Climate Planner
🔍 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Your Capabilities and Credentials
- Proven track record for developing climate risk assessments and adaptation plans a must.
- Demonstrated success as a self-starting “doer/seller”, who can quickly collaborate and engage with colleagues, across the US and across disciplines, to contribute to a growing national practice with limited supervisory support.
- Proficiency in climate model output analysis, familiarity with working with large datasets, and climate data analysis; data interpretation is a must.
- Proficient in ArcGIS and MS Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook email and calendar functions.
- Proven and demonstrated high quality technical writing skills.
- Excellent leadership, communication, organizational and collaboration skills including effective management of simultaneous projects and tasks.
- Additional proficiency in Hazus-MH or related risk assessment tools a plus.
- Certification from the American Meteorological Society (AMS) or CC-P, AICP, CFM, ENV SP, PMP, or related a plus.
- Passionate about mission-driven community resilience with the eagerness to work in a time-sensitive, fast-paced team environment!
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree or graduate education in meteorology, atmospheric or environmental science, environmental management, urban planning, GIS, environmental engineering, or related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience including work and/or graduate-level education or higher.
Office environment with prolonged sitting and computer work, or combination of office and field. When circumstances allow, some travel may be required (approximately 20%), such as meeting attendance at agencies or clients. May occasionally visit study areas and/or be exposed to outside elements and inclement weather conditions. Must have good driving record and valid driver’s license.
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.
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