Hazard Mitigation Project Manager

Tetra Tech is adding a Hazard Mitigation Project Manager to our Emergency Management Risk & Resilience team based in a remote capacity.

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Tetra Tech Inc. is currently seeking an experienced Hazard Mitigation Project Manager. This professional will have the opportunity to be a part of Tetra Tech's growing national mitigation and resilience practice. With a strong understanding of community resilience, climate adaptation, hazard mitigation, risk assessment, nature-based solutions, social equity, decision support tools, risk communication, and stakeholder engagement, this professional will manage staff to develop high-quality deliverables through project management, achieve client satisfaction, and grow the practice through new and repeat clients. The position requires strong technical and communication skills, knowledge of climate change and impacts, and demonstrated experience in hazard mitigation and long-term resilience planning.

Responsibilities include:

• Work with communities and counties and facilitate a DMA-2000 hazard mitigation plan update
• Develop and coordinate input to a wide range of mitigation and adaptation plans
• Support local government and public outreach; facilitate meetings
• Interpret risk assessment results and communicate in written plans
• Review local plans, ordinances, policies, and update the hazard mitigation plans accordingly
• Manage large data sets
• Identify mitigation projects to reduce natural hazard risk
• Conduct capacity building activities including developing decision support tools, strategy development and community engagement

The selected candidate will:

• Work collaboratively with clients, and a team of professionals and supervise/mentor junior planners
• Liaise with professionals on the technical aspects of project and program development
• Conduct outreach, stakeholder engagement, and facilitation of meetings with clients and residents
• Assist in the writing, preparation, and technical review of planning documents, reports, presentations, visualizations
• Advise, research, and analyze socio-economic, land use, demographic, environmental, climate data
• Grow the climate adaptation and resilience practice through the identification of public and private client relationships, business development, networking, and preparing winning proposals
• Assist with identifying new markets and opportunities
• Knowledgeable about federal, state, private funding sources to support advancement of adaptation projects
• Manage project scope, budget, schedule, contract, and multi-disciplinary project teams to ensure client and project team satisfaction
• Adhere to all relevant federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and policies of disaster recovery
• Conduct activities in line with internal procedures, legislation, and industry standards
• Pursue continuous professional development and maintain a high degree of discipline knowledge and awareness
• Work in a safe manner at all times and report all health and safety incidents and concerns

Qualifications:

Master's Degree preferred in Urban Planning; Sustainability; Climate Change; Resilience; Public Policy, or related field or equivalent experience

Certified by American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) or working toward certification a plus

Writing sample required to be appended to application

Experience developing plans in compliance with SB 379 and SB 747

FEMA DMA 2000 planning experience

U.S. HUD CDBG-MIT planning experience

General planning experience including city comprehensive/general plans

Community Wildfire Protection Planning experience

Travel up to 30%

Must have a valid driver license

Desired qualifications in the ideal candidate include:

• Passionate about hazard mitigation, community resilience and climate adaptation
• Proven track record for project management of planning projects
• Robust network in the mitigation and resilience space to support business development
• At least 5 years of demonstrated knowledge of mitigation and resilience planning; land use/general planning; mitigation and adaptation strategy identification; risk assessment; climate hazards; federal/state funding mechanisms; federal and state climate, resilience, emergency management policies and programs, best practices and standards
• Proven and demonstrated high-quality technical writing skills
• Excellent leadership, communication, organizational and collaboration skills. Ability to multi-task and problem solve
• Master's degree with 10 years of professional experience

Ideal candidate would possess the following:

• Strong team player displaying enthusiasm and a true commitment to personal and team growth and development
• Interest and ability to work in a collaborative manner functioning as an active participant
• Works as a problem solver and critical thinker
• Flexibility and the ability to adapt to ever-changing situations
• Ability to analyze scientific, environmental, economic and hazard data
• Leverages decision support tools to evaluate impacts (direct and cascading)
• Excellent constructive communicator, both written and verbal
• Ability to successfully support complex and time-sensitive projects, manage time and client requests and resolve issues in a timely and high-quality manner
• Proficient using MS Office software including Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Proficiency in GIS, Adobe Creative Suite, In Design a plus
• Well-developed time management skills and work on tasks as part of a larger project team
• Highly self-motivated, client focused and work well in a team environment
• Have excellent written and verbal communication, client interaction and organizational skills
• Strong work ethic

The perks of working at Tetra Tech include:

• Comprehensive and market-competitive benefits
• Merit-based financial rewards
• Flexibility and company-wide commitment to work/life balance
• Collaborative team atmosphere that values the contributions of all employees
• Learning and development opportunities for ongoing professional growth

Tetra Tech is the leader in water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure, providing high-end consulting and engineering services for projects worldwide. With 30,000 employees working together, Tetra Tech provides clear solutions to complex problems by Leading with Science to address the entire water cycle, protect and restore the environment, design sustainable and resilient infrastructure, and support the clean energy transition.

Tetra Tech is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. Tetra Tech is a VEVRAA federal contractor and we request priority referral of veterans. We invite applications from all interested parties.