Environmental Planner I

HNTB

Houston, TXFresher1h agovia LinkedInH-1B sponsor · 4 entry-level filings

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Who can apply
New grads, no experience needed · Bachelor's degree
Must know
Microsoft Office
Work
On-site in Houston
Pay
Not stated by the employer.
Skill demand
Microsoft Office32%of 99 similar entry-level jobs posted in the US this week
Listed
Oct 29, 2026 · still open

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About the Role

This opportunity entails being responsible for providing environmental support from concept development through project completion including researching, gathering, and analyzing data, preparing project materials, and applying environmental law and policy to ensure compliance on behalf of the client.

Key Responsibilities

  • Analyzes the design plan and identifies deliverables.
  • Compiles and analyzes data associated with multi-disciplines and proposes technical solutions. Collects raw data, organizes, researches, and applies recognized tools of analysis to provide comprehensive review of the data.
  • Prepares graphics and reports for limited portions of a project or for small-scale projects.
  • Assists in the creation and presentation of project presentation materials, concepts, graphics, and reports to the client and community groups.
  • May attend project team meetings with limited client interaction and other project consultants. Responsible for documenting meeting minutes, correspondences, and other documents related to projects within scope.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

  • Understands how to operate Microsoft Office Suite and client-specific programs with direction from more experienced staff.
  • Compiles and summarizes data (i.e., census data, land use data, ecology data, section 106, air and noise) with direction from more experienced staff.
  • Gains a basic understanding of environmental/planning laws and regulations (i.e., NEPA, local, state and federal laws).
  • Uses technical writing skills proficiently, making use of basic templates to create technically sound reports.
  • Contributes to the environmental and planning documents and helps prepare reports with direction from more experienced staff.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Environmental Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Engineering or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s Degree in Environmental Science, Planning, or related field.

H-1B sponsor

HNTB filed 4 entry-level H-1B applications for new hires (Oct 2025 - Jun 2026, Department of Labor).

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