Mariana Arias Sanz
Environmentalist and Urban Planner
- Role
- Senior Consultant - Land Use Planning at ERM
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Mariana Arias Sanz
Mariana moved to the United States from South America in 2012 and obtained a bachelor’s degree in Sustainability and the Built Environment from the University of Florida in 2016. She later completed her master’s in Urban and Regional Planning in 2018 at the same university. Mariana joined Cotleur & Hearing shortly after graduation, and has since been working as a planner for a variety of residential projects in Florida’s Treasure Coast. In 2024, Mariana moved to Illinois and joined the global company, ERM, as a land use consultant, shifting her line of work from residential projects to primarily energy infrastructure. Now, Mariana works on solar, transmission line routing, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and other energy related infrastructure.Originally from Argentina and having grown up mainly in Brazil, Mariana has been exposed to various cultures and urban strategies, bringing unique insights to the team. Mariana’s ambitions are to help create holistic and synergistic relationships between people and the environments they live in, as her passion for the environment flourished from a young age. Aside from planning, Mariana has been involved in projects which further the energy transition to cleaner energy as well as promoting a circular economy and solid waste reduction.
Experience
Senior Consultant - Land Use Planning
Mar 2025 — Present
Education
University of Florida
Master's degree, Urban and Regional Planning
2016 — 2018
The British School - Rio de Janeiro
IB Diploma
2006 — 2011
University of Groningen
Society, Environment, Transportation & Space: The Dutch Experience
2015 — 2015
University of Florida
Bachelor's degree, Sustainability and the Built Environment
2012 — 2016
Skills
- Customer Service
- Spanish
- Microsoft Word
- Team Leadership
- Teamwork
- Research
- Fundraising
- Community Service
- Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Event Planning
- Social Media
- Time Management
- Volunteering
- Microsoft Office
- Community Outreach
- Public Speaking
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