Senior Environmental Planner
About the role
In the role of Senior Environmental Planner, we'll count on you to:
- Direct environmental and land use permit preparation and acquisition on projects, including identification of permitting triggers, acquisition strategy, permitting risks, etc.
- Permitting services may include: Local land use permits, including Shoreline Permits, Conditional Use Permits, Variances, Special Use Permits, etc. Local development permits, including Building Permits, Clear & Grade Permits. Street use/ROW permits, etc.
- SEPA compliance. Clean Water Act/Rivers and Harbors Act Permitting. WDFW Hydraulic Project Approvals.
- Independently coordinate with clients, technical project staff, and agency reviewers from project initiation to project completion.
- Contribute as an author and/or discipline lead on environmental planning documents such as NEPA Environmental Impact Statements/Environmental Assessments, SEPA Checklists, and SEPA Environmental Impact Statements.
- Supervise environmental planner staff.
- Prepare quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) review of environmental review permitting documents prepared by others.
- Prepare scope and fee estimates, direct staff during project execution, and monitor scope, schedule, and budget for tasks as environmental/land use permitting task lead.
- Engage with regulatory agencies on behalf of clients to achieve regulatory compliance for projects.
Responsibilities
You’ll work side-by-side with industry-recognized engineers and scientists to help shape how electricity is generated, transmitted and delivered as global energy demands grow. From massive data centers to modernizing transmission systems, you’ll help communities thrive and industries expand.
Requirements
- AICP OR NAEP CEP certification desired.
- Supervisory skills and ability to manage in a team environment.
- Public speaking and strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated track record of federal, state, and local permitting/environmental review in Washington state.
- Experience successfully permitting complex site development and linear projects (e.g., transmission lines, pipelines, etc.).
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science or closely related field.
- A minimum of 10 years technical and/or field experience in complex environmental planning projects.
- Proficiency with MS Office Suite.
- Self-starter with excellent writing and communication skills.
- Strong conceptual, organizational, problem-solving and research abilities.
- Technical and/or field experience dealing with environmental impact issues, associated permit processes and documentation preparation/review.
Skills
An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must.
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement.
Pay
The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location.
Schedule
Full-time Employee Status: Regular
Business Class
Environmental Planning
Job Posting
Jul 22, 2026
Company Information
At HDR, we are committed to the principles of employment equity. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer). We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.