Consultant, Environmental Planner – Utilities & Vegetation Management - Northern California

Are you ready to shape the future of sustainable infrastructure in California? Join ERMs fastest-growing global service line and make an impact on projects that power communities while protecting the environment. If you thrive on solving complex challenges and want to work with some of the most respected professionals in environmental planning, this is your opportunity. Why This Role Matters ERMs Impact Assessment & Planning (IAP) team is at the forefront of guiding major development projects through environmental planning and permitting. With over 1,000 experts worldwide and a reputation for tackling the most challenging projects, we help clients achieve success while minimizing sustainability risks. This role is critical in supporting California utilities with vegetation management and maintenance activitiesensuring compliance, safety, and environmental stewardship. What Your Impact Is As a Consultant, Environmental Planner Utilities & Vegetation Management in Northern California (Walnut Creek, or Sacramento offices), you will serve as the Contract Environmental Lead for a large California utility. Youll coordinate permitting efforts, manage agency reviews, and ensure projects meet regulatory requirements. Your work will directly influence project timelines, environmental compliance, and client satisfactionmaking you a key player in delivering sustainable solutions. What Youll Bring Required: Bachelors degree in environmental planning, biology, environmental science, or related field 03 years of experience with CEQA review and California natural resource regulatory permitting, including experience with electric/gas transmission and generation markets in California Technical competency in environmental permitting and planning General knowledge of biology, environmental compliance, cultural resources, water and air quality, and hazardous materials Strong written and verbal communication skills Commitment to safety and collaborative teamwork Preferred: Masters degree in a related field Key Responsibilities Act as Contract Environmental Lead, coordinating project reviews and permitting under agencies such as USFS, BLM, CA State Parks, USFWS, and others Review project details for accuracy and completeness Develop comprehensive project descriptions and ensure consistency across deliverables Assign agency reviews, mapping needs, and due dates based on client guidance Track projects from onboarding to completion Identify and communicate schedule delays and constraints, both internally with the ERM team and externally with the client Lead internal and external status meetings Prepare permit notifications and draft agency notifications for permit applications Create construction guidance documents for utility crews outlining environmental requirements Coordinate post-impact assessments for emergency or pre-release work Drive innovation within ERMs Impact Assessment & Planning service offering Meet health & safety standards, financial targets, and client expectations For the Consultant, Environmental Planner Utilities & Land Management position, the anticipated annual base pay is $76,552$96,901 (USD). Actual pay will depend on factors such as education, experience, skills, location, performance, and business needs. In some cases, pay may fall outside this range. This role may be eligible for bonus pay (casual and fixed term/flex force employees are not bonus eligible). We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, parental leave, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, AD&D insurance, 401(k) or RRSP/DPSP, and other applicable benefits to eligible employees. Note: Bonuses, commissions, and other forms of additional compensation are not guaranteed and subject to the sole discretion of ERM and its policies and procedures. Who We Are: As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, we partner with the worlds leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations. At ERM we know that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. We also see our diversity as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients. Our diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues. We call this capability our boots to boardroom approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level. Please submit your resume and brief cover letter. ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Thank you for your interest in ERM! #LI-Hybrid #LI-CVC At ERM, sustainability is our business. We are the worlds largest advisory firm focused solely on sustainability, offering unparalleled expertise across business and finance. ERM partners with clients to operationalize sustainability at pace and scale, through our unique combination of strategic transformation and technical delivery capabilities. Our diverse global team of experts works with the worlds leading organizations to help them set clear sustainability targets, measure progress and operationalize strategy through deep implementation and business transformation. With more than 50 years of experience, our ability to integrate sustainability solutions and our depth and breadth of technical knowledge are why organizations choose to partner with us as their trusted advisor. Every one of us firmly believes in the potential to create value for our clients through an integrated approach to sustainability (because we have personally seen it and professionally achieved it). Our team members are passionate about client service. We work closely with our clients to help them operationalize their sustainability goals and meet their environmental, health and safety objectives while advancing ERMs purpose through delivering tangible progress in what the United Nations coined The Decade of Action. Organizing our people across globally integrated communities of technical and strategic talent positions ERM to be a boots to boardroom leader in bringing that value creation to our clients, partners, and the world. We recruit exceptional professionals with a personal and professional passion for sustainability and nurture them to even greater success as specialists. We prepare our consultants to bring integrated, innovative and sustainable solutions to our clients and provide opportunities for ongoing development across a variety of subject areas related to technical, business, and personal growth. At ERM, effort pays off and becomes career defining work that leaves a positive imprint on our planet. ERM Homepage Explore All Open Roles Explore Early Careers Roles Explore Experienced Professional Roles Explore Partnership Roles