Your Opportunity

Stantec is currently seeking a Principal Environmental Planner to join our Environmental Services Business Line to be based out of our San Francisco, CA Office. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 15 years of broad professional environmental experience with an emphasis in technical delivery, project and team management, and business development. Experience with community development, power, oil and gas, transportation, and water sector projects preferred.

Your Key Responsibilities

The primary duties of this role are to:

• Manage and assist with technical delivery of environmental services related projects across a diverse range of market sectors that leads to an expected 60% direct utilization.
• Project management responsibilities include file management, coordination, and oversight of safety requirements, subconsultant management, team coordination/meetings, delegation and oversight of technical tasks, assisting in preparation and review of deliverables, client interfacing, project progress monitoring, and invoicing.
• Project management and technical delivery is expected to include discretionary environmental permitting, California Environmental Quality Act/National Environmental Policy Act documentation, environmental technical studies, similar regulatory compliance services, and representation at stakeholder meetings/public hearings.
• Lead and support marketing and business development activities including opportunity identification, pre-positioning, preparation of proposals, interviews, and contracting that generates $1MM gross revenue or more annually.
• Manage client services including routine correspondence/meetings, opportunity capitalization, negotiation of commercial terms, health and safety metric reporting, feedback solicitation, and advocacy facilitation.
• Project management, technical support, and marketing/business development is expected to have an emphasis in the energy sector, but will also include energy, community development, environmental infrastructure, and mobility sector projects.
• Supervise project/task order managers and technical staff.
• Identify, coordinate participation in, and represent Stantec's interests at conferences/stakeholder events related to technical delivery and marketing/business development responsibilities.
• Interface with other Environmental Services colleagues to identify and enhance regional business development opportunities.
• Interface with representatives of other Stantec Practices to facilitate cross selling of services.
• Promote a strong health and safety culture.

Your Capabilities and Credential s

• Position requires strict adherence to health and safety procedures, good organization skills and a passion for high quality of work.
• Excellent analytic and communication skills, both written and verbal. Public speaking skills are desirable.
• An ability to efficiently manage several project/business development tasks simultaneously is essential.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Valid driver's license and good driving record required.
• Ability for periodic travel (20%)
• Prior to employment, this position will require the successful completion of a pre-employment physical.

Education and Experience

• A minimum of 15 years of related professional experience.
• A bachelor's degree in environmental science or a related field. A master's degree is preferred.
• High level knowledge of the California Environmental Quality Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Federal Land Policy and Management Act, Clean Water Act, /Federal Endangered Species Act, National Historic Preservation Act, California Fish and Game Code, and California Coastal Act.

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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.

Pay Range:
• Locations in NYC & CA (Bay Area) & NJ (RP)-$179,900.00 - $278,800.00 Annually

Pay Transparency: 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: 20/05/2026 04:05:19
Req ID: 1005940