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We’re hiring a Proposal/SOQ Manager to join EPD!

This is a key role for an experienced AEC proposal professional who knows how to take a pursuit from opportunity identification through final submittal. You’ll lead high-priority proposals and SOQs, help shape pursuit strategy, coordinate teams across the firm, and strengthen how we compete for public and private sector work. 7+ years of AEC proposal/SOQ […]

California is changing the pace for how smaller housing projects move through the development process.

In short, Governor Newsom has signed SB 1116, building on the Starter Home Revitalization Act and expanding the framework intended to make it easier to develop smaller, for-sale housing projects. The legislation addresses how qualifying projects are planned and processed, with changes affecting development standards, subdivisions and local implementation. For developers and property owners, that […]

We’re excited to welcome Xiaofan Li to EPD as our new Sr. Director of Community Planning!

Xiaofan brings more than 20 years of experience in land use planning, entitlements, and project management, working with public agencies, private-sector clients, and tribal communities. She has worked on a wide range of projects, from infill, mixed-use, and transit-oriented developments to large-scale master-planned communities, with experience spanning residential, commercial, and industrial uses. Learn more about […]

Clients and public agencies know they can call us early.

Before the scope is fully defined and because they trust us to understand the issue and ask the right questions that will help determine the best strategy for the project, clients contact us early. That trust comes from technical expertise and understanding the communities where we work. We go to great lengths to understand the […]

EPD is looking for an Operations Support Coordinator to join our team in Irvine.

This is a great opportunity for someone early in their career who is organized, detail-oriented, and interested in learning how a professional consulting firm operates from the inside out. In this role, you’ll work directly with project managers, clients, and sub-consultants while supporting contracts, proposals, change orders, and the systems that keep our projects moving. […]

Congratulate Elaina Chambers on her promotion to Air Quality Specialist II!

Elaina brings a strong technical foundation in atmospheric science and meteorology to her work at EPD, with expertise spanning air quality, energy, greenhouse gas emissions, and health risk assessments. Over the past two and a half years, she has taken on increasingly complex projects and become a trusted technical resource for both our clients and […]

On November 3, Californians vote on Proposition 45.

 If it passes, it takes effect as soon as results are certified, and changing a word of it afterward takes a two-thirds vote of the Legislature.  Prop 45 does not exempt anything from CEQA. It creates an optional second track for projects it calls “essential”:   Housing  Water infrastructure  Clean energy  Health facilities  Public safety  Wildfire […]

The Answer for Much-Needed Truck Trailer Parking.

When a surge in container imports overwhelmed Southern California’s distribution networks in 2020, there was an urgent need for a place to stage trailers near the freeway system. The EPD Solutions team helped meet that need at Glen Helen, right at the interchange of the I-15 and I-215, just south of Cajon Pass. What started […]

Better Outcomes Start with an Integrated Approach Built Around Your Project.

Getting a development project approved can be a series of hurdles that many times doesn’t show up in the order you’d expect. At EPD Solutions, we start by looking at the whole picture: What makes sense for the site? What will it take to move through environmental review and approvals? What matters to the agency, […]