Senior Environmental Planner And Business Development Lead (Part-Time Casual)

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Job Description

AECOM has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Environmental Planner & Business Development Lead to join our team. You will work collaboratively with planning and engineering staff to support clients with original solutions to challenging problems.

The ideal candidate has a passion for growing a planning practice that transforms local communities through building sustainable and equitable projects by investing strongly in client relationships and Business Development opportunities. The role can be remote or office based out of the Mechanicsburg, PA office.

Job Responsibilities

• Engage in client relationship and Business Development activities to drive the growth of the environmental planning practice in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey
• Prepare, facilitate, and lead presentations with clients and the public
• Prepare and oversee development of technical reports, permit applications, and NEPA documents
• Work collaboratively among other planning and technical disciplines, including Traffic Engineering and Water Resources.

Minimum Requirements

• BS Degree in Environmental Planning, Environmental Science, Ecology or similar + 10 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education

Preferred Qualifications

• 20 years of experience in the planning and environmental permitting field in Pennsylvania, Delaware and/or New Jersey
• Experience building client relationships in the transportation sector
• Experience leading transit or transportation-related environmental planning and permitting efforts in Pennsylvania, Delaware and/or New Jersey
• Transit or transportation experience, especially PennDOT, DelDOT, NJDOT, PA Turnpike Commission, and/or Amtrak and familiarity with agency processes
• Familiarity with state and federal environmental regulations, specifically the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
• Experience with the preparation of NEPA environmental documents, including CE’s EA’s and EIS’s for FRA, FTA and/or FHWA

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

Sponsorship for US employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position.

Offered rate of compensation (Pennsylvania locations only) will be based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. The hourly range for this position is $70.00 - $100.00/hour.

AECOM is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D and disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absence, voluntary benefits, perks, wellness and global well-being, and global EAP, Business Travel, and Service Awards programs.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $13.1 billion in fiscal year 2022. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. 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.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

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.

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

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.