Environmental Planner I/II (Air Quality Planning)
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The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District) is a regional government agency, committed to achieving clean air to protect the public's health and the environment. The District accomplishes this goal through regulation of industrial facilities and various outreach and incentive programs designed to encourage clean air choices.
The Air District's jurisdiction encompasses all of seven counties - Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Napa, and portions of two others - southwestern Solano and southern Sonoma.
The Air District is currently accepting applications for the position of Environmental Planner I/II in the Air Quality Planning Section of the Planning and Climate Protection Division. This is an open recruitment for one (1) full-time, represented position.
The Planning and Climate Protection Division analyzes sources of air pollution and greenhouse gases (GHG), prepares plans to meet air quality standards, assists cities and counties with local air quality and climate programs, and partners with overburdened communities to reduce health disparities. Division staff are also responsible for the Air District’s California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) air quality and greenhouse gas thresholds of significance and for developing and keeping current data, tools and guidelines to assist lead agencies complete project and plan air quality and greenhouse gases analyses and mitigate significant impacts.
About You in this Position
Are you interested in reducing air pollution and improving health outcomes in the most impacted and overburdened communities in the Bay Area? Are you motivated to work with local governments to develop health and environmentally protective land use plans and projects that acknowledge and address environmental injustice and racial inequities?
If yes, the Air Quality Planning Section is looking for you! The Environmental Planner I/II will assist with the preparation and implementation of regional and local air quality plans, will support communities and local governments determine how to best improve air quality and reduce health disparities, and will work collaboratively to integrate air quality, health, equity and climate protection into local and regional air quality plans, projects, and programs.
To be successful in this role, you must be a strong team player who can work on multiple projects simultaneously and adapt to changing circumstances and priorities. You will need strong communication and analytical skills and be able to work with people of varied backgrounds and perspectives, including low-income communities of color and communities overburdened by air pollution. You will leverage your knowledge of environmental law and policy, including CEQA, to support local and regional governments improve air quality and reduce health disparities. You will make use of your experience in land use, transportation, air quality, and climate planning to gather, analyze, interpret, and visualize key data to support decision making. Experience with data collection and documentation, advanced excel skills or database management, and ArcGIS or other mapping platforms is desirable. An understanding of CEQA tools, data and models is a plus, including health risk assessments, EMFAC and CalEEMOD.
Definition
Under direction, performs professional environmental planning work, including conducting planning studies, environmental impact reviews, and transportation/air quality program activities; performs related work as assigned .
Distinguishing Characteristics
Environmental Planner I is the entry level class of this specialized professional planning series. Initially under close supervision, incumbents perform a wide range of professional planning duties while learning the more skilled and complex tasks associated with environmental planning and assessment. As experience is gained, duties become more diversified and are performed under more general supervision. This class is alternately staffed with Environmental Planner II and incumbents may advance to the higher level after gaining experience and demonstrating proficiency which meet the qualifications of the higher-level class.
Environmental Planner II is the journey level class in this specialized series, fully competent to perform a wide range of professional planning duties associated with air quality and environmental planning. This class is distinguished from Senior Environmental Planner in that the latter provides lead direction as well as performs more complex and specialized work requiring considerable professional knowledge and the use of significant independent judgment and may provide lead direction for defined tasks.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and Experience:
A typical way to obtain the knowledge and skills is:
Environmental Planner I: Equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a graduate degree in regional, urban or environmental planning or a closely related field and one year of professional planning experience.
Environmental Planner II: In addition to the above, one year of professional environmental review and planning experience
Desirable Qualifications:
- Bilingual proficiency in one of the languages commonly spoken in the San Francisco Bay Area.
- Experience with database management software or programs for data collection and documentation
- ArcGIS or other mapping platforms
Other Requirements:
Must be willing to attend meetings outside of regular working hours.
How to Apply:
Interested individuals must submit a completed Air District application, chronological resume, and responses to the supplemental questionnaire by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 29, 2022. Applications are accepted online; please visit our website at www.baaqmd.gov/jobs to apply.
Resumes must be attached to the application, and will not be accepted in lieu of the required application materials. Postmarks, faxes, and e-mailed applications will not be accepted.
Except as requested in this announcement, do not include any additional documents, such as letters of recommendation, performance evaluations, work samples, etc. They will not be considered or returned.