Resilience Planner

The Stantec Community Development group is seeking a full-time Resilience Planner 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 vulnerability assessments 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 development of clear and compelling plans, reports, and other deliverables through creative and technical writing, document management, research, and assessment
• Develop graphics and maps 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.
• Excellent creative and technical writing skills
• Skilled in graphic design and creating visually engaging documents.
• 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 long-range 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 federal grant funding programs for resilience projects
• Education and Experience
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in planning, public policy, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of professional planning experience preferred.