Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role accountabilities:

As a Senior Resilience and Climate Adaptation Specialist, you will use your expertise in climate resilience and adaptation strategies to support, lead, and contribute to community and infrastructure planning, policy, and conceptual design projects, including stakeholder engagement and collaborating with diverse teams, across the United States.   

 Additional responsibilities include: 

Qualifications & Experience:

Project management, including coordinating technical teams and communicating with clients  Mentoring and overseeing junior staff  Stakeholder and team engagement and coordination  QAQC of others’ work products and ensuring quality control procedures are kept  Conducting climate change impact and risk assessments on assets and developing technical solutions to mitigate the risk and increase the resilience of such assets.   Working with design teams on coastal and waterfront flood protection and nature-based solutions  Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on water resources and resiliency projects.  Preparing and reviewing technical reports, project proposals, and documentation.  Evaluating and implementing sustainable stormwater management and flood control solutions.  Supporting grant applications through task leadership, writing, and associated tasks  Staying informed on climate adaptation national best practices and innovation, including the policy and funding landscape  Supporting business development activities, including supporting strategy, preparing proposals, and fostering positive relationships with clients, contractors, and stakeholders.  Traveling (up to 20%) for project site visits, client meetings, planning, or overseeing activities, depending on project needs. 

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Planning, Engineering, Economics, or a related field  8 years of experience in resilience-related work  Effective communication and interpersonal skills, both in-person and virtually  Strong task management and coordination capabilities  Proficient in Microsoft 365 products  Excellent writing skills 

 Preferred Qualifications: 

Experience in consulting environments and client communications  Experience in consulting and client communications  Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM), Planning certification (AICP), or Professional Engineer (PE) License  Excellent project management skills with the ability to lead teams and manage resources     

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You do meaningful work, and no matter where your next role in Arcadis takes you, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark; on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. 

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP,  401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement.  We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $103,000 - $155,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

 

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