Senior Environmental Planner

What’s the Opportunity?

To act as a key member of project teams in developing and implementing environmental planning and permitting strategies for a variety of projects related to transportation and energy infrastructure siting, watershed and restoration planning, and redevelopment activities. You will help lead and oversee the development of technical studies and reports, environmental assessments and environmental impact statements, and permitting applications. This role includes interacting with clients, agencies, and other consultant teams to advance development of projects across the country.  

Responsibilities:

The senior planner will join Anchor QEA’s growing planning and permitting team to support environmental impact reviews and permitting processes for a variety of projects. This work includes the following responsibilities:

• Preparing and reviewing environmental impact analyses in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other similar state environmental review processes (such as the Washington State Environmental Policy Act [SEPA]), including serving in a key role on the project oversight team
• Leading the development of permit application materials, by contributing to the compliance strategy, authoring materials, and coordinating with contributors as needed
• Helping to interpret environmental regulations and regulatory agency requirements to author and oversee project deliverables
• Interfacing with clients, agencies, and other consultant team members as needed, related to project strategies, technical approach, and implementation schedules
• Helping to manage projects by contributing to the development and oversight of project scopes of work, budgets, and schedules
• Meaningfully contributing to Anchor QEA’s pipeline by serving as a subject matter expert on proposals and fostering opportunities through existing client relationships, where applicable

What Are We Looking For?

Ideal candidates will have the following:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher with 8+ years of relevant experience, preferably including environmental consulting experience
• Experienced in developing environmental documentation related to:
  • NEPA and/or SEPA or other similar state environmental review processes
  • Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act
  • Section 404 and 401 of the Clean Water Act
  • Section 4(f) of the U.S. Department of Transportation Act
  • Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
  • Coastal Zone Management Act
  • Section 10 Rivers and Harbors Act
• Familiarity with state environmental regulations
• Experience managing and overseeing deliverables, requiring leading smaller teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Able to effectively balance workload to accommodate project schedules and deliverables
• Experience in leading proposals for competitive pursuits of new projects

What Can You Expect?

A senior-level environmental planner at Anchor QEA can expect:

• Strategic, impact-focused role, shaping project approaches and outcomes
• Highly supportive environment as part of multi-disciplinary, collaborative teams
• Opportunities for client and agency interaction, helping to guide key decision makers
• Contribution to business development strategies emphasizing valued relationships
• Strong emphasis on professional development for technical and leadership growth
• Culture of flexibility and accountability with an emphasis on work-life balance

Who Are We?

Anchor QEA provides environmental planning, science, and engineering consulting services with the mission of transforming our environment and communities with integrity and vibe. With more than 500 people in offices across the United States, our collective vision is to be an inclusive, sustainable, and growing environmental innovator making generational impacts. By embodying our core values, we strive to be our clients’ first choice for solving their most challenging problems and to be our employees’ reason to be excited about going to work each morning. Learn more about Anchor QEA at
www.anchorqea.com.  

How to Apply?

Apply online through Anchor QEA’s Open Positions page at https://www.anchorqea.com/careers/careers-open-positions/.  Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Applicants with a disability, who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, may e-mail their request to [email protected]

Additional Information

We work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion. As an equal opportunity employer, Anchor QEA is committed to a diverse, multi-cultural work environment. Anchor QEA does not discriminate in employment based on age, race, creed, gender, religion, marital status, veteran’s status, national origin, disability or sexual orientation.  Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a comprehensive background check.

Salary and Other Compensation:

• Competitive Salary
• Annual Bonus
• Other potential bonus types: Billable Time Bonus, Spot Bonus, Milestone Anniversary Bonus, Receiving Professional License/Certification Bonus, Peer-reviewed Publication Bonus, Employee Referral Bonus.

Base Level Benefits for Regular Full-Time Positions:

• Healthcare: Medical, dental, vision, basic life and AD&D insurance
• Paid Company and Floating Holidays: 7 paid company and 2 floating holidays annually
• Vacation: 2 weeks accrued paid vacation based on length of service. Vacation may vary by level.
• Sick and Safe Time: 80 hours annually
• Retirement Plan: 401k plan with an employer match * Further information on benefits: https://anchorqea.com/careers/benefits/

Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a comprehensive background check