Senior Environmental Planner

TYLin is a globally recognized, full-service infrastructure consulting firm committed to providing innovative, cost-effective, constructible designs for the global infrastructure market. With over 3,000 employees throughout the Americas, Asia, and Europe, the firm provides support on projects of varying size and complexity. Together, we enhance conventional designs with smarter, more resilient systems. We provide people with better mobility. We steward precious resources by finding more sustainable solutions.

Job Summary

TYLin’s City Solutions team (formerly Sam Schwartz Engineering) is seeking a senior Environmental Planner in our New York office. Our New York-based Environmental Planning team is an industry leader in environmental planning and policy implementation, sustainable urban development, and environmental justice analysis, including CEQR, SEQR, NEPA, ULURP, and other key regulatory processes. Working on fast-paced projects in New York City, New York State, and beyond for both public- and private-sector clients, we specialize in evaluating and shaping land use and infrastructure projects to optimize consideration of the environment, socioeconomics, public health, and climate risk. We are enthusiastic about our role in informed public participation and reasoned decision making to deliver capital projects including housing, transportation, water, and resiliency infrastructure.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Responsibilities:

• Project management

• Oversight of technical work, including urban environment issues, transportation, natural resources, historic and cultural resources.

• Budget management

• Client management

• Mentor and develop staff

• Support public involvement activities

• Remaining up to date on regulatory agency standards, environmental review procedures, analysis methodologies, and other industry best practices

• Thought leadership such as involvement in conferences and industry groups

• Travel and field visits, as needed
   

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years of environmental planning experience (e.g., NEPA, SEQRA, CEQR, ULURP), ideally including public and private projects

• Experience working with key New York City regulatory agencies preferred, such as NYC Planning, DOT, DEP, etc.

• Bachelors degree in environmental studies, urban planning or related field

• AICP or similar certification desirable

• Project management / budget management skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to travel within New York and potentially to other regions as needed

• Technical proficiency: Proficiency with MS Office; familiarity with ArcGIS and Adobe Creative Suite

 

Additional Information

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TYLin offers a comprehensive total rewards package. Our benefits may include extensive medical, disability and life insurance coverage, continuing education benefits, paid time off, employee assistance program and a retirement savings plan with company matching contributions.

We encourage all candidates to explore our total rewards offering.

Collaboration, mission-driven focus, discipline, and leadership skills developed through military service benefit us all. Whether you are a Veteran, Guardsman or Reservist, a Military Spouse or you are planning to transition to civilian life in the near future, we welcome and value your application.

TYLin is an equal opportunity employer, and we prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type as protected by federal, provincial, state or local laws. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  The company and its employees are required to comply with all local health authority, legal or lawful client requirements.