MIG Los Angeles · 1 month ago
CEQA Analyst/Project Manager (Senior-Level)
San Jose, CA
Contract
Hybrid
Senior Level
$43/hr - $67/hrMIG is an environmental sciences company seeking a motivated and experienced senior-level CEQA Analyst and Project Manager to join their team in either San Jose or Berkeley, California. The role involves conducting environmental impact assessments, managing projects, and developing environmental documents while collaborating with a diverse team of specialists.
Architecture & Planning
Responsibilities
Collaborative Teammate: You will work as part of a cross-office, cross-discipline team conducting environmental impact assessments on a wide variety of projects in the greater Bay Area and throughout California. Your colleagues will include biologists, air quality and noise specialists, landscape architects, and planners. This team specializes in finding solutions to complex technical and regulatory issues in planning, design, and management of the built and natural environment
Project Work: You will work with a team developing and publishing environmental documents, including independent drafting of clear and concise CEQA/NEPA document text, conducting research, and maintaining an accurate project record
Managing Projects: You will develop and manage projects commensurate with your experience, including scopes of work, budgets, schedules, and internal and external subconsultant and client teams. In addition, Project Managers at MIG maintain client relationships; identify the correct course of action to the client; represent clients at public hearings and meetings; and set the standards for excellence, responsiveness, and accountability
Project Types: MIG has a broad range of clients and project types including but not limited to public infrastructure and utility projects; park, open space, and trail projects; residential projects; planning documents such as General Plans, Specific Plans, and Park Master Plans; and school projects. The projects you will typically work on will include technical environmental impact assessments (CEQA and NEPA) and environmental compliance programs for cities, counties, regional and local districts, and other public and private-sector clients
MIG works on projects nationwide; some travel, evening, and weekend work will be required for field work, site evaluations or to meet deadlines. MIG encourages a sustainable and healthy work-life balance, and these excess hours can be offset during the week when possible
Qualification
Required
A Bachelor's degree in environmental studies, urban planning, or an associated field
Working knowledge of CEQA/NEPA processes, ideally as part of a consulting or agency team
Working knowledge of the primary laws (CEQA, NEPA, CESA, ESA, Clean Water Act, etc.) and regulatory agencies (BAAQMD, RWQCB, CDFW, USFWS, USACE, Coastal Commission, BCDC, State Lands Commission, LAFCo) that direct the environmental analysis process in California
Experience in managing public and/or private-sector projects, including maintaining compliance with project contracts and drafting and managing scopes, budgets, and schedules, as well as working with clients and partners to execute the project work
You are professional and organized with exceptional attention to detail
You have excellent analytical and technical writing skills
You are an adaptable teammate who is willing to pitch in and help others, but you can also work independently
You have software proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat Pro
Preferred
A Master's degree in a complementary field is a plus
Working knowledge of other relevant software
Benefits
Paid time off (PTO)
10 paid holidays
Medical
Dental
Vision
FSA
HRA with employer contributions
401K matching
Company
MIG Los Angeles
A forum for sharing who we are, what inspires us, what we are dreaming about. We are the Los Angeles studio of MIG.
Founded in 1987
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase