Senior Renewables Planner

Job Description

Job Description

Salary: $100,000 - $135,000

Are you interested in joining an award-winning, multidisciplinary consulting firm where you can contribute to our diverse, collaborative, and innovative team? AtLogan Simpson, youll have the opportunity to expand your skillset, while bringing new tools and ideas to the table.

The Opportunity:

We have an immediate opening for a regular full-time Senior Renewables Planner to primarily focus on solar, wind, transmission, geothermal, and energy storage land use and permitting projects. This position would work a hybrid in-office schedule based out of any of our Arizona offices in downtown Tempe, Flagstaff, or downtown Tucson; Salt Lake City, Utah; or our downtown Fort Collins, Colorado office. Candidates living in the Denver area may also be considered.

Who We Are:

Founded in 1990, Logan Simpson is made up of a team of 150+ talented professionals across six offices in the western United States. We are experts in environmental planning, cultural resource management, community planning, and landscape architecture design services. Our mission remains simple: working together to guide responsible change. From the beginning, our founders were focused on protecting natural resources and advancing the wellbeing of our communities. We take pride in adding new staff members to our team who share our values of integrity, creativity, excellence, empowerment, stewardship, and teamwork.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Manage client relationships, environmental and renewable permitting and entitlement, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), development review, land use code development, and educational outreach on private and public lands and communities throughout Colorado, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming and other western states.
• Act as Project Manager and subject matter expert for multi-disciplinary solar and renewable energy applications to federal, state, and local governments, or reviewing applications on their behalf. This includes coordinating, preparing, and performing quality control reviews on county-level Conditional Use and 1041 (in Colorado) applications, state-level approvals such as Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity or Certificates of Environmental Compatibility, or federal Right-of-Way applications.
• Manage, prepare, and review siting/constraints analysis, environmental field surveys, FAA coordination, and technical studies or plans supporting renewable land use applications (i.e., visual impact analyses, reclamation and decommissioning plans, cultural reports, etc.).
• Write existing condition reports, local ordinances, and NEPA documents.
• Independently organize, facilitate, and conduct agency meetings, public involvement activities and public hearings, such as contributing to Environmental Species Act Section 7 consultation.
• Assist in leading and supervising the renewables practice in developing scopes of work, budgets, and proposals and business development activities.
• Occasional out-of-state travel to visit project sites and attend public outreach events should be anticipated.
  

What Youll Bring:

• Masters degree in Biology, Community Planning, Law, Anthropology, Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Environmental Studies, or closely related field; or, a Bachelors degree plus additional years of experience in lieu of a Masters degree.
• 10+ years of related experience in a consulting or agency setting.
• Proven technical expertise in preparing land use applications and/or NEPA analyses for solar and renewable energy projects.
• Strong writing skills associated with land use, zoning, or NEPA.
• Strong understanding of siting, resource issues and constraints as they relate to renewable projects.
• Subject matter expertise certification required (i.e., Certified Environmental Professional, American Institute of Certified Planners, Certified Wildlife Biologist, etc.)
• Ability to write and/or interpret new land use regulations and keep on top of evolving regulations.
• Excellent written/verbal communication, with strong interpersonal skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail, organization, and quality control a must!
• Ability to synthesize and present complex ideas through text and graphics.
• Ability to multitask and be able to adjust to daily changes in priorities to meet deadlines.
• Desire to work collaboratively in a fast-paced team environment.
• Self-starters with an eye for detail, a dedication to accuracy, and a passion for incorporating best practices and more importantly identifying and testing new planning ideas, practices, and technologies, are encouraged to apply.
• Possess a valid drivers license and a clean driving record.

What We Offer:

• Compensation This is a full-time position paid on a salaried basis between $100,000 to $135,000 annually, depending on experience and education.
• Benefits A comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental and vision plans, paid Life/AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability coverage, a 401(k) with a firm match, and a robust Employee Assistance Program with free counseling and mental health services.
• Time Off Paid Time Off starting at 18 days per year available as accrued, plus 9 paid holidays.

• Professional Development Support for professional conferences and trainings, internal leadership development and innovation program, tuition reimbursement, bonus programs for peer-reviewed publications and academic achievements, and work on a variety of interesting projects.
• Perks Wellness program with $125 annual Wellness Bucks allowance, paid Costco memberships, Babies-at-Work program, paid parking, and paid public transit costs.
• Flexible Work Schedules Hybrid work schedule allowing for 2 days of remote work per week depending on the position, plus flexible schedules such as 4 x 10, 9 x 80, or 4 day schedules.

If interested, please apply and include a resume, a cover letter, writing samples, and maps to demonstrate your skill and experience.

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Inclusion, belonging, and respect are at the core of our values. Here at Logan Simpson, we believe we have a responsibility as a firm to promote and guide responsible change. To do that, we embrace the unique perspectives and experiences of each of our talented staff members. We strive to create an inclusive workplace to connect us closer to our clients and the communities we serve.

Logan Simpson is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. No staff member or applicant is ever denied equal opportunity or discriminated against because of race (including hair style), color, religion (includes religious dress and grooming practices), sex, pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability (physical or mental), genetic information, parental status, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation or belief, military or veteran status, or any other prohibited factor. We provide equal pay for staff members who perform equal work. Staff members are recruited, hired, and promoted based on the individual who is the most qualified for that particular position.