Mid Level Hazard Mitigation Planner

The Opportunity:

Tetra Tech is adding a Mid-level Hazard Mitigation Planner to our Emergency Management Risk & Resilience team based in a Remote capacity.

Why Tetra Tech:

At Tetra Tech, we are Leading with Science to solve the world’s most complex challenges.  Our industry-leading experts in engineering and consulting are committed to driving positive change in communities around the world.  For over 50 years, we have been at the forefront of innovation and sustainability.  Today we stand as a market leader, offering cutting-edge solutions in water, environment, energy, and international development.  Our work has improved more than 625 million lives around the world.

Your Impact:

Join Tetra Tech to make a real difference.  Our work leverages cutting-edge technologies, advanced analytics, and the expertise of world-class scientists and engineers to create meaningful change around the world. Discover your full potential – join us to advance your career while leaving a lasting legacy.

Your Role:

Tetra Tech Inc. is currently seeking a motivated Mid-Level Hazard Mitigation Planner. 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. 

·       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

·       Work collaboratively with clients, and a team of professionals and supervise/mentor junior planners

·       Liaise with professionals on 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

·       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.

·       Additional duties as required.