Deputy Project Manager – Environmental Planner

Stantec

Deputy Project Manager in Environmental Planning for Stantec's Southern California team. Collaborating on utility programs and leading project management efforts in environmental services.

Posted 7/10/2026full-timeLos Angeles • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $94,300 - $136,700 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide land use planning knowledge to support environmental review needs for public and private projects on utility programs
Manage and lead multi-disciplinary project/program teams
Management support of multi-discipline program or project schedules, deliverables, budgets, staff
Develop effective and efficient work-flow processes and program/project appropriate communication plans
Pro-actively identifying client needs and programmatic/project initiatives required to address potential program/project delivery risks and challenges
Provide planning and permitting support for electrical transmission and distribution projects
Overseeing the work of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure delivery of technical documents and deliverables
Interact and communicate effectively with multi-disciplinary teams, clients, and agencies
Help develop and mentor a team of high performers through coaching and training staff to expand understanding of business development, delivery on technical reports, environmental permitting, and project delivery/management
Assist developing proposals (scope and budgets) for environmental services tasks

Requirements

What you’ll need

Familiarity with utility-related environmental review process and permitting assessment process
Minimum 3 years of past project management experience with a preference for experience in the natural resources planning and permitting within California
Experience leading consulting teams of 15+ staff and fostering an inclusive and productive team culture
Ability to prioritize and balance workloads to achieve goals while keeping up with a highly mobile and changing environment
Effectiveness in resource planning and results delivery
Ability to proactively identify issues and provide solutions at a project level across multi-disciplinary teams
Must have a valid drivers license and a clean MVR
BA/BS degree in Environmental Science, Urban, Regional or Environmental Land Use Planning, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Natural Resources, or a related field Bachelor of Science Degree with at least 5 years of relevant experience
Minimum of three years of experience managing projects or programs
Minimum of 5 years of environmental planning experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans
wellness program
health saving accounts
flexible spending accounts
401(k) plan
employee stock purchase program
life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
short-term/long-term disability plans
emergency travel benefits
tuition reimbursement
professional membership fee coverage
paid family leave
Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year
employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year
eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law)

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Hard Skills & Tools

Land Use PlanningEnvironmental ReviewProject SchedulingBudget ManagementProposal DevelopmentTechnical Document DeliveryRisk IdentificationWorkflow Process DevelopmentEnvironmental PermittingNatural Resources Planning

Soft Skills

Effective CommunicationTeam MentoringProblem SolvingWorkload PrioritizationInclusive Team Culture

Certifications

Valid Driver's License