Senior Environmental Planner

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone.

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Environmental Planner to join our expanding team in Colombia. This role supports major development programs throughout the United States, leading environmental review, permitting, compliance, and agency coordination activities for large-scale projects.

The responsibilities of this role include:

• Manage environmental review for facility and infrastructure projects.
• Provide guidance on permitting and compliance requirements.
• Integrate environmental requirements into planning and design processes.
• Advise delivery teams on environmental impacts, mitigation strategies, and risk reduction measures.
• Coordinate internal environmental teams regarding interactions with regulatory agencies.
• Support sustainable project delivery practices.
• Ensure adherence to QA/QC procedures, document templates, and version control.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum Requirements
• BA/BS +6 years of related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Written and spoken English proficiency; able to produce client-ready deliverables and participate in meetings with US-based teams.
• Experience managing environmental review, permitting, and compliance for large-scale projects.
• Strong knowledge of US environmental regulations, including NEPA, CEQA, and permitting processes.
• Proven ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and interact with regulatory agencies.
• Strong analytical, research, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; working knowledge of SharePoint and collaboration tools.
• Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented, deadline-driven environment.

AECOM offers comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees, including medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.