Regulatory and Environmental Planner

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Flood Control District currently has multiple opportunities for Associate Environmental Planners for the Regulatory Division at Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District.

Note that the official job title is "Associate Flood Control Planner" (FCP).

Associate FCPs serve as PM on most projects and provide general guidance and direction to Assistant FCPs and other technicians and administrative support staff.

Associate FCP candidates could come from a variety of disciplines which include, Environmental Planners, Biologists, Regulatory Specialists, City Planners, or Archeologists (or many of the other specialties within the CEQA/environmental planning field).

Each of these disciplines have specific skill sets that are applicable and could complement the Regulatory Division.

The District's FCPs not only interact with District staff, but also with many other public agencies and stakeholders such as developers, planning and engineering consultants, members of the public, the Army Corps of Engineers, Regional Water Quality Control Boards, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, USFWS, and various other federal, state and local government agencies, and non-profit organizations.

The Regulatory Division is primarily responsible for ensuring that the District complies with the following state and federal environmental laws: CEQA, NEPA, FESA, CESA, AB-52, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Fish and Game Code Section 1600 et seq., Clean Water Act Sections 401 and 404, and the Western Riverside County and the Coachella Valley Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plans (MSHCP).

In addition, the Regulatory Division provides support for all types of District actions such as constructing new flood control facilities, maintaining existing facilities, developing master drainage plans, and issuing encroachment permits to developers or other public agencies for their projects.

The Associate FCP will help develop and implement compliance strategies for our projects that balance protection of the natural environment with the District's mission to responsibly manage stormwater in service of safe, sustainable and livable communities.

The District desires candidates with experience working collaboratively on Capital Improvement Projects (CIPs), public works or capital facility projects, water resources projects and private development projects.

Successful candidates will have experience with:


* applying environmental regulations to these types of projects;


* California environmental and regulatory setting, obtained through directly related work experience within that setting


* conducting comprehensive research on regulations, policies, and best practices to inform project decisions


* conducting site assessments and impact analyses;


* collaborating with a variety of technical specialists to identify project requirements and develop solutions to meet federal, state, and local environmental regulations
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