Planning Senior Technical Lead

Welcome to Verdantas, where innovation meets sustainability, and your career finds purpose!

At Verdantas, we’re redefining environmental consulting and sustainable engineering through our use of cutting-edge modeling and digital technology and our genuine commitment to people. Our work spans high-growth sectors like water resources, resilient land use, energy transformation, and civil infrastructure.

Our commitment to excellence, across more than 90 offices, is championed by a team of over 2,000 experts, scientists, engineers, geologists, and technical specialists, embedded in a people-focused culture, prioritizing the well-being of our employees, clients, and the communities we serve. We partner with clients to deliver smart, data-driven solutions to complex environmental and infrastructure challenges. We don’t just solve problems; we help shape a more sustainable future.

Join a people-first culture that values your well-being, empowers your growth, and amplifies your impact. At Verdantas, your career goes beyond the expected, and your work helps build a better world.

Ready to shape the future of resilient communities?

We are seeking an experienced Senior Technical Lead to join our Planning & Advisory Services practice, which delivers high-impact land use planning, long-range policy development, environmental review, and community advisory services to public agencies and regional stakeholders nationwide.

The Senior Technical Lead, Planning is Verdantas' most senior planning authority, a nationally recognized expert who shapes the strategic direction of the planning practice, leads the firm's most complex and consequential planning engagements, and serves as a trusted advisor to public officials, regional stakeholders, and planning bodies.

Building on the Technical Lead foundation of leading major planning contracts, long-range initiatives, and complex policy development, the Senior Technical Lead operates with the broadest scope of influence, driving firmwide planning strategy, cultivating landmark client relationships, and setting the standard for technical excellence and professional development across the practice.

What You'll Do:

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Urban Planning, Public Administration, Urban Design, or a related field; Master's degree preferred
• AICP certification required; national recognition in the planning field strongly preferred
• Demonstrated experience providing expert testimony and leading complex, multi-jurisdictional planning engagements
• Comprehensive Planning
• Policy Research and Analysis
• Built Environment Planning
• Regulatory Compliance
• Regulatory Stakeholder Management
• Business Development

Salary Range:

At Verdantas, we offer comprehensive benefits packages for our employees. Actual salary is based on the circumstances of each position and candidate, such as geographic location, skills, and certifications.  We recognize and reward exceptional performance and strive to ensure fair compensation across all roles and departments within the company. The salary range for this position is $140,000 - $160,000 (negotiable based on the criteria presented above). 

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