STV is seeking a Senior NEPA/SEPA Planner to join our growing North Carolina environmental planning team within the Transportation Division. This role is central to delivering high-quality environmental documentation and compliance for transportation and infrastructure projects across the region.
As a Senior NEPA/SEPA Planner, you will lead environmental review efforts including Environmental Assessments (EAs), Environmental Impact Statements (EISs), Categorical Exclusions (CEs), NEPA/SEPA documentation, Section 404/NEPA Merger materials, and Community Impact Assessments (CIAs). You will direct multidisciplinary analyses, mentor staff, support project managers, and ensure all environmental documentation meets FHWA, FTA, NCDOT, NEPA/SEPA, and other regulatory requirements.
You will also support business development through proposal preparation, scope and budget development, and targeted client engagement. The role requires excellent writing, strong regulatory understanding, and a collaborative, proactive approach to project delivery.
Lead NEPA/SEPA environmental review processes for transportation and infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
Prepare and review Community Impact Assessments (CIAs), NEPA/SEPA documents (CEs, EAs, EISs), technical analyses, and supporting environmental studies.
Lead development of NEPA/404 Merger documentation and coordinate with resource agencies throughout Merger concurrence points.
Plan, facilitate, and support stakeholder and public engagement activities including agency coordination, public meetings, community outreach, and client briefings.
Check and mentor the work of junior and mid-level staff; provide quality assurance and guidance on environmental processes and documentation standards.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams—planning, engineering, traffic, water resources, and others—to integrate environmental compliance early in project development.
Manage or support project managers with scoping, budgeting, scheduling, status reporting, and client communications.
Develop scopes of work and level-of-effort estimates for NEPA/SEPA environmental reviews for proposals and project planning.
Participate in business development including proposal writing, interview preparation, and maintaining strong client relationships.
Serve as a Subject Matter Expert in NEPA/SEPA, offering strategic guidance and oversight for environmental planning tasks across the region.
Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, planning, engineering, natural resources, or related discipline.
Minimum 12 years of relevant experience, including substantial leadership of NEPA/SEPA environmental documentation and compliance efforts.
AICP certification required.
Demonstrated expertise in preparing and reviewing NEPA/SEPA documents and supporting technical analyses.
Strong understanding of FHWA NEPA processes, NCDOT environmental procedures, SEPA requirements, Section 404, and related regulatory frameworks.
Exceptional technical writing skills with a history of producing clear, defensible environmental documents.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) and managing complex document workflows.
Excellent organizational, communication, and time-management skills.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
Ability to fulfill essential job functions in a consistent state of alertness and safe manner.
Experience leading or managing multidisciplinary teams on environmental planning projects.
Strong familiarity with the NEPA/404 Merger process including experience securing concurrence from resource agencies.
Demonstrated experience conducting or overseeing stakeholder engagement and public involvement activities.
Experience working with NCDOT, FHWA, or municipal clients in the Southeast.
Background in proposal development including environmental scopes, budgets, and strategy
Compensation Range:
$95,453.79 - $127,271.72Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At STV, we are fully committed to expanding our culture of diversity and inclusion, one that will reflect the clients we serve and the communities we work in, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
STV offers the following benefits • Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable) • Disability insurance • Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment • 401(k) Plan • Retirement Counseling • Employee Assistance Program • Paid Time Off (16 days) • Paid Holidays (8 days) • Back-Up Dependent Care (up to 10 days per year) • Parental Leave (up to 80 hours) • Continuing Education Program • Professional Licensure and Society Memberships
STV is committed to paying all of its employees in a fair, equitable, and transparent manner. The listed pay range is STV’s good-faith salary estimate for this position. Please note that the final salary offered for this position may be outside of this published range based on many factors, including but not limited to geography, education, experience, and/or certifications.
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