Senior Environmental Planner - Oil, Gas, & Energy Stantec - 3.6 San Francisco, CA Job Details Full-time $127,400 - $191,100 a year 4 hours ago Benefits Wellness program Health savings account AD&D insurance Employee stock purchase plan Paid holidays Disability insurance Health insurance Dental insurance 401(k) Flexible spending account Tuition reimbursement Family leave Vision insurance Flexible schedule Paid sick time Qualifications Bachelor's degree Task prioritization Full Job Description Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields with dedication, a creative spirit, and a vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties worldwide and are devoted to fostering a community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. Here, you can apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental professionals on work that's vital to our clients and the communities they serve. Join a team that's naturally committed to the environment. Your Opportunity We are currently growing our Environmental Services Oil, Gas, & Energy team. Stantec's California team is currently seeking a Senior Environmental Planner with permitting and technical expertise to join our Environmental Services Practice working within our oil, gas, and energy sector. The successful candidate will work in a team environment and will be responsible for managing tasks and/or projects, leading the development of technical documents, and coordinating and/or leading environmental permitting for our oil, gas, and energy clients. They will also be responsible for assisting and/or leading with proposals as well as presentations to clients and agencies. Stantec offers flexible work locations (including working from home), flexible work hours and a robust compensation and benefits package. Your Key Responsibilities As a Senior Environmental Planner, you will provide land use planning knowledge to support environmental review needs for public and private projects on utility programs. You will manage and lead multi-disciplinary project/program teams. Task duties may include managing environmental permitting efforts, managing technical study support for siting and licensing of other energy production and transmission projects, environmental impact analysis support, and

CEQA/NEPA

support, land use planning, and coordination/management for environmental projects. Duties may also include contributing to emergency planning and response proposal and project delivery needs, in collaboration with our broader discipline team of subject matter experts. Manage multi-discipline program or project schedules, deliverables, budgets, staff, and the project record, and bring program/project schedules, budgets, and scopes of work to successful completion. Develop effective and efficient work-flow processes and program/project appropriate communication plans. Provide planning and permitting support for oil, gas, and energy projects. Support emergency planning and response services. Leading the preparation and review of technical documents such as due diligence studies, discretionary environmental permitting, State and federal acts, biological technical studies, regulatory compliance services related projects to clients within the environmental services oil, gas, and energy sector. Help develop and mentor a team of high performers through coaching and training staff to expand understanding of business development, delivery on technical study preparation, environmental permitting, and project delivery/management. Developing proposals (scope and budgets) for environmental services tasks, independently or as part of a multi-disciplinary Northern California team. Interacting and communicating effectively with multi-disciplinary teams, clients, and agencies. This includes being an active member within a team of our Environmental Services Oil, Gas, and Energy team in California. Ability to travel across California to conduct project site visits, mentor staff, and/or attend meetings. This role may be expected to travel overnight for multiple nights, approximately up to 10-20% of the time. Your Capabilities and Credentials Familiarity with state and local environmental review process and permitting assessment process within California are preferred. Past project management experience with a preference for experience in the natural resources planning and permitting within California. Minimum 7-10 years of experience performing environmental planning and permitting work in California. Experience in environmental and emergency planning, training, and response. Ability to validate and accurately analyze information and make sound decisions within a fast-paced environment. Ability to manage risks and safety appropriately, manage information, and provide exceptional service to internal and external clients. Effectiveness in resource planning and results delivery, and ability to identify opportunities and build relationships with clients. Ability to prioritize and balance workloads to achieve goals while keeping up with a highly mobile and changing environment.

Education and Experience Basic:

BA/BS degree in Environmental Science, Urban, Regional or Environmental Land Use Planning, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies or a related field Bachelor of Science Degree with 7-10 years of relevant experience. Experience in the field of natural resources consulting and

CEQA/NEPA

is preferred. Experience in emergency planning and response is preferred.

Preferred:

Master's degree in Urban, Regional or Environmental Land Use Planning, Environmental Science, Geology, Environmental Studies or a related field. Current

HAZWOPER

40-hour. Site Supervisor Certification and related emergency planning and response certifications are preferred This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice. This position will be in a typical office environment or a flexible (partial home, partial office) work environment working with computers and working at a stationary desk for long periods of time. Our Environmental Services team generally works remotely and meets frequently; however, an office desk is available if preferred. Because of this, the successful candidate will be expected to reside within a reasonable commuting distance to one of our Northern California offices. Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other's talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best. \#

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(Bay Area) & NJ (RP)-$127,400.00 - $191,100.00

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In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.

Benefits Summary:

Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law). Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law. The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements

Primary Location:

United States | CA |

San Francisco Organization:

1857

EnvSvcs-US West N California-San Francisco CA Employee Status:

Regular Business Justification:

New Position Travel:

Yes Schedule:

Full time

Job Posting:

26/08/2026 12:08:43

Req ID:

1007405 Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. At Stantec we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process then please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.