Integrated Water Management Specialist

APA Los Angeles is seeking an Integrated Water Management Specialist in Pasadena, CA. The role involves community engagement and planning for water resource projects, focusing on sustainable solutions and environmental justice. Responsibilities include collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, supporting small drinking water systems, and developing educational resources. Candidates should have experience in integrated water management and community planning, with skills in inclusive engagement and project administration.
Integrated Water Management Specialist

At Stantec, we view a community's interaction with water as a single holistic system, rather than unconnected networks divided by jurisdictional boundaries.

We're delivering sustainable solutions to make sure water is where it should be and available when needed. Our experts guide our work with scientific rigor, an innovative spirit, and a vision for growth.
Your Opportunity

We're seeking an experienced Integrated Water Management Specialist to join our interdisciplinary team of public affairs and community water planning professionals.

This position will be supervised from our office in Pasadena, California. If working in partnership with communities to plan, learn, teach, and implement challenging water plans and projects while on teams delivering solutions to some of California's most complex water resource opportunities appeals to you, join us.
Your Key Responsibilities
• Leverage and apply your experience with integrated water resources management, stormwater resources planning, environmental justice, community engagement, and equitable water infrastructure.
• Achieve the California legislated human right to water.
• Join and participate with inter-disciplinary teams on water resources projects throughout California and the western region.
• Conduct community-engaged planning and assessments supporting water supply, sanitation, flood control, and environmental restoration projects.
• Lead implementation of projects and programs identified by community members that overcome challenges and reinforce strengths, facilitating work of interdisciplinary teams and coordinating with regulatory agencies and project partners.
• Support small drinking water systems with effective governance and management in service to their communities, and in identifying and implementing long-term solutions to drinking water challenges.
• Develop educational resources with specific learning objectives, instructional materials, and content focused on water and environmental topics, tailored to various audiences and communities based on their needs, learning styles, and language.
• Lead and contribute to the development of water system education and curricula related to small water system management and operations.
• Prepare presentations for client exhibits, in-person and online community engagement events, public presentations, and plan documents for online and hard copy publication.
• Coordinate with community members, clients, project managers, project engineers, staff, regulatory agencies, and subcontractors on project deliverables.
• Perform project administration including preparing facilitation plans, reports, gathering information, drafting proposals and correspondence, completing progress reports, and conducting project management.
Required Experience / Skills / Education
• A kind, thoughtful, seasoned collaborator with experience delivering engagement-led approaches to planning and design.
• Excellent skills in inclusive community engagement using a variety of tools and techniques suited to a variety of communities and audiences; experience working with Tribes a plus, Spanish fluency a plus.
• Development of educational materials for community or technical audiences.
• Knowledge and understanding of the process, tools, and techniques of community policy and plan development and implementation.
• Excellent graphic, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent research and analysis skills with qualitative and quantitative data relevant to community planning and design.
• Strong interpersonal abilities and enthusiasm for working in diverse team environments with staff, clients, and stakeholders.
• Specific work experience or post-graduate academic research/coursework with one or more of the following: integrated water management/One Water principles, watershed management or watershed planning, environmental policy and governance, supporting community engagement with planning, designing, constructing, and owning/operating water/wastewater infrastructure, environmental justice.
• A good driving record and valid driver's license.
• At least six to ten years of experience supporting communities with engagement, education, and decision-making related to water, natural resources, utilities, or similar.
• A Bachelor's degree in environmental management, water resources planning, city and regional planning/urban planning, environmental science, ecology, natural resources, or related field; Master's degree preferred.