Junior Resilience Planner - Climate Risk & Community Impact

Dewberry; Merrifield (VA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Dewberry seeks an Entry Level Resilience Planner to join the Resilience Solutions Group in Fairfax, VA. The role sits at the intersection of planning, policy analysis, and technical assessment in hazard mitigation and climate adaptation.

Responsibilities include supporting plans and studies, public outreach, and narrative-driven communication of resilience strategies. The position provides growth in a multidisciplinary environment and may require multi-day in-person meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Planning, Policy Analysis, Environmental Science, Sustainability, or related field.
• 0-2 years of related professional experience; internships acceptable.
• Strong communication skills, oral and written.
• Experience with ESRI ArcGIS software.
• Comfort with geospatial and quantitative data analysis.
• Proficiency with visual communication tools (InDesign, Canva, PowerPoint).
• Ability to work independently and in a team; good time management.
• Willingness to travel for in-person meetings as needed.

Responsibilities

• Support climate resilience and hazard mitigation plans, studies, and reports.
• Assist programmatic improvements to increase resilience within federal, state, and local agencies.
• Support public outreach for community resilience projects and client meetings, virtual and in-person.
• Assist technical studies and analyses related to resilience planning.
• Communicate complex technical topics clearly to diverse audiences.
• Apply social equity and environmental justice in technical work.
• Collaborate with the Resilience Solutions Group on related projects.

Skills

Communication

ArcGIS

Geospatial data

Data visualization

Time management

Teamwork

Self-motivation

Initiative

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in Planning or related field

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

ArcGIS Online

Adobe InDesign

Canva

Job description

Dewberry seeks an Entry Level Resilience Planner to join the Resilience Solutions Group in Fairfax, VA. The role sits at the intersection of planning, policy analysis, and technical assessment in hazard mitigation and climate adaptation.

Responsibilities include supporting plans and studies, public outreach, and narrative-driven communication of resilience strategies. The position provides growth in a multidisciplinary environment and may require multi-day in-person meetings.