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Under the direction of the Environmental Management Group Manager, the Planner III Environmental Review will manage and perform complex planning and environmental review. This position will develop project descriptions, project management, analyze environmental impacts and mitigation measures, manage and review technical studies and reports, and provide information on environmental matters to other SFPUC enterprises/bureaus/divisions, City Departments, and the public.
Job Responsibility:
Advises project teams on strategies to avoid or minimize the environmental impacts of projects during the planning, design, and environmental review phases, and to streamline environmental review and permitting
Interprets plans, policies, permits, CEQA or NEPA documents, laws, and regulations and ensuring that SFPUC activities are compliant
Scopes and manages consultant contracts, including scheduling and budget management
Prepares and/or directs consultants in the preparation of various environmental reports, including exemptions, Mitigated Negative Declarations, and Environmental Impact Reports pursuant to the CEQA and exclusions, Environmental Assessments, and Environmental Impact Statements pursuant to the NEPA
Prepares and directs consultants in complex analysis and preparation of technical reports for a range of environmental matters such as air quality, health risk, noise, traffic, hazardous materials, biological resources, water quality, hydrological, paleontological, and cultural resources
Manages consultants conducting field work during environmental review, such as wetland delineations, special status species surveys, ambient noise monitoring, and cultural surveys
Analyzes and reviews documents prepared for compliance with local, state, and federal laws
Prepares technical reports and correspondence
Collaborates and coordinates with multidisciplinary staff from other SFPUC enterprises/bureaus/divisions and City Departments
Interprets and explains technical and procedural aspects of environmental review to the public, boards, and commissions
Represents SFPUC at public hearings and construction site visits with other agency staff
May perform environmental permitting and construction compliance related duties
May supervise, train and evaluate subordinates
Requirements:
Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university AND four (4) years (8000 hours) of verifiable full-time equivalent experience either: A. performing environmental review functions OR B. in a city/regional/urban planning environment preparing documents for entities such as California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), California Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Regional Water Quality Control Board, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Master's degree from an accredited college or university in city/regional/urban planning, environmental studies, architecture, law, earth sciences, geography, economics, landscape architecture, civil engineering, urban studies or public administration AND two (2) years (4000 hours) of verifiable full-time equivalent experience either: A. performing environmental review functions OR B. in a city/regional/urban planning environment preparing documents for entities such as California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), California Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Regional Water Quality Control Board, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
License: Possession of a current valid California Driver's License.
Nice to have:
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in environmental studies/science, biology, natural resources, cultural resources or a closely related field
Experience managing or overseeing CEQA Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs) or Mitigated Negative Declarations (MNDs) or NEPA Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) or Environmental Assessments (EAs)
Experience in applying requirements of Chapter 31 of the San Francisco Administrative Code