Climate Adaptation Specialist

Dewberry is seeking a Climate Adaptation Specialist in Fairfax, VA. The role involves providing technical support for resilience engineering related to infrastructure such as transportation and water. Responsibilities include risk and vulnerability analyses of infrastructure against various hazards and assisting clients in mitigation strategies. The position is full-time and does not specify any degree requirements.
Company Overview:

Dewberry is a leading professional services firm with over 50 locations and 2,000 professionals nationwide. Our team thrives on tackling the most intriguing resilience challenges across the nation.

We apply engineering, climate science, geospatial analytics, computational science/informatics, and planning disciplines to help clients understand their hazard exposure and support risk-based decision-making as part of capital program planning and delivery.

Job Description:

The Infrastructure Resilience Engineer will provide technical support to ongoing and future resilience engineering and planning efforts related to transportation, water, energy, and community facility infrastructure.

This includes providing risk and vulnerability analyses of infrastructure considering multiple hazards (e.g., flooding, sea level rise, wind, and heat) and how climate change exacerbates those hazards.

The role will also involve working with a national portfolio of clients to characterize hazard loads, assess operational risks, identify mitigation strategies, and align strategies to funding sources.