Climate Adaptation Planner

Ramboll Group A/S; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Investment in development

Flexible work environment

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Ramboll in the Americas seeks a Climate Adaptation Planner/Designer to join the Water Infrastructure & Climate Adaptation practice. You will collaborate with planners, engineers, and ecologists to deliver climate resilience projects across the Northeast, Midwest, and Mid-Atlantic regions.

Role focuses on nature-based solutions, coastal flood resilience, and community engagement. A Master’s degree and 3–5 years of relevant experience are required to contribute to multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree and 3–5 years of experience.
• Climate adaptation and resilience, urban design/landscape architecture, and schematic/conceptual design of flood mitigation and nature-based solutions.
• Experience across planning, conceptual, schematic, and detailed design; familiarity with climate risk, climate justice, and cost-benefit concepts.

Responsibilities

• Develop climate resilience plans for coastal and inland flood scenarios in multidisciplinary teams.
• Create schematic/conceptual designs for resilience and nature-based solutions with guidance from senior staff.
• Lead community engagement plans, stakeholder outreach, and public workshop graphics.
• Contribute to public-facing reports with maps and visuals, presenting findings to diverse audiences.
• Develop climate risk and vulnerability assessments addressing hazards like sea-level rise and extremes.

Skills

Climate adaptation

Urban design

Community engagement

Project coordination

Education

Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture/Planning/Urban Design/Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

ArcGIS Pro

Adobe Creative Suite

AutoCAD

Rhino

Job description

Climate Adaptation Planner/Resilience Designer

Do you want to push the boundaries of your profession and develop your excellence in an open, collaborative, and empowering culture? Do you want to work on inspiring projects and innovative solutions that create a sustainable future and set the standard among our peers? Do you want to leave a positive impact on societies, companies, and people around the world, where both people and nature flourish?

If this sounds like you, or you’re curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect opportunity. Join our Water team and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

Ramboll in the Americas

Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a foundation-owned people company. Ramboll has thousands of experts working across more than 70 offices in the Americas, delivering innovative solutions within Environment & Health, Water, Energy, and Planning & Urban Design. We invite you to contribute to a sustainable future working in an open, collaborative, and empowering company. Combining local experience with global knowledge, we together shape the societies of tomorrow.

Work at the heart of sustainable change

Ramboll is a global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company. We believe that the purpose of sustainable change is to create a thriving world for both nature and people. So, that’s where we start – and how we work. At Ramboll, our core strength is our people, and our history is rooted in a clear vision of how a responsible company should act. Being open and curious is a cornerstone of our culture. We embrace an inclusive mindset that looks for fresh, diverse, and innovative perspectives. We respect, embrace, and invite diversity in all forms to actively cultivate an environment where everyone can flourish and realize their full potential.

Your new role

As our new Climate Adaptation Planner/ Designer, you will join a team dedicated to working with clients to deliver significant climate adaptation and resilience projects throughout the Northeast, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions.You will work alongside our planners, engineers, and scientists, including collaborating with our global team of experienced professionals, on a wide range of climate adaptation and resilience projects, from preliminary studies through design and construction, to develop sustainable solutions to help communities address the impacts of climate change.You bring expertise in nature-based solutions and a belief in community-based planning.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Working in a multi-disciplinary market to develop climate resilience plans, with a focus on coastal and interior flood resilience, in close collaboration with project teams, clients, and community stakeholders.
• Developing schematic and conceptual designs for coastal and interior flood resilience solutions, alongside the guidance of Senior Landscape Architects, Planners, and Ecologists. Work will include detailed site design and contract documentation related to ecological restoration, public amenities, and nature-based solutions in coastal and inland environments.
• Creating and implementing community engagement plans, including stakeholder outreach, facilitation at public meetings, and creating graphics for public workshops.
• Contributing to the development of public-facing reports, including writing and graphics to convey technical concepts to a public audience, preparing maps, diagrams, and other graphics. You will be given the opportunity to present findings to various audiences to strengthen your technical and communication skills, recognize your contributions to the project, and to further develop your professional network and brand with stakeholders, clients, and project teams.
• Contributing to the development of climate risk and vulnerability assessments to address multiple hazards, including sea level rise, storm surge, cloudburst events, extreme heat, drought, and wildfires.

Your new team

Ramboll’s Water Infrastructure & Climate Adaptation practice is a multi-disciplinary team working across the Northeast, MidAtlantic and Midwest regions. We provide solutions related to climate and resiliency planning; hydraulic modelling, watershed management, site civil design, stormwater management; blue-green infrastructure; design of new and rehabilitation of water infrastructure; dams and waterfront development including structural, geotechnical, heavy civil and water resources engineering.

About you

From the moment you start at Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development so that you can continue to grow with the company. While we look forward to supporting your continued learning and development, for this role we have identified some qualifications, skills, and capabilities that will set you up for success.

These include:

• Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning, Urban Design, or Engineering and 3 – 5 years of experience.
• Demonstrated experience with climate adaptation and resilience, urban design/landscape architecture, and schematic/conceptual design of flood mitigation measures and nature-based solutions, including coastal flooding, cloudburst planning and Blue-Green Infrastructure, nature-based solutions, open space and resilience design, and community engagement.
• Experience in all phases of project development including planning, conceptual, schematic, and detailed design are preferred; experience with illustrative and graphic communication; and experience with or understanding of climate risk assessment, climate justice concepts, and benefit-cost analysis.
• Software skills: Microsoft Office, ArcGIS Pro, Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCAD, Rhino.
• Preferred certifications: AICP, ENV-SP, CFM, WEDG, RLA.
• Personal qualities that will help you succeed in this role include ability to work remotely with colleagues and collaboratively with project teams, efficient time management skills, proactive communication, and ability to adapt to working on a variety of projects

What we can offer you

• Investment in your development and opportunities for career growth
• Leaders you can count on, guided by our Leadership Principles
• Be valued for the unique person you are
• Never be short of inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects
• The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company
• Flexible work environment
• Competitive benefits package

Welcome to our Water division

At Ramboll, a global team of bright water consultants support the development of sustainable societies, working with water projects on a global scale. We assist our clients on their most challenging water management issues, delivering solutions that enable people and nature to flourish. Our main service areas cover Climate Adaptation, Water & Wastewater Treatment and Infrastructure, and Water Resource Management.

Where People Flourish

Our mission is to create sustainable societies where people and nature flourish. This means that a culture of inclusion is embedded in everything we do. Our people bring diverse backgrounds and experiences to the company, enabling us to deliver innovative and forward-thinking solutions to our clients. We also know how important it is to achieve the right balance of where, when, and how much you work. At Ramboll, we offer flexibility as part of our positive and inclusive approach to work. We are committed to equal employment opportunity, regardless of age, disability or medical condition, gender identity, marriage and domestic partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, ancestry, or national origin, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation, military service and veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Ramboll wants to ensure opportunities are accessible to candidates with disabilities. So, please let us know if there are any changes we could make to the application process to make it more comfortable for you. You can contact us [e-mail] with such requests.

Salary Transparency Statement

At Ramboll, we are committed to fair and transparent compensation practices that support our people and our purpose of creating sustainable societies. The anticipated base salary range for this position is $80,000 to $110,000 per year. This range reflects the compensation wereasonablyexpect to offer at the time of posting. Actual compensation will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and internal equity. Because we operate across multiple U.S. markets, pay may differ depending on the cost of labor in specific locations. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for bonus, overtime or other forms of compensation and we offer a comprehensive benefits package that supports well-being, professional development, and work-life balance. Our recruiters are happy to share more about the specific salary range and total rewards package applicable to your location during the hiring process.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.