Verdantas

Verdantas

Environmental Planner III

San Ramon, CA · Mid

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 30 days ago
GISCommunicationPublic SpeakingOrganizational Skills

About the role

  • Welcome to Verdantas, where innovation meets sustainability, and your career finds purpose!
  • Our work spans high-growth sectors like water resources, resilient land use, energy transformation, and civil infrastructure.
  • We don't just solve problems; we help shape a more sustainable future.

Responsibilities

  • Lead environmental planning tasks from early site evaluation through construction support
  • Coordinate with technical specialists to develop avoidance, minimization, and permitting strategies
  • Prepare and manage environmental documentation, including permits, biological assessments, and compliance deliverables
  • Manage project scopes, schedules, budgets, and permitting requirements while communicating risks to teams and clients
  • Lead municipal planning projects, including long-range plans, zoning updates, feasibility studies, and development reviews
  • Conduct and oversee land‑use impact analyses, constraints assessments, GIS-based analyses, and QA/QC of planning and environmental documents
  • Mentor junior staff and support training, proposals, and client presentations
  • Collaborate across engineering, environmental, transportation, and natural resources teams to deliver integrated solutions
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly convey technical information to interdisciplinary teams and external partners
  • Strong public speaking, facilitation, and client‑relationship-building skills

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Planning, Natural Resources, Wildlife Biology, Planning, or a related field
  • AICP certification is preferred
  • 5+ years of experience in environmental planning, permitting, project coordination, or related environmental/utility/infrastructure work
  • Deep knowledge of zoning, land‑use regulations, municipal planning processes, and development review procedures
  • Strong understanding of environmental regulations, including CEQA/NEPA, ESA/CESA, and the Clean Water Act
  • Experience supporting or managing complex utility, infrastructure, or environmental compliance projects
  • Strong initiative with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively
  • Valid driver's license and ability to travel for fieldwork or client meetings

Compensation

  • Actual salary is based on the circumstances of each position and candidate, such as geographic location, skills, and certifications.
  • We recognize and reward exceptional performance and strive to ensure fair compensation across all roles and departments within the company.
  • The minimum salary for this position is $98,500 (negotiable based on the criteria presented above).

Benefits

  • Flexible Work Environment
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
  • Paid Time Off + Holidays
  • Verdantas is an EOE race/color/religion/sex/sexual orientation/gender identity/national origin/disability/vet

Company info

  • At Verdantas, we're redefining environmental consulting and sustainable engineering through our use of cutting-edge modeling and digital technology and our genuine commitment to people.

Equal opportunity

  • For us, it is imperative to build balanced teams from all walks of life and we believe that a diverse workforce is a stronger workforce.

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