Resilience Planner

Resilient communities don’t just happen—they’re designed. They are creatively imagined, collaboratively planned, and readied to face tomorrow with optimism. We’re driving the future of our Water Group. Our experts lead their fields, collaborating on projects that are as technically challenging as they are impactful, creative, and fulfilling. We’re a place where you can apply your passion—and find endless opportunities to help make communities more equitable, resilient, and livable. As one of the world’s top ranked leaders in sustainability, we operate our company with the same focus and adherence to best practices as we apply to our client’s needs. 

Your Opportunity

The Stantec Gulf Water group is seeking a full-time Resilience Planner in Tallahassee who will bring energy and creativity to Stantec’s growing resilience practice. Your work supporting development of forward-looking resilience plans and vulnerability assessments will compliment Stantec’s multi-disciplinary technical expertise in building communities that thrive in the wake of hazards, shocks, and stressors, including the impacts of a changing climate.  

In this role, your strong understanding of comprehensive planning, land development regulations, and design guidelines will contribute to advancing community resilience, hazard mitigation, and climate adaptation. You will also support risk assessments, floodplain management, and stakeholder engagement to help communities understand, communicate, and reduce their current and future climate and hazard vulnerabilities. You will be responsible for supporting exceptional deliverables through project life cycles, achieving client satisfaction, and maintaining profitability for the projects we execute. 

Your Key Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze data to support delivery of community resilience planning efforts including, but not limited to hazard mitigation planning, climate adaptation planning, risk assessments, disaster resilience and recovery, and urban/regional planning


• Assist with the drafting of clear and compelling plans, reports, and other deliverables through creative and technical writing, document management, research, and assessment 


• Conduct vulnerability, sensitivity, adaptation and risk and resilience analyses using state of the art tools and spreadsheets.


• Develop graphics and maps using GIS to support narrative information 


• Support public and stakeholder outreach and engagement efforts using a range of techniques to promote inclusive engagement (e.g., presentations, charettes, workshops, surveys, canvassing, etc.)


• Research and advise on community resilience planning best practices, standards, and guidance


• Interact with and develop excellent relations with clients and stakeholders


• Be an active member of the team and passionate about the mission of reducing the impacts of disasters and climate change

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Self-motivated and passionate about supporting communities in building resilience to climate change, economic disruptions, and natural and human-caused hazards 


• Strong knowledge of local government operations, programs and procedures


• Excellent creative and technical writing skills


• Skilled in graphic design and creating visually engaging documents


• Skilled in GIS, databases and mapping


• Strong time management, critical thinking, problem solving, and organization skills.


• A task-oriented team player, who can grasp new concepts quickly, support simultaneous tasks, and work independently


• Experience in developing community and resilience plans (comprehensive, small area, hazard mitigation, etc.)


• Experience with developing land use regulations and design guidelines


• Knowledge of federal and state emergency management, climate, disaster, and resilience-related laws and regulations (including floodplain management), as well as best practice standards and guidance 


• Knowledge of state and federal grant funding programs for resilience projects 

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in environmental science, planning, public policy, or related field; Master’s degree preferred


• Minimum of 4 years of professional government or private consulting planning experience preferred

Typical office environment working with computers. Some ability to work from home based proven work abilities. Some travel may be required to attend meetings and public workshops. May occasionally visit study areas, planning sites, and/or be exposed to outside elements and inclement weather conditions. 

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.