Senior Resilience Planner

Dewberry Engineers is hiring a Senior Resilience Planner in Denver, CO, to focus on hazard mitigation, emergency management, and climate change adaptation. Responsibilities include leading risk assessments, developing project scopes, and enhancing community safety through collaboration with various agencies. Candidates should have over 10 years of experience in natural hazard assessments, proficiency in geospatial data analysis, and effective communication skills. A relevant degree is required, with a master's preferred.
About the position

Dewberry is seeking a Senior Resilience Planner to join their Resilience Solutions Group, focusing on planning, policy, and technical analysis in hazard mitigation, emergency management, and climate change adaptation. The role involves assessing natural hazard risks and vulnerabilities, developing strategies for climate resilience, and collaborating with federal, state, and local agencies to enhance community safety and preparedness.

Responsibilities
• Lead and oversee risk assessment and related tasks for hazard mitigation plans, climate adaptation plans, and/or resilience plans.
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• Develop scopes of work, schedules, and budgets for projects specific to natural hazard risk and vulnerability assessment.
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• Effectively convey complex risk assessment results to non-technical audiences through visualizations and plain language.
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• Lead and support the execution of technical studies and analytical processes relating to resilience strategy and plan development.
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• Enhance analyses processes for efficiency and scalable execution.
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• Conceptualize and support the development of digital communication and decision-making tools, including data analytics dashboards and custom web applications.
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• Facilitate collaborative meetings and discussions with partners, clients, and external stakeholders.
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• Research, analyze, and develop effective hazard mitigation policy and design solutions for clients.
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• Review and summarize data and results to present compelling findings.
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• Employ various communication techniques to craft narratives and explain complex technical topics.
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• Prepare plans, studies, reports, guides, and other technical documents.
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• Apply principles of social equity and environmental justice to technical and strategic work.

Requirements
• 10+ years of experience in natural hazard risk assessments.
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• Bachelor's degree in Planning, Policy Analysis, Environmental Science, Sustainability, or a related field; Master's degree preferred.
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• Experience leading tasks or projects for vulnerability/risk assessments and hazard mitigation strategies.
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• Proficiency in working with large geospatial datasets and performing quantitative analyses.
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• Proficient in ArcMap/Arc Pro and ArcGIS Online.
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• Ability to communicate technical information effectively in written and visual formats.
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• Experience in community outreach and engagement with diverse stakeholders.
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• Ability to synthesize and organize complex information into clear descriptions.
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• Self-motivated with strong time management skills to meet tight deadlines.
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• Ability to collaborate effectively with coworkers and clients.

Nice-to-haves
• Versatile plan development skillset for resilience planning work.
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• Experience with project management or business development.
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• Experience managing people or teams.
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• Experience applying social and behavioral science research to stakeholder engagement activities.
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• Knowledge of data visualization tools like Tableau and Power BI.
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• Relevant professional credentials such as CFM, AICP, GIS-P, or PMP.
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• Familiarity with programming languages for data analytics such as Python, SQL, and R.

Benefits
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
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• Life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance at no cost to the employee.
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• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
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• 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan.
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• 529 College Savings Plans.
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• Tuition Reimbursement.
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• Flexible Spending Accounts.
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• Annual bonus and stipend eligibility for officer program positions.
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• Discounted purchase programs for employees.