Senior Climate Resilience Planner - Specialized Solutions

Date: Dec 17, 2024

Location:

US

Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies

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Company : Black & Veatch Corporation

Req Id : 106240

Opportunity Type : Staff

Relocation eligible : Yes

Full time/Part time : Full-Time

Project Only Hire : No

Visa Sponsorship Available: Yes

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.

The Team

Within our U.S. Business, we have seen consistent growth driven by our clients’ needs to address challenges stemming from climate change, increasing system vulnerabilities, coastal impacts and sea level rise, aging infrastructure, resource optimization, emergency response, carbon sequestration, risk mitigation and recovery. The State of California & the Pacific Northwest are leading the country in sustainability, resilience, and climate action. With climate challenges like wildfires, droughts, and coastal erosion, these regions are prioritizing climate adaptation, nature-based solutions, and resilient infrastructure, all aligned with B&V’s services. We anticipate increased focus on resilience and infrastructure hardening, systems thinking and planning, sustainable and resilient strategies, and nature-based solutions. This role represents a strategic business initiative for Black & Veatch, and the position is designed to help the company grow its market share by providing world-class resilience planning, design, and implementation services.

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

Minimum of 3 years' experience performing duties similar to those of an Environmental Scientist 5. 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.

Certifications

Work Environment/Physical Demands

Normal office environment. May be subject to extreme cold (temperatures below 30 degrees for periods of more than one hour), extreme heat (temperatures above 90 degrees for periods of more than one hour), hazards (electrical currents, working on scaffold

Competencies

Salary Plan

ENS: Eng & Technical Specialties

Job Grade

132

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