Hazard Mitigation Specialist

1 day ago


Nashville, Tennessee, United States WSP Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Hazard Mitigation Specialist to join our team at WSP. As a key member of our Earth & Environment Team, you will play a critical role in supporting our clients in reducing disaster risk and promoting sustainable development.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement hazard mitigation plans that meet Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000) standards
  • Conduct risk assessment analyses on hazard data and write significant portions of planning documents
  • Evaluate clients' existing mitigation capabilities through on-line research of local plans, regulations, policies, and programs
  • Support planning team for development of committee and public meeting materials
  • Oversee data collection and documentation from clients (state and local government)
  • Assist with the identification and description of cost-effective, technically feasible, and environmentally sound mitigation actions (projects)
  • Assist with National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and floodplain management projects
  • Provide research and writing tasks as necessary to support a wide range of planning and resiliency projects
  • Support public and stakeholder engagement activities
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in planning, emergency management, civil/environmental engineering, geography, environmental science, or related field
  • 3-5 years of relevant experience
  • Strong work ethic, self-motivated, and capable of independent work, but demonstrated ability to work on project teams
  • Strong writing and document preparation skills, with a strong MS Office skills, particularly related to planning documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Knowledge of FEMA programs, including working knowledge of federal pre- and post-disaster grant programs, including HMA, BRIC, HMGP, FMA, and CDBG-DR
  • Experience developing or reviewing DMA 2000 hazard mitigation plans
  • Knowledge of Hazus/GIS, FEMA Benefit Cost software, EMAP, NFIP, and CRS
About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors, and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water, and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.


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