Environmental Planner II

Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States; requires travel within Hawaiʻi and occasionally to other locations as project needs require.

Salary: $81,000–$115,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is an employee-owned infrastructure and engineering firm supporting power, energy, transportation, water, and public infrastructure projects.

What you will do

• Prepare environmental review documents under Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes Chapter 343, NEPA, and other applicable requirements.
• Conduct environmental and land-use research, evaluate project impacts, and develop avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures.
• Prepare environmental assessments, impact statements, permit applications, planning studies, technical reports, and land-use deliverables.
• Coordinate biological, cultural, archaeological, engineering, and other technical specialists and integrate their findings.
• Support permitting, agency consultation, public meetings, stakeholder coordination, and responses to public comments.
• Lead or support environmental planning assignments by managing schedules, budgets, deliverables, quality reviews, proposals, and multidisciplinary coordination.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental planning, urban and regional planning, environmental science, geography, natural resources, or a closely related field.
• At least 6 years of relevant experience in environmental planning, documentation, permitting, or regulatory compliance.
• Experience preparing or substantially contributing to environmental review documents and evaluating environmental impacts.
• Knowledge of environmental permitting processes and regulatory agency coordination.
• Strong technical writing, research, organizational, problem-solving, interpersonal, and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, ability to manage multiple deadlines, and experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in environmental planning, environmental science, urban and regional planning, or a related field.
• Experience with Hawaiʻi planning, land-use, permitting, cultural, biological, archaeological, and community requirements.
• Experience with federal environmental requirements, GIS, Microsoft Project, technical graphics, and document production.
• AICP certification or another relevant professional certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Employee-owned culture focused on inclusion, collaboration, quality, safety, and environmental stewardship.
• Medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and employee assistance program benefits.
• Paid time away, parental leave, and paid holidays.
• Retirement savings plan with employer match, tuition reimbursement, and employee referral bonus.
• Employee Network Groups supporting belonging and participation across the organization.