Senior Environmental Planner

About the Positions

Wereseeking Plannersto support large heavy-civil infrastructure programs in highways roads and bridges transit (including rail systems such as California High-Speed Rail) aviation (international airports) and water sectors delivered through both traditional and alternative methods. These roles support environmental planning and documentation efforts across complex infrastructure programs with a focus on technical quality regulatory compliance and integration with design and project delivery teams.

This post is for future roles and not for a specific opportunity that is available right accept applications and conduct interviews in advance of upcoming hiring a candidate is selected their profile is activated in our talent pool for this specialty area.We notify our talent pool candidates first whenever we have a project need.

Responsibilitiesmay include but are not limited to the following:

• Coordinate preparation and review of environmental documents in compliance with CEQA and NEPA requirements for major infrastructure programs.
• Provide technical direction and oversight of environmental analyses ensuring accuracy consistency and alignment with regulatory requirements and agency standards.
• Coordinate with design engineering and project management teams to ensure environmental requirements are integrated into project development and delivery.
• Support development review and coordination of environmental technical studies and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate across multiple disciplines agencies and stakeholders to support delivery of environmental documentation and approvals.
• Identifyenvironmental risks and constraints and support mitigation strategies related to permitting approvals and project impacts.
• Support quality control processes for environmental deliverables across multiple contracts and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with regulatory agencies including state and federal partners to support environmental review and approval processes.
• Support compliance with applicable environmental laws regulations and agency-specific requirements.
• Coordinate with project controls teams (cost schedule risk) to support alignment between environmental activities and program delivery milestones.

Attributes

• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational and coordination skills across multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to work effectively within complex regulatory environments and multi-agency programs.
• Collaborative mindset that fosters teamwork and accountability across project teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree inenvironmental planning environmental science environmental engineering or related fieldorequivalent combination of education and experience.
• 15 years of experience supporting environmental planning on large complex infrastructure projects.
• Demonstrated experience preparing and delivering environmental documentation in compliance withbothCEQA and NEPA.
• Experience supporting transportation infrastructure projects (highways transit or rail).
• Experience coordinating environmental work across multidisciplinary teams and multiple stakeholders.
• Knowledge of applicable California environmental regulations permitting requirements and agency processes.
• Experience working in client-facing or program delivery environments.
• Proficiencywith Microsoft Office Suite/Office 365 (e.g. Outlook Teams Word Excel PowerPoint etc.).

Preferred Qualifications

• Mastersdegreeinenvironmental planning environmental science or environmental engineering.
• Experience working with Caltrans environmental processes including Project Report development.
• Experience working in DB CMGC or other alternative delivery environments.
• Experience coordinating across multiple environmental disciplines (biology cultural air quality noise etc.).
• Familiarity with environmental tracking systems document management tools or permitting workflows used on large infrastructure programs.
• Proficiencywith Microsoft Power BI Oracle Cloud Analytics or other dashboard KPI reporting software.

Compensation Details

Expected Salary:$130k-$185k/year ($57-$89/hour).Lusterprovidesthe salary range that the company in good faith believes it might offer for this position based on the successful candidates level of experience knowledge skills abilities education certifications licenses geographic location etc. Luster reserves the right toultimately paymore or less than the posted range depending on circumstances not related to any status protected by local state and/or federal law.

Just LOOK at the Benefits We Offer!

• Unlimited flexible time off
• Paid holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Health dental and vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts (healthcare and dependent or elder care)
• Long-term disability insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment
• 401(k) plan with guaranteed employer contribution
• Formal career planning and development program
• $2500 annually toward professional development
• Wellness program with monthly wellness stipend
• Company cell phone or cell phone plan reimbursement
• Free personalized meal planning and nutrition support with a registered dietitian
• Free personal financial planning services
• Employeeassistanceprogram
• Employee discounts
• Employee referral bonus

Specific plan details and coverage for each benefit noted above will be provided upon offer.

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Luster is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to criminal history race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age or veteran status. This employer participates in E-Verify. The employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and if necessary the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employees I-9 to confirm work authorization.

All positions may be subject to a background check and drug test once a conditional offer of employment is made for any convictions directly related to its duties and responsibilities in accordance with all applicable local state and/or federal regulations.

This job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills for the position.

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