• Provides guidance and mentors staff.
• Leads coordination with clients, sub-consultants, and in-house personnel on a regular basis to complete assigned tasks.
• Recommends process and system improvements that result in greater efficiencies, enhanced capacities, and improved service delivery.
• Supports department managers and office leadership with strategic planning, staffing/training, and other special projects.
• May serve as project manager or task lead.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need:

Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Environmental Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Engineering, Urban Planning, Geography, or related field and 10 years related experience, or Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Environmental Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Engineering, Urban Planning, Geography, or related field and 9 yrs of relevant experience

What You’ll Bring:

• Provides consultation on research approaches, evaluation methodologies, and conclusions to make recommendations to less experienced staff or clients.
• Oversees the preparation of reports and provides consultation on structure and content, including conducting quality reviews.
• Presents and defends reports to audiences.
• Manages client meetings and oversees preparation or meeting materials without oversight from others.

What We Prefer:

• Master's degree in Urban Planning or related field.
• American Institute of Certified Planner (AICP), Certified Environmental Professional (CEP)
• Comprehensive understanding of GDOT NEPA templates, guidebooks, checklists, etc.
• GDOT Plan Development Process Training
• Design-Build/P3 Delivery Experience
• Experience mentoring junior staff

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

HNTB Total Rewards

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Locations: Atlanta, GA

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At HNTB, we are harnessing the power of collaboration and innovation to establish a new vision for the future of mobility across our country. You don’t have to look far to see our impact. For more than a century, HNTB’s spark has connected people and places, expanded opportunity, and left a lasting impact on our communities. Our culture of integrity and inclusion, combined with groundbreaking solutions, has affirmed our reputation and positioned our firm as the industry leader in delivering extraordinary value.

When you join HNTB, you are joining an employee-owned firm founded on the values of integrity, collaboration, personal accountability, respect for others, and the development of all employees. We are committed to the continual improvement of an inclusive workplace. We encourage our employees to bring their whole and authentic selves to work, provide them a meaningful welcoming environment where they are valued, celebrated and respected. Diversity of thought and unique perspectives drives innovation, engagement and retention, which makes HNTB better and brings value to our clients and our communities.

Equal Opportunity Employer HNTB is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other status protected by law. We will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with a disability where appropriate.

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