# Senior Environmental Planner

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-environmental-planner

A Senior Environmental Planner guides land use and development projects through environmental review, preparing environmental impact assessments and ensuring compliance with NEPA or CEQA requirements. They use GIS extensively to analyze site conditions and constraints, and lead stakeholder engagement efforts with community groups, agencies, and elected officials to navigate contentious approval processes. This role is common in planning consultancies, public agencies, and development firms, typically held by someone with a graduate background in urban or environmental planning.

Top skills: [GIS](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/gis), [Stakeholder Engagement](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/stakeholder-engagement)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Environmental Planner](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/environmental-planner)
- Often leads to: [Environmental Compliance Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/environmental-compliance-manager)

## Similar roles

[Environmental Compliance Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/environmental-compliance-manager), [Environmental Scientist](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/environmental-scientist), [GIS Analyst](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/gis-analyst), [Senior Environmental Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/senior-environmental-engineer), [Urban Planner](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/urban-planner)

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