Senior Planner, Brownfields Redevelopment

Strong communities don’t just happen. They’re thoughtfully planned and future-ready. We bring life to urban downtowns, suburban hubs, small towns, and rural areas through master-planned communities, mixed-use developments, parks, and recreation facilities. The result: vibrant economic centers, resilient neighborhoods, and welcoming places that feel like home.If you’re passionate about empowering communities, join us to discover a career with endless opportunities to make communities more equitable, resilient, and livable.Your OpportunityStantec is seeking a Senior Planner, Brownfields Redevelopment & Implementation to join the Infrastructure business line in Florida.As a Senior Planner within our Infrastructure business line, you will play a key role in Stantec’s brownfields redevelopment and asset transformation practice. This client-facing role will support communities as they transform underutilized, contaminated, or challenged properties into catalytic community assets. You will manage and support EPA brownfields grants, redevelopment planning efforts, funding and economic development strategies, community engagement, and implementation roadmaps. Our work does not stop at visioning—we help communities identify practical pathways for redevelopment, and project delivery so plans can move from concept toward construction, reuse, and long-term community benefit. This role may be based in West Palm Beach, Miami, Orlando or Jacksonville Florida, Atlanta, GA, New Orleans, LA, and Louisville, KY.Your Key ResponsibilitiesServe as a client-facing project manager and strategic advisor for brownfields redevelopment, revitalization, and implementation projects.Manage and support EPA brownfields grants, including work plans, budgets, schedules, reporting support, consultant coordination, eligible activities, and implementation tracking.Develop redevelopment strategies that connect land use, infrastructure, environmental conditions, market opportunities, funding sources, and community priorities.Help communities move projects from visioning and planning into actionable implementation steps, including funding pursuits, partner coordination, site readiness, and next-phase project delivery.Coordinate with environmental, planning, economic development, engineering, landscape architecture, funding, and design professionals to advance redevelopment outcomes.Lead or support community engagement, stakeholder interviews, public meetings, workshops, and presentations for municipal clients, redevelopment agencies, community partners, and public/private stakeholders.Proactively identify project risks, scope issues, schedule concerns, decision points, and opportunities to maintain momentum and keep projects moving forward.Mentor and direct junior team members, including delegating tasks, reviewing work products, and helping staff understand project goals, client expectations, and implementation priorities.Communicate effectively with clients and project teams to resolve project issues, present findings and recommendations, and deliver services that support client goals.Manage work within defined scopes, budgets, schedules, and quality expectations.Perform other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.Your Capabilities and CredentialsExperience managing or supporting brownfields redevelopment, community revitalization, economic development, planning, or implementation projects for public or private sector clients.Experience managing or supporting EPA Brownfields Assessment, Cleanup, Revolving Loan Fund, Multipurpose, Coalition, or related federal/state grant programs.Understanding of EPA brownfields grant implementation, including cooperative agreement work plans, budgets, reporting, ACRES support, site eligibility, community engagement, and coordination with environmental assessment and cleanup activities.Ability to translate complex environmental, funding, planning, economic development, and redevelopment issues into clear recommendations for clients, elected officials, community stakeholders, and project partners.Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, maintain schedules and budgets, and drive work toward actionable outcomes.Ability to facilitate workshops and public and stakeholder input both virtually and in person.Effective communicator who can build trusted client relationships, lead teams, and present information in a clear, professional, and approachable manner.Proactive, organized, and comfortable guiding projects through ambiguity while maintaining momentum across multiple partners, disciplines, and decision points.Ability to solve complex problems using sound professional judgment, creativity, and innovation.Working knowledge of relevant planning, mapping, graphic, or communication tools such as GIS, SketchUp, Photoshop, InDesign, Adobe Acrobat, or similar software is a plus but not required.Education and ExperienceBachelor’s degree or equivalent in Urban and Regional Planning, Environmental Science, Public Administration, Economic Development, Urban Studies, Landscape Architecture, or a related field.AICP, PLA, or similar professional certification is preferred.8+ years of related experience in brownfields redevelopment, environmental planning, community redevelopment, economic development, grant implementation, public-sector planning, or related project management. Experience with EPA brownfields grants, redevelopment funding, or implementation strategy is strongly preferred.Typical office environment working with computers. Some travel may be required to meet with clients, reviewing agencies, community stakeholders, or project partners, or to attend public workshops, stakeholder meetings, and public hearings. May occasionally visit study areas, redevelopment sites, construction sites, or other project locations and may be exposed to outside elements and inclement weather conditions.This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that may be required of the employee, and other duties, responsibilities, and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.About StantecStantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.Pay Transparency: In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are provided for positions in locations where required. Please note, the final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible. Actual compensation for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on the agreed number of working hours per week.Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreementsPrimary Location: United States | FL | West Palm BeachOther Locations: United States | FL | OrlandoOrganization: BC-2156 CommDev-US SouthEmployee Status: RegularManagement Level: Individual contributorBusiness Justification: New PositionTravel: YesSchedule: Full timeJob Posting: 23/09/ :09:27Req ID: #additionalStantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. At Stantec we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process then please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.