Climate Adaptation and Resilience Lead
Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson
- Philadelphia, PA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Expand our corporate portfolio in resilience, climate adaptation, and coastal- related projects and initiatives
- Interact with internal departments to support understanding in the value of resiliency, climate and coastal- related services as a value-added service to our clients
- Serve in the role of Project Manager, Program Manager, or Resilience Lead on related projects
- Provide technical expertise to operations leads, practice leaders, project managers and technical staff
- Build project teams, integrating resiliency perspectives into built and natural infrastructure projects as well as delivering stand-alone resiliency focused projects
- Lead and contribute to the production of proposals
- Establish and grow market presence through marketing and business development
- Coordinate strategic plan with operational leads and practice leaders
- Assist clients in understanding funding related to climate/resilience and other funding programs
- Represent JMT within targeted resiliency and climate change organizations
- Perform other related duties as assigned
- Progressive experience in the planning/engineering/resiliency sector
- 15+ years’ direct professional experience in multi-disciplinary planning, engineering, and construction projects
- 8+ years focused on climate/resiliency of infrastructure
- Project management and business development experience
- Thorough understanding of climate resiliency / sustainability needs on the East Coast, with a focus on transportation projects, coastal resiliency, maritime/riverine development, utility sustainability and vulnerability
- Experience working with state, local and federal agencies and their infrastructure
- Master’s Degree in engineering or a related field from an accredited program
- Experience in Coastal Engineering including planning, design, construction, and maintenance of marine structures is a plus
- Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) or accredited Planning Professional (AICP)
- Broad knowledge base of engineered and natural systems, water resources, the coastal environment, climate resiliency planning, vulnerability, design and public policy
- The ability to evaluate protection of existing elements of the built and natural environment through climate adaptation solutions
- Working knowledge of resiliency-related grant programs such as PROTECT, FEMA BRIC and Flood Insurance Program, NOAA ESLR, NFWF, and platforms associated with IIJA and IRA
- Experience with relevant FEMA, NOAA, and associated state tools such as the Resiliency Analysis and Planning Tool, National Risk Index, etc.
- Expertise in FHWA process and technology changes with respect to project specific vulnerability assessments, modeling requirements, and adaptation cost-benefit analysis and adaptation selection
- FHWA NHI climate and resilience- based trainings and certificates
- Climate, Resilience, and Sustainability- related credentials, including: Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP); ACCO Certified Climate Change Professional (CC-P); GARP Sustainability; and Climate Risk Certificate (SCR)
- Familiarity with state climate action plans
- Proven leadership skills and the ability to find suitable candidates to help grow
- Agency and potential resiliency client relationships
- Supervisory experience
- Progressive experience in the planning/engineering/resiliency sector
- 15+ years’ direct professional experience in multi-disciplinary planning, engineering, and construction projects
- 8+ years focused on climate/resiliency of infrastructure
- Project management and business development experience
- Thorough understanding of climate resiliency / sustainability needs on the East Coast, with a focus on transportation projects, coastal resiliency, maritime/riverine development, utility sustainability and vulnerability
- Experience working with state, local and federal agencies and their infrastructure
- Master’s Degree in engineering or a related field from an accredited program
- Experience in Coastal Engineering including planning, design, construction, and maintenance of marine structures is a plus
- Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) or accredited Planning Professional (AICP)
- Broad knowledge base of engineered and natural systems, water resources, the coastal environment, climate resiliency planning, vulnerability, design and public policy
- The ability to evaluate protection of existing elements of the built and natural environment through climate adaptation solutions
- Working knowledge of resiliency-related grant programs such as PROTECT, FEMA BRIC and Flood Insurance Program, NOAA ESLR, NFWF, and platforms associated with IIJA and IRA
- Experience with relevant FEMA, NOAA, and associated state tools such as the Resiliency Analysis and Planning Tool, National Risk Index, etc.
- Expertise in FHWA process and technology changes with respect to project specific vulnerability assessments, modeling requirements, and adaptation cost-benefit analysis and adaptation selection
- FHWA NHI climate and resilience- based trainings and certificates
- Climate, Resilience, and Sustainability- related credentials, including: Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP); ACCO Certified Climate Change Professional (CC-P); GARP Sustainability; and Climate Risk Certificate (SCR)
- Familiarity with state climate action plans
- Proven leadership skills and the ability to find suitable candidates to help grow
- Agency and potential resiliency client relationships
- Supervisory experience