Environmental Planner

Moffatt & Nichol specializes in large complex waterfront infrastructure projects and is recognized as one of the worldwide leaders in this field.
We are actively looking for an Environmental Planner or Scientist to join our Southern California Environmental Team.
This position may be seated in either our Long Beach, Costa Mesa, Ontario, or San Diego office(s).
Our SoCal Environmental Team works with our overall Moffatt & Nichol Environmental Team to support projects locally and nationally.
As the successful new hire, you will support our company with a variety of tasks including:
environmental documentation (CEQA/NEPA), research and analysis, report writing, regulatory permitting, and compliance tasks for a variety of infrastructure (e.g., highway, roadway, rail, water, waterfront, and port) related projects.
Clients may include:
federal, state (including Caltrans), regional, local counties/municipalities, and major ports/terminals throughout the United States - all without travelling!

As a Planner or Scientist working at Moffatt & Nichol, you will help our Environmental Team navigate the CEQA/NEPA process to determine the best course of action.
We integrate engineering with environmental planning and science to fully explore and identify project objectives and potential impacts.
We help clients to strategically plan their projects and coordinate with regulators and other stakeholders to accomplish their project goals while also avoiding, minimizing, and mitigating potential environmental and other community impacts.
Moffatt & Nichol also understands that time is money and use techniques to streamline the CEQA/NEPA and regulatory processes by eliminating redundancies and realize efficiencies.

Moffatt & Nichol is a leading U.S.-based global infrastructure advisor specializing in the planning and design of facilities that shape and serve our coastlines, harbors and rivers, as well as an innovator in the transportation complexities associated with the movement of freight.
For the 2nd year in a row, Moffatt & Nichol is ranked Engineering News Record #1 for Marine & Port Facilities and Top 20 in Transportation.
We were also named Southeast Design Firm of the Year 2023.

Moffatt & Nichol's professional staff includes engineers, planners, and scientists who serve our global client base from offices in Europe, North America, Latin America, and the Pacific Rim.
The firm provides clients worldwide with customized service and a level of excellence that have become the firm s hallmark in several primary practice areas ports and harbors; coastal, environmental and water resources; urban waterfronts and marinas; transportation, bridges and rail; inspection and rehabilitation; and energy.

Duties and responsibilities:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Prepare and manage documents/reports/graphics to support National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and regulatory permit applications
• Evaluate and assess projects and proposed activities in compliance with existing federal, state and local guidelines, policies and regulations
• Research and write technical reports and/or memorandums
• Prepare/manage the procurement-of/compliance-with permits issued by California Coastal Commission (CCC), United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), California Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB), United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)
• Contact vendors; research literature; seek solutions to regulatory requirements
• Effectively perform project manager or task manager job duties
• Collect and analyze data (e.g., economic, demographic, fiscal, legal and/or technical variables) from various sources to determine affects to the environment
• Maintain knowledge of industry changes and requirements, policies, procedures and legislation
• Effectively coordinate, communicate, and provide presentations to a variety of audiences including:
  clients, engineers, scientists, regulatory agencies, private companies and internal team/clients
• Conduct/attend field visits and inspections as needed
• Participate in meetings and educational seminars
• Support and comply with Moffatt & Nichol s Quality Management procedures
• Research to support new project and client opportunities
• May participate in business development activities
• Develop and mentor junior team members

Other duties:

Please note this job posting is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Planning, Environmental Science, or related; required
• Master s degree in Planning, Environmental Science, or related; preferred
• 7 plus years of related industry experience; required
• Professional certification in any of the following is strongly preferred:
  American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) or equivalent
• Strong understanding of federal, state and local laws/regulations, including NEPA, CEQA, and those associated with environmental documents and regulatory permitting; required
• Experience working with Southern California municipalities and/or Caltrans projects; preferred
• Knowledge regarding air quality and/or greenhouse gas regulations/requirements a plus
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) experience; preferred
• Exceptional communication (verbal, written and presentation) skills in order to effectively convey both technical and non-technical concepts
• Availability and willingness to attend local meetings, or site visits.
  Infrequent overnight travel may be required
• Valid driver s license; required
• All new hires will be required to successfully complete and pass a pre-employment (post offer) background check in compliance with NIST 800-171