Climate & Resilience Lead, Transportation & Infrastructure

City and County of Denver; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

457B Retirement Plan

PTO + holidays

Job summary

The City and County of Denver seeks a Transportation and Infrastructure Climate Lead to advance climate resilience in its multimodal transportation planning. You will serve as the DOTI subject‑matter expert on climate and resilience, advising leadership and coordinating with the Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency to develop and scale innovative policies and practices.

You will lead cross‑department collaboration, manage complex planning projects, secure funding, and track

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field; Master’s preferred.
• 5 years+ experience at climate/resiliency intersection with urban infrastructure planning.
• Experience with capital programming, grants, and cross‑disciplinary collaboration.
• Proven ability to develop technical and public-facing presentations.

Responsibilities

• Lead climate and resilience strategies across DOTI and CASR.
• Coordinate funding opportunities and CASR partnership process.
• Manage projects from initiation through completion (scope, schedule, budget).
• Develop and track emissions/performance metrics with DOTI teams.
• Support policy development, standards, and innovative approaches to climate planning.

Skills

Public speaking

Project management

Grant writing

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related field

Master’s Degree in related field

Tools

GIS

Microsoft Excel

Adobe Suite

Job description

The City and County of Denver seeks a Transportation and Infrastructure Climate Lead to advance climate resilience in its multimodal transportation planning. You will serve as the DOTI subject‑matter expert on climate and resilience, advising leadership and coordinating with the Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency to develop and scale innovative policies and practices.

You will lead cross‑department collaboration, manage complex planning projects, secure funding, and track