Job Details

Description

Explore the exciting career possibilities at a multi-disciplinary firm. Work with a purposeful, goal-oriented, close-knit team dedicated to improving the quality of life in communities throughout the Central Valley and beyond. QK has been a home for hundreds of professionals over the past 50 years. Join our team of experienced, innovative professionals and elevate your career in a place built for success, professional growth, and lifelong relationships with our team and clients.

Essential Tasks and Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of projects, including monitoring contracts, creating budgets, managing timelines, developing schedules, and ensuring quality deliverables.
• Conduct technical planning studies and maintain communication with clients and project managers from inception to completion.
• Manage, lead, train, develop, and mentor technical and professional staff and planning workload.
• Manage project plans, budgets, timelines, and ensure quality standards.
• Prepare and oversee research, fieldwork, legal regulations, and documentation supporting planning reports.
• Read, interpret, compose, and review technical documents such as Categorical Exclusions, EAs, EIRs.
• Coordinate and facilitate public involvement meetings and workshops.
• Prepare and lead proposals and presentations for project acquisition.
• Develop land use, utilities, community facilities, housing, and transportation recommendations to guide development.
• Visit field sites for data collection and investigations.
• Prepare technical studies, especially NEPA and CEQA documents.
• Assist senior staff in monitoring contracts and budgets.
• Attend internal and external meetings.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree with six (6) years of planning, environmental, transportation, or socioeconomics experience, or ten (10) years of general planning experience; AICP preferred.
• At least three (3) years of experience writing CEQA documents preferred.

Salary Range

$96,000 - $110,000