Job Description

Why Black and Veatch

Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity’s biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day 1. Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life.

At Black & Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning. You are empowered to grow and explore newpossibilities at every step of your career journey. Bring your big ideas knowing you are safe to be who you are andspeak up with concerns or questions and put your diverse talents and perspectives to use.

The Opportunity

Black & Veatch has an exciting opportunity for a Risk & Resilience Analyst focused on supporting hazard mitigation, disaster preparedness and recovery, climate adaptation, and community resilience throughout the US.  This professional will be part of the growing Black & Veatch Planning Solution focused on Communities & Ecosystems.  Their role will be to provide technical excellence to deliver resilience-related projects with opportunities to engage with clients and support business development.

With a focus on developing Black &Veatch’s presence in the resilience market, this professional will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to support projects related to climate adaptation/mitigation, vulnerability assessments, hazard mitigation planning, coastal and sea level rise strategies, and resilient infrastructure system solutions. 

Key Responsibilities

• Support hazard vulnerability and risk assessment analysis for hazard mitigation, resilience and disaster recovery plans.
• Lead and support innovative data analysis and communication via Storymaps, dashboards, website integration for stakeholder communication and outreach.
• Support and coordinate risk assessment, hazard mitigation and disaster recovery planning.
• Support client and stakeholder workshops.
• Provide task leadership to deliver Resilience Planning solutions/studies/projects.
• Support engagement with new and existing clients to develop new business.

Preferred Qualifications

• 4+ years of GIS analysis and data visualization experience.
• Experience related to hazard mitigation, resilience, disaster preparedness & recovery, coastal and sea level rise impacts.
• Experience with Federal approaches and tools to assess risks and provide hazard mitigation (i.e. FEMA HAZUS) climate adaptation, disaster recovery, and resilience strategic planning and implementation.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor degree in engineering or professional degree in Sciences in area of expertise preferred with specialized training, or experience that uniquely qualifies the individual to perform the job responsibilities.

A minimum total of 1 year of related work experience. Graduate work may count as related work experience if directly applicable to job function.

All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Work Environment and Schedule

• Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments. 
• Normal office environment with a hybrid work schedule: 3 days in office and 2 days remote  
• Some employees are subject to extreme cold (temperatures below 30 degrees for periods of more than one hour), extreme heat (temperatures above 90 degrees for periods of more than one hour), hazards (electrical currents, working on scaffolding and high places, exposures to chemicals), atmospheric conditions (fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, poor ventilation), and oils. Some employees are required to use respiratory systems as a result of fumes, mists, gases, or to comply with governmental regulatory requirements. All positions require the following physical abilities: talking, fingering, grasping, hearing, keyboard input, seeing, and writing. All positions require the ability to exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, or a negligible amount of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or move objects. 

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