Environmental Planner (Associate or Senior Level)

Located on the beautiful Monterey Bay, EMC Planning Group Inc. has been providing award-winning planning, design, entitlement, natural resource, and CEQA/NEPA services to both public and private clients for over 46 years. We are recognized both locally and nationally for our work and services, which include community planning, permitting and regulatory compliance, municipal staff support, environmental documentation, and natural resource assessment.

We are currently seeking an Environmental Planner at the Associate or Senior level. This position works closely with other environmental, land use, and housing-focused planners to prepare complex and detailed written documents and graphics for environmental and land use planning compliance projects, including CEQA initial studies, environmental impact reports, specific plans, general plan elements, and entitlement permitting. Experience writing CEQA/NEPA documents and high-quality technical writing skills are required.

The ideal candidate will have superior attention to detail, strong organizational, analytical, writing and communication skills, can work independently with limited supervision, and have experience helping public agencies, community leaders, and residents come together to resolve issues.

Requirements (must meet a majority of these requirements for consideration):

• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s Degree in planning, environmental studies, or relevant science or technical field;
• Minimum 3-5 years of planning and environmental documentation experience, including preparation of CEQA/NEPA documentation;
• Preparation of general plan elements, planning documents, land use feasibility analysis, and graphics is a plus;
• Excellent research, analytical, and technical writing skills;
• Attention to detail, organizational and communication skills is a must;
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively;
• Ability to work within budgets and timelines; and
• Proficiency in MS Word and Adobe Suite.