If you’re seeking an exciting opportunity to advance the practice of resilience and hazard mitigation planning in a way that allows you to consistently provide innovative and sustainable solutions to public sector clients at the local, state and national level, then Freese and Nichols is where you should be. At Freese you will work side-by-side with the brightest minds in the industry and be part of a team that strives to make the world a better place as we work to enhance resilience of our communities. Both within our group and across the firm you will find expert engineers, skilled GIS analysts, talented environmental scientists and creative urban planners/designers eager to support your growth.
Located within the Urban Planning and Design Group, this senior position offers growth for someone seeking to build a team that can connect Federal climate resilience initiatives across policy, planning, funding, and emergency management for local communities. The ideal candidate is not only passionate about hazard mitigation planning and disaster risk reduction but is also excited to thoughtfully incorporate resilience planning concepts and vulnerability assessments into all manner of comprehensive plans, downtown plans, small area plans, codes and ordinances, and a wide variety of other plans and projects reaching across multiple design disciplines. Additionally, the ideal candidate should have familiarity with funding programs that seek to reduce disaster suffering. This is a great opportunity to help lead a national resilience planning initiative and integrate mitigation planning, emergency management, and sustainability principles into a variety of project types in the pursuit of whole community resilience.
Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
- Work in a collaborative environment as part of a multi-discipline team, both within Urban Planning+Design and our other affiliated practices like stormwater, water and wastewater planning, and others.
- Demonstrate ability to produce well-written reports and highly visual documents
- Manage personal timeliness and technical correctness of a project to ensure high-quality work that fits within a client’s budget and expectations.
- Be willing to travel as needed to meet project commitments, including overnight travel and evening client meeting obligations.
- Prepare and facilitate public involvement and consensus-building meetings and workshops.
- Assist the group manager with related marketing and client development for planning assignments, and help support/identify strategic direction to advance hazard mitigation and resilience practices.
- Represent the company at conferences, seminars, meetings; make presentations to clients, government officials, and industry representatives.
- Bring and develop relationships with state hazard, disaster and emergency management agencies, local government equivalents and Federal agencies. Active membership in participation in the National Emergency Management Association and National Hazard Mitigation Association is encouraged.
- Plan, schedule, conduct and coordinate detailed phases of planning work in several large and important projects.
- Develop plans for utilization of land and physical facilities of cities, counties, metropolitan areas and larger geographies, demonstrating creativity, foresight and mature judgment in anticipating and solving unprecedented planning and design phases of a project.
- Maintain liaisons with individuals inside and outside of the company.
- Support and lead other types of plans and projects beyond hazard mitigation-related plans as needed based on workload.
- Draft proposals and statements of qualification within the directives of company policy relating to marketing.
- Supervise technicians and other planners when performing project tasks.
Qualifications
Required Skills and Qualifications
- 8+ years of urban planning-related or mitigation/resilience-related work experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning, Architecture, Landscape Architecture or a related field to planning and hazard mitigation is required.
- Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, database management and GIS
- This position requires experience in cross-sector planning (community and economic development, resilience, etc.), project management of multiple and complex projects, facilitation and engagement, project and scope development, GIS and other skills necessary to be successful in a government-client focused, high-paced firm.
Preferred Skills and Qualifications
- Knowledge of FEMA GO, HAZUS, FEMA Benefit Cost Analysis v. 6.0, HUD CDBG-MIT and FEMA BRIC, while not essential to this position, is encouraged.
- American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification
- Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) certification
At Freese and Nichols, everyone on our team gets to make a meaningful difference in our communities. For almost 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our society needs: developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more. We’ve built our business on long-term relationships with clients and employees alike, resulting in financial stability, career opportunities, and a nationally recognized workplace culture.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, paid time off, 401(k) matching, paid overtime for salaried employees, tuition reimbursement, and much more. Our unique culture creates an environment for professional growth where we focus on caring for our clients, coworkers, and the communities where we work. Join our team of 1,000 employees as we continue to expand our services throughout the United States. Learn more about working here at freese.com/careers.
Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based on his or her age, race, color, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, citizenship, or because he or she is an individual with a disability, protected veteran or other status protected by federal, state, and local laws.
We recognize that our workforce reflects the increasingly diverse nature of our society, and we strive to take advantage of that diversity with both our external and internal customers. As a Federal Contractor, Freese and Nichols is an equal employment, affirmative action employer.
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