Climate Resiliency Project Manager

Weston & Sampson Engineers Inc; Fort Myers (FL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Weston & Sampson Engineers Inc is seeking a senior professional to lead and support climate resilience initiatives in the Fort Myers area. The role emphasizes collaboration across technical teams and engagement with public and governmental stakeholders to advance site-specific and regional resilience projects.

You'll work with our 1,000+ employee-owners to deliver risk assessments, mitigation strategies, and implementation plans while mentoring teams and contributing to proposals and marketing

Qualifications

• 8-15 years of professional experience in resiliency, planning, coastal management, engineering, or public engagement.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Planning, Civil/Environmental Engineering, Architecture, Geology, Climate Science, Environmental Studies, or related field
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work across multiple technical teams and regions.
• Public speaking experience and ability to represent the company at public hearings, workshops, and seminars.
• Ability to handle flexible workload and multiple staff.
• Experience with project, financial and client management, scheduling and meeting facilitation.

Responsibilities

• Support/lead client development and business development activities, focusing on government clients.
• Manage projects and tasks for climate resilience plans at site, regional scales.
• Coordinate across technical teams to deliver risk assessments, solution development, and implementation planning.
• Support public outreach and engagement initiatives including partnerships and consensus-building.
• Facilitate project team meetings and track progress and budgets.
• Participate in client and project development opportunities, assist with proposals and marketing materials.
• Complete other research and writing tasks to support mitigation and resilience planning.

Skills

Resiliency planning

Client development

Public engagement

Leadership

Project management

Education

Bachelor/Master degree

Job description

What you'll do:

• Support/lead client development and business development activities, with a focus on local, state, and federal government clients
• Manage projects and tasks in support of the development of climate resilience plans at a range of scales, from site specific adaptation projects to regional resiliency action plans.
• Coordinate across technical teams to deliver a range of technical deliverables including risk and vulnerability assessments, solution development and evaluation, and implementation planning.
• Support public outreach and engagement initiatives including experience with building partnerships, consensus building, and/or dispute resolution
• Facilitate project team meetings and track progress and budgets
• Participate in client and project development opportunities, identify client needs, and assist with proposals and marketing materials
• Complete other research and writing tasks, as necessary, to support a wide range of mitigation and resilience planning tasks and overall plan development
• Familiarity with best practices of climate resilience planning, including the use of flood hazard data and risk mitigation strategies for inland flooding, coastal flooding, and precipitation including working knowledge of federal hazard mitigation programs
• Mentoring, coaching and team building
• MUST BE passionate about climate resilience and sustainability projects.

What you will bring:

• 8-15 years of professional experience with resiliency, planning, coastal management, engineering, or public engagement
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Planning, Civil/Environmental Engineering, Architecture, Geology, Climate Science, Environmental Studies, or related field
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment across multiple technical teams and regions.
• Experience with public speaking and ability to represent our company at public hearings, workshops, and seminars.
• Ability to handle flexible workload, diverse project files, and working well with multiple staff members.
• Prior experience with project, financial and client management as well as project and resource allocation scheduling and meeting facilitation.

Salary range: $130,000 - $180,000 based on experience

Overview:

At Weston & Sampson, you'll work alongside more than 1,000 employee-owners who are passionate about improving our communities. From providing clean water to designing resilient infrastructure and sustainable environments, our work has a direct impact on quality of life. We're looking for curious, driven professionals who want to contribute to innovative, impactful projects and grow with a team that supports them.

We are a 100% employee-owned, interdisciplinary firm offering design, engineering, and environmental services. Since our founding in 1899, we have worked to build a collaborative, forward-thinking environment grounded in respectfor each other's ideas.

We offer:

• Meaningful work:Contribute to projects that protect and enhance the natural and built environments
• Ownership mindset: As an employee-owner, your work directly contributes to our shared success
• Growth opportunities: Build your career through mentorship, diverse projects, and clear advancement pathways
• Flexible workplace: Work in a way that supports your life and not the other way around
• Strong culture: Join a team that values collaboration, inclusion, and recognition

Our Commitment to Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Access (IDEA)

We believe diverse perspectives make us stronger. Weston & Sampson is committed to fostering a culture of belonging where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered. We actively support IDEA principles across our organization and in our daily work.

Ready to transform your environment? Let's work together.