Wildfire Resilience Planner
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Overview
Location(s): California Practice/Department: Urban Forestry/FireWork Environment: Hybrid/Remote Compensation: $120,000-140,000/annually*
Dudek’s journey began in 1980 with a vision to serve Southern California’s water and wastewater agencies.
Today, we are a 100% employee-owned firm supporting clients nationwide and delivering projects that improve and protect the built and natural environments of communities throughout the United States. Our work has beenrecognized by leading industry organizations, andwe’vebeen honored with multiple national Top Workplace Awards.
Ouremployee-ownersare unified by a singular commitment to supporting projects that address key societal issues, such as the transition to renewable energy, infrastructure hardening and repair, environmental protection, and community resilience.
Learn more about ouraward-winning culture, thebenefits and perksof being aDudekian, and theprojectsyou will have the opportunity to shape.
Position Overview
Who You Are
As anemployee-owner, you embrace accountability, working safely, andcollaborationwhile thinking resourcefully and independently.
Like allDudekians, you are curious andsolution-oriented, with the ability to adapt quickly to changes and approach challenges with a spirit ofinnovation.
HowYou’llMake an Impact
We are seeking a mid- to senior-level Wildfire Resilience Planner to join our fire protection and wildfire planning team on a full-time basis. Dudek’s team has worked in wildfire assessment, planning, and risk reduction for nearly 25 years, helping communities, public agencies, landowners, and other partners understand wildfire risk and develop practical, implementation-focused plans. The ideal candidate will have at least 8 years of progressively responsible experience in wildfire resilience planning and a demonstrated record of preparing Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs), Wildfire Risk Assessments (WRAs), Vegetation Management Plans (VMPs), and similar planning documents. In this role, you will lead multidisciplinary projects from proposal through final delivery; pursue public- and private-sector opportunities; manage scopes, schedules, and budgets; supervise and mentor staff; coordinate with clients and partner agencies; and present clear, defensible recommendations to technical and nontechnical audiences. Fire service or closely related operational experience is desired but not required. This position is ideally located near one of our California offices, although other location preferences may be considered. Travel to project sites and client or agency offices throughout California may be required.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead the preparation of CWPPs, WRAs, VMPs, and other wildfire resilience, hazard mitigation, and implementation-focused planning documents.
- Develop project approaches, scopes of work, schedules, staffing plans, labor estimates, and budgets for proposals and active projects.
- Monitor requests for proposals and other opportunities; lead or support capture planning, teaming, proposal development, interviews, and contract negotiations.
- Serve as project manager and primary client contact, with responsibility for scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and delivery.
- Supervise, mentor, and coordinate multidisciplinary teams of planners, foresters, fire professionals, GIS specialists, environmental scientists, and technical contributors.
- Conduct or direct wildfire risk and community resilience assessments using field observations, GIS data, existing plans, stakeholder input, and relevant technical studies.
- Translate technical findings into prioritized, feasible recommendations for vegetation management, community preparedness, public education, resilient infrastructure, emergency access, and long-term program implementation.
- Design and facilitate engagement with fire agencies, land management agencies, local governments, utilities, community organizations, property owners, and other interested parties.
- Lead quality assurance and quality control for technical analyses, plan documents, maps, graphics, cost estimates, and implementation strategies.
- Present project methods, findings, and recommendations to clients, agency staff, community groups, governing bodies, and other decision-makers.
- Support development of grant applications, funding strateg