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About the position

We create great places and the connections that get people and goods moving—whether by car, bus, train, plane, or their own two feet. Working within the context of the communities we serve, we provide planning, engineering, and infrastructure management services that fit the needs of our clients and improve the overall transportation experience. Join our team and help us keep communities connected. Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other's talents, do exciting work, and make a positive impact on the world around us. Climate change presents a new set of challenges, with extreme weather impacting infrastructure, the environment, and our communities. We have learned that our greatest influence on improving climate outcomes stems from the innovative climate solutions we provide to our clients. Come join us in creating the resilient and sustainable communities of tomorrow! Stantec's Northeast Transportation team is seeking a Climate Resilience Planner with expertise in climate adaptation, disaster recovery, and hazard mitigation. You will lead and collaborate on a wide array of projects that are as technically challenging as they are impactful, creative, and fulfilling. You will contribute to a broad portfolio of resilience planning efforts including but not limited to comprehensive resilience plans, risk assessments, and climate adaptation planning. You will exchange ideas, best practices, and lessons learned with Stantec's local and national experts in resiliency planning, modeling, and design. You will help execute our resilience strategy in the Northeast market.

Responsibilities

  • Enhance our resiliency planning practice in the Northeast market.
  • Support regional pursuits and projects.
  • Manage multiple planning projects in a time-sensitive, fast-paced team environment.
  • Support staff development and workload planning.
  • Motivate and inspire teams to work together to achieve project goals.
  • Organize the teams' efforts to consistently deliver quality plans on schedule/budget.
  • Represent Stantec at industry events, client and agency meetings.
  • Guide the development and delivery of inclusive and equitable stakeholder outreach and engagement.

Requirements

  • Passionate about climate resilience and sustainability projects and initiatives.
  • Self-starter with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Team-oriented professional with strong research, analysis, and reporting abilities.
  • Proven and demonstrated high quality technical writing skills.
  • Proficient in MS Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Adobe Suite and GIS experience desirable.
  • Growth mindset with a strong desire to stay knowledgeable on trends and best practices.
  • Demonstrated experience using publicly available climate data and models as the basis for climate change vulnerability assessments.
  • Experience preparing multimodal resiliency plans and/or climate resilient corridor studies.
  • Knowledge of state and federal resilience focused funding programs/sources; grant writing experience desirable.
  • Possess a valid driver's license with good driving record.

Nice-to-haves

  • Certifications in AICP, CFM, PE or related a plus.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • Wellness program.
  • Health saving accounts.
  • Flexible spending accounts.
  • 401(k) plan.
  • Employee stock purchase program.
  • Life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance.
  • Short-term/long-term disability plans.
  • Emergency travel benefits.
  • Tuition reimbursement.
  • Professional membership fee coverage.
  • Paid family leave.
  • Ten paid holidays in each calendar year.
  • Accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year.
  • Eligible for paid sick leave.
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