Climate Change Adaptation Planner

Dewberry is seeking a Climate Change Adaptation Planner for their Resilience Solutions Group in Denver, CO. The role requires 6+ years of experience in natural hazard resilience and involves researching and developing hazard mitigation policies, facilitating client meetings, and collaborating with stakeholders. A Bachelor's degree in a related field is required, with a Master's preferred. The position is full-time and offers health insurance.
About Dewberry

Dewberry is a leading professional services firm with over 50 locations nationwide. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and defining attributes, which have inspired our employees to be successful for over half a century.

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employees. If you're excited about this role but don't meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway.
Job Description

This is a unique opportunity to join our Resilience Solutions Group as a Climate Change Adaptation Planner. The successful candidate will have a strong background in natural hazard resilience work and experience leading tasks or projects.

You will be responsible for researching, analyzing, and developing effective hazard mitigation policy and design solutions for local, state, and federal clients, and supporting the execution of technical studies and analytical processes.

In addition, you will facilitate client meetings to identify complex problems and strategies to address them, and lead the facilitation of collaborative meetings and one-on-one discussions with partners, clients, and external stakeholders.
Requirements
• 6+ years of experience leading tasks or projects for natural hazard resilience work.
• Bachelor's degree in Planning, Policy Analysis, Environmental Science, Sustainability, or another related field. Master's degree preferred.
• Familiarity with FEMA policies and programs, such as RiskMAP, National Flood Insurance Program, and Hazard Mitigation Assistance grants preferred.