SWCA Environmental Consultants is expanding our team and actively looking for dynamic individuals who are following their passion in delivering the highest-quality project work. Our Salt Lake City office is looking for a self-motivated Assistant Staff Environmental Planner with attention to detail and strong communication skills. Individuals need to be willing and able to work with peers across various offices and accomplish tasks associated with a variety of projects in any given week. The ability to work directly with clients is imperative.

• Contribute to preparing EAs and EISs addressing the development for a wide variety of projects, revision of federal resource management plans (RMPs) and land use plans, issuance of rights-of-way, approvals, and/or leases, policy amendments, etc. In addition, this position will help write and manage tasks for the preparation of NEPA documents related to projects managed by federal agencies or for those that occur on federal lands.
• Help with the development of EAs and EISs, including NEPA documents, for business lines that may include land use planning, generation, transmission, mining, and others.
• Assist teams by supporting or providing technical assistance for the preparation of key aspects of NEPA documents and the NEPA process, including Pre-NOI activities and project planning; development of the description of the proposed action and purpose and need; NEPA document structuring and content planning; public scoping; public comment review and response; and Records of Decisions and Findings of No Significant Impact.
• Demonstrate excellent behavior and professionalism while providing leadership at the project, team, and office level.
• Applies knowledge of NEPA and other regulations/guidelines to a variety of environmental planning projects.

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in environmental planning, environmental science, biology, environmental science, natural resource management, planning, geology, or another science-related field.
• Some exposure of federal and state environmental regulations including NEPA, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), the Clean Water Act (CWA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), and the ability to support project preparation of plans to satisfy regulatory compliance.

• NEPA document preparation and experience in environmental consulting.
• Some understanding of agency internal processes and procedures and positive existing relationships with federal land management and regulatory agencies, for example; BLM, BOEM, USFS, NPS, BOR, DOE, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), and/or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
• At least 1 year of environmental planning experience in either the public or private sector
• Consulting experience including a range of environmental compliance projects; participating in meetings with clients and agencies; supporting project teams; assisting with the preparation of technical studies and NEPA documents; and adhering to project delivery schedules.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence; attention to detail; and the ability to work on schedule.