Senior Climate Resilience Planner - Specialized Solutions

Date: Dec 6, 2024

Location:

Seattle, WA, US

Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies

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Company : Black & Veatch Corporation

Req Id : 106425

Opportunity Type : Staff

Relocation eligible : No

Full time/Part time : Full-Time

Project Only Hire : No

Visa Sponsorship Available: No

Job Summary

Black & Veatch has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Climate Resilience Planner focused on supporting resilience, hazard mitigation, disaster preparedness and recovery, climate adaptation and community planning throughout the State of California and Pacific Northwest. This professional will be part of the growing BV Planning Solution focused on Communities & Ecosystems, working with a wide range of public and private clients. Their role will be to provide technical excellence to deliver resilience-related projects with opportunities to engage with clients and support business development.

With a focus on developing BV’s presence in the resilience market, this professional will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to strategize and implement climate adaptation/mitigation, vulnerability assessments, hazard mitigation planning, coastal and sea level rise strategies, funding and partnership development, and resilient infrastructure system solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Project Delivery:

Lead and coordinate hazard mitigation, climate adaptation, and resilience planning client services
Lead client and stakeholder workshops
Provide task leadership and expertise to deliver Resilience Planning solutions/studies/projects

Strategy & Innovation:

Support regional strategy development, market assessment, and network
Cultivate innovative partnerships to leverage new technologies and approaches
Provide market insight on regional drivers and mandates for community resilience
Identify and develop innovative processes, methodologies, and products to improve and expand BV’s service offerings

Pursuits:

Engage directly with new and existing clients to develop new business for BV, in close collaboration with BV project managers, client directors, and client account managers
Lead and support proposal development
Represent Black and Veatch at local and regional networking events and conferences

Team Development:

Support recruitment, mentorship, and growth of the team to broaden resilience-related capabilities and establish a regional team

Preferred Qualifications

15+ years of climate resilience experience related to adaptation, disaster preparedness & recovery, coastal and sea level rise impacts
Experience with stakeholder coordination and facilitation
Experience in assessing social vulnerabilities and identifying equity priority communities.
Experience with Federal approaches and tools to assess risks (i.e. FEMA’s Hazus risk assessment platform) and provide hazard mitigation, climate adaptation, disaster recovery, and resilience strategic planning and implementation
Familiarity with federal, state, and local funding sources related to resilience

Minimum Qualifications

A minimum total of 8 years of related work experience is typically necessary to move into this level. Graduate work may count as related work experience if directly applicable to job function. All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

Salary Plan

ENS: Eng & Technical Specialties

Job Grade

131

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