Consultant, Environmental Planner – Utilities & Vegetation Management
ERM
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Walnut Creek • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $76,552 - $96,901 per year
Job Level
Junior
About the role
- Serve as the Contract Environmental Lead for a large California utility
- Coordinate permitting efforts and manage agency reviews
- Ensure projects meet regulatory requirements
- Influence project timelines, environmental compliance, and client satisfaction
- Develop comprehensive project descriptions and ensure consistency across deliverables
- Prepare permit notifications and draft agency notifications for permit applications
- Create construction guidance documents for utility crews outlining environmental requirements
- Coordinate post-impact assessments for emergency or pre-release work
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in environmental planning, biology, environmental science, or related field
- 0–3 years of experience with CEQA review and California natural resource regulatory permitting, including experience with electric/gas transmission and generation markets in California
- Technical competency in environmental permitting and planning
- General knowledge of biology, environmental compliance, cultural resources, water and air quality, and hazardous materials
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Commitment to safety and collaborative teamwork
Benefits
- paid time off
- parental leave
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- disability insurance
- AD&D insurance
- 401(k) or RRSP/DPSP
- other applicable benefits to eligible employees
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
CEQA reviewenvironmental permittingenvironmental planningbiological assessmentcultural resources assessmentwater quality managementair quality managementhazardous materials managementproject description developmentconstruction guidance documentation
Soft skills
written communicationverbal communicationcollaborative teamworkclient satisfaction focusinfluence project timelinescommitment to safety