Sr. Resilience Specialist/Coastal

APTIM is seeking a Sr. Resilience Specialist/Coastal in San Diego, CA, to lead vulnerability assessments and climate scenario planning for government clients. The role involves data analysis, infrastructure grant applications, and collaboration on resilience projects related to climate change. Candidates should have 2-7 years of experience in resilience planning, a relevant degree, and strong analytical skills. This is a full-time position based on-site.
• *Job Overview:**

A professional with expertise in coastal resilience is sought to lead vulnerability and risk assessments, complex data analysis, and climate scenario planning for government clients in California. This position plays a key role in expanding our climate change mitigation and adaptation service offerings, supporting city and regional planning, benefits assessment, and project design for energy, flood, infrastructure, and natural systems resilience.

The successful candidate will join APTIM's multidisciplinary team offering community resilience program management, infrastructure engineering, energy efficiency program management, disaster recovery, and coastal restoration services. We work with both government and private clients on urban, environmental, and coastal issues.
Responsibilities:
• Provide subject matter expertise on sea level rise, hazards, and coastal risks, as well as coastal hydrodynamics, climate change, and the engineering and construction of coastal or flood control projects.
• Conduct coastal, future conditions (climate change), and resilience analyses using visualization and climate scenario tools for project evaluation and capital improvement plan development.
• Collect, analyze, and interpret data from maps, tools, and models, developing maps and querying geographic information systems.
• Develop resilient infrastructure grant applications and evaluate innovative adaptation strategies and risk reduction strategies.
• Write technical reports and research papers, including cost estimates for adaptation and evaluating return on investment of infrastructure investments.
• Pursue networks focused on innovating climate mitigation projects and participate in business development activities writing proposals to expand practice in California.
• Present at client meetings and conferences, interpreting contract documents, and performing contract administration.
• Collaborate with market leads to ensure organization capacity is in place to deliver project deliverables in California.
Requirements:
• Minimum 2-7 years experience in resilience planning and hazard mitigation, with a focus on sea level rise, flooding, extreme wind, and heat.
• Bachelor's Degree in Structural, Civil, Coastal, or Environmental Engineering, Physics, Environmental Science, Computer Engineering, or relevant area of study.
• Experience writing vulnerability assessments and geospatial analysis of critical assets at risk to flooding.
• Experience working with local, state, and federal government agencies with resilience or climate change mitigation related responsibilities.
• Familiarity with utility infrastructure and its vulnerabilities in coastal environments, climate scenario tools, and climate change projections.
• Demonstrated technical and analytical skills in community and infrastructure planning, with strength in written and verbal communication suitable to a consulting environment.