Senior Planner Environmental

Bolton & Menk, Inc. seeks a Senior Environmental Planner in Raleigh, NC. The role involves leading environmental reviews, infrastructure planning, and collaborating on multi-agency projects. Candidates should have a Bachelor's or Master's degree and 10+ years of experience. The company offers competitive compensation, benefits, and a supportive work environment. This position is not remote and requires legal authorization to work in the US.
OverviewBolton & Menk, a top regional consulting firm, is looking to add a Senior Environmental Planner to our Environmental Planning Work Group based in Charlotte or Raleigh, North Carolina. As a Top Workplace, this is a chance to work with a talented team of professionals and make a lasting impact on the communities we serve. With over 75 years of experience, Bolton & Menk specializes in providing community infrastructure solutions across the Midwest, Southeast, and beyond.

Our established staff of professionals helps bring sustainable process, design, and accountability to a community. We are passionate about using collaboration to lead us to the right solution — a solution that can be planned for and funded, and a lasting solution that works today and long into the future. Our expertise offers a fresh, engaging approach to solve multi-faceted problems involving technical, regulatory, and community issues.

What You Will Be DoingLead and support projects involving federal and state environmental reviews, including NEPA, SEPA, and related special-purpose laws, along with infrastructure and corridor planning, sustainability and climate resilience assessments, and environmental compliance and permitting.Work on environmental assessments, alternatives analysis, infrastructure and transportation planning, natural and cultural resource coordination, parks and trail system planning, and policy research to support long-term community and infrastructure resilience.Guide environmental review strategies, development review, and policy updates with clients to advance sustainable and resilient project outcomes.Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams on complex, multiagency projects that integrate natural resources, cultural resources, water resources, and community planning considerations.Provide leadership and mentorship to the environmental planning team, supporting staff development and contributing to a strong, collaborative practice.What We Are Looking ForBachelors or Masters Degree from an accredited college or university in urban and regional planning, urban studies, architecture, landscape architecture, or affiliated fields.10+ years of progressive experience.Thorough knowledge of planning methods and applications at the local and regional level.Experience with agency and stakeholder involvement techniques and processes.Experience researching methods and statistical principles related to urban growth and development.Applied knowledge of methods and techniques for effective technical report preparation and presentations.Bolton & Menk will not be providing visa sponsorship or Optional Practical Training Extensions for STEM Students. Individuals must be legally authorized to work in the US at the start of employment without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Supporting Our EmployeesThere is life at work and life outside of work. Bolton & Menk offers a number of benefit programs and amenities to support you and your family throughout every stage of life.

BenefitsCompetitive compensation plan; overtime compensation available to most employeesDiscretionary bonuses available to most employeesESOP – Employee ownership; 100% company-paid contributions401(k) Match ProgramPaid time off (PTO)Volunteer Time Off (VTO)Six paid flexible company holidaysTwo floating personal holidays for important life eventsTuition reimbursementParental leaveShort-term and long-term disabilityDependent care reimbursementEmployee assistance programHealth insuranceFlexible spending accountLife insuranceVision insuranceWhy Bolton & Menk?Bolton & Menk specializes in providing community infrastructure solutions. Since 1949, we have been committed to improving quality of life through engineering excellence and client satisfaction. We work with communities to design their dreams and secure funding. Today, Bolton & Menk has more than 1,000 employees across more than 40 locations in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Colorado, North Carolina, and South Carolina, serving more than 400 communities and agencies.

Our benefits package is designed to protect our employees and their families, with flexible schedules and opportunities for career development. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Bolton & Menk does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party agencies for job postings. Pre-approval from the Bolton & Menk Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted, and such candidate must be submitted to the Talent Acquisition team.

We embrace the diversity of people, thoughts, and experiences necessary to develop infrastructure systems that serve all people. Bolton & Menk, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer including disability and veterans.

Equal Opportunity EmployerThis employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights under federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.