Environmental Planner

Willdan is seeking an Environmental Planner for its Los Angeles office. The role involves preparing and coordinating environmental documents in compliance with CEQA and NEPA, conducting impact analyses, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in a related field and 6+ years of experience in environmental documentation. Willdan offers competitive salary and benefits, focusing on clean energy and infrastructure sustainability.
Who We Are

The future is now, Willdan is "Envisioning the Future" of clean energy and infrastructure as well as Sustainability through our work with cities, buildings, and transportation. Willdan is a national leader in energy, engineering, and software consulting services. Since 1964, we have provided all aspects of municipal and infrastructure engineering, including building and safety, public works, public financing, planning, and construction management services. We help engineers, facility owners, municipalities, and utilities meet their long-term goals and transition communities to clean energy and a sustainable future.

Why Willdan?
• Competitive Salary
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401K + employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Employee Discount Program
• Generous Employee Referral Program
• Opportunities for Career Growth and Development

Willdan Engineering currently has an opening for an Environmental Planner in the Los Angeles Area. This employment opportunity is open to environmental professionals who wish to serve within the greater Los Angeles County area.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Review, prepare (based on complexity) and/or coordinate the preparation of environmental documents in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
• Conduct desktop research, impact analyses, and reporting primarily in support of CEQA/NEPA documentation and environmental permitting.
• Coordinate planning, permitting, and impact analysis tasks.
• Coordinate environmental regulatory compliance processes, including CEQA/NEPA documentation preparation and permit application development, with adherence to deadlines and budget.
• Successful experience in dealing with Caltrans/FHWA environmental review procedures and requirements.
• Work among a multi-disciplinary team, including Willdan's subject-matter-expert subconsultants, to conduct environmental impact analyses and develop environmental compliance documents.
• Support the permit application process with various federal and local agencies.
• Coordinate the completion of GIS analysis and research with a general concept of cartographic design is desirable.
• Write proposals for environmental documentation work in response to public agencies' Requests for Proposals.
• Be available to provide city staff augmentation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements / Qualifications
• A bachelor's degree, from an accredited college or university, with major course work in urban planning, environmental studies or a related field.
• Experience and proficiency in writing and processing CEQA/NEPA documents for Planning and Public Works projects for local or regional agencies (cities, counties, or State agencies).
• 6 or more years in professional-level coordination of environmental documentation.
• Thorough working knowledge of CEQA, NEPA, and other environmental laws and regulations, project management methods and techniques.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint.
• Excellent organizational, oral, written, and analytical skills.

EEO Non-Discrimination and ADA Reasonable Accommodation Statement
Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, religious creed, color, age marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, religion, military service or veteran status, disability, medical condition, childbirth and related medical conditions, genetic testing, reproductive status or any other classification protected by federal, state or local laws and ordinances. Willdan does not discriminate on the basis of physical or mental disability where the essential functions of the job can be reasonably accommodated. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify us.

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