Climate Resilience Specialist
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Climate Resilience Specialist - ( 2400043K )

Description

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields and guide our work with rigor, a creative spirit, and vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties around the globe and are committed to fostering an inclusive community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. We're a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental talents on work that's critical to our clients and the communities they support. Join a team that has the environment down to a science.

Your Opportunity

Stantec is seeking a Climate Resilience Specialist capable of providing resilience and climate change consulting, public policy review, housing research, project management, grant development, property insurance and mortgage affordability and availability analyses, and technical writing for a diverse team of engineers, architects, building officials, scientists, and planners. The new hire should be capable of proactive project execution with collaboration and coordination with junior and senior staff. Assumed tasks include successful support of client meetings and stakeholder workshops by providing calendar coordination, draft and final agendas, detailed meeting minutes, and execution of action items. The Climate Resilience Specialist will be responsible for support of final delivery of products that are on budget, on time, and meet or exceed client expectations. This role includes coordination with junior and senior staff on deliverable timelines, facilitation of technical reviews with SMEs, and final confirmation of grammar and formatting. The Climate Resilience Specialist will work with other senior staff to respond to RFPs and evaluate business development opportunities. This hire should have a strong technical research background with the ability to summarize findings in a succinct and thorough manner which can be understood by other technically proficient individuals and, at times, laymen as well. Strong communications skills including PowerPoint presentations, report preparations, and technical emails are required. A general interest in resilience, housing policy, climate change, equity, inclusion, hazard mitigation, emergency management, climate action plans, urban planning, stormwater systems, and building science is preferred. Experience in GIS software, workgroup facilitation, survey development and collection, data visualization, mapping, planning, database management, and grant funding is a plus.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Researching technical government and private sector documents
• Facilitating stakeholder feedback through surveys and workshops
• Providing interpretation of government requirements including resilience policies, building codes, insurance policies, and floodplain ordinances
• Summarizing technical documents/requirements into layman's terms through written and verbal communication
• Supporting the preparation of technical reports and presentations which summarize findings
• Designating tasks and responsibilities to internal staff, as well as partners and subconsultants
• Providing technical writing, curriculum development, and formatting reviews of key deliverables
• Supporting project management requirements including project reporting and safety assessments
• Contributing to RFPs and business development.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Willing to be a team player as part of a diverse team of professionals
• Ability to work flexible hours to respond to immediate project needs

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree; preferably in Engineering, Architecture, Planning, Communications, Environmental Sciences, Economics, Public Policy or equivalent
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT), Professional Engineering (PE), Registered Architect (RA), American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM), Project Management Professional (PMP), equivalent certification, or ability to attain similar certification within 24 months is preferred.
• MPP, MS, or PhD a plus.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other's talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Salary Range(s):

• $91,500 - $132,700 Min/Max Pay Range for postings located in CO and HI and MD
• SF Area $104,800 - SF Area $152,000 Min/Max Pay Range for postings located in CA (SF Area includes SF, SJS & WLC)

The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Primary Location : United States-Maryland-Laurel

Other Locations : United States-California-San Francisco

Organization : BC-2034 EnvSvcs-US East Mid Atlantic

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : No

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Nov 6, 2024, 8:34:36 AM

Req ID: 2400043K

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans