Job Description

AECOM Environment is seeking an experienced, ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER for immediate employment in our Oakland, CA office.  *This is a part-time position, meaning work days and times will be determined on an as-needed basis. The successful candidate will join our Environmental Planning and Permitting team.  You will work with a diverse team of technical leaders across a broad range of practice areas delivering environmental planning, impact assessment, permitting and compliance services to our key clients. Our Northern California Environmental Planning and Permitting team serves numerous federal, state and local government, non-governmental organization, and private industry clients, delivering a variety of resource management, infrastructure, and development-related projects.

AS PART OF OUR TEAM, THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT WILL SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING SERVICES THROUGHOUT A PROJECT LIFE CYCLE, INCLUDING:

• Working with Project Managers and project team members in completing CEQA/NEPA documentation as well as other approval and permitting activities for infrastructure projects.
• Researching, conceptualizing, planning, and writing drafts of documents related to project planning, impact assessment, and permitting.
• Collaborating with technical and professional staff across the company in completing assignments.
• Providing leadership in mentoring personnel, including reviewing their work for accuracy and clarity and providing constructive feedback.

ABOUT AECOM’S ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS LINE Join AECOM to be part of an expert global team who is connected through a well-developed, worldwide, internal technical practice network through which you can learn from and brainstorm with the best in the world. AECOM is an industry-leading, world class environmental firm, and we want you to succeed within it.  We respect and encourage your own pathway to excellence via our Freedom to Grow initiative. AECOM is known for our award-winning technical excellence, leading-edge science and innovative project delivery. We provide sustainable solutions for some of the world’s most challenging issues. Our global clients and their projects are diverse and interesting. They span market sectors and geographies and require innovative technical solutions to solve wide-ranging environmental problems within diverse community profiles. AECOM’s Sustainable Legacies program describes our approach to the environment, social equity and governance (ESG.) We embed sustainability throughout our business and help clients embed sustainable practices into their work. We help clients reduce their impact on the environment, achieve compliance and reduce risks.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field (Environmental Planning, Environmental Science, or Environmental Engineering) or similar. 
• 8 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/ or education.
• A valid U.S. Driver's license is required for this role.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 10+ years' experience successfully supporting environmental impact analysis documents and associated technical studies
• Master's Degree in related field
• Experience preparing environmental documents
• Strong research and analytical abilities
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including the editing, oversight or preparation of technical reports
• Ability to work on several projects or issues simultaneously

Additional Information

• Candidates must be a U.S. Citizen.

HERE, YOU WILL HAVE FREEDOM TO GROW IN A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY.

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

Join us and let’s get started.