Resilience Planning Lead: Hazard Mitigation & AI

Texas A&M University at Galveston; College Station (TX); Hybrid; USD 5,800 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid holidays

Tuition support

Job summary

Texas A&M University at Galveston seeks a Hazard Mitigation Planning Specialist to join the Institute For A Disaster Resilient Texas in College Station. The role focuses on FEMA-compliant hazard mitigation planning, risk assessment, and high-quality technical writing.

You will lead plan development, engage stakeholders, and apply GIS and AI-driven analytics to support resilient community planning and sponsored research initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in urban planning, Emergency Management, Geography, Public Administration, Environmental Science, Engineering, Natural Resources, or a related field.
• Eight years of related experience in hazard mitigation planning, resilience planning, emergency management, climate adaptation, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Development and update of FEMA-compliant Hazard Mitigation Plans and resilience assessments.
• Coordinate plan development through stakeholder review, adoption, and FEMA approval.
• Prepare technical reports, planning documents, white papers, and related deliverables.
• Facilitate planning committee meetings, workshops, and public engagement activities.
• Apply AI and advanced analytical tools to support planning, data analysis, and project management.

Skills

Hazard mitigation

Technical writing

GIS

Data analysis

Public policy

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

ArcGIS

Python

R

Job description

Texas A&M University at Galveston seeks a Hazard Mitigation Planning Specialist to join the Institute For A Disaster Resilient Texas in College Station. The role focuses on FEMA-compliant hazard mitigation planning, risk assessment, and high-quality technical writing.

You will lead plan development, engage stakeholders, and apply GIS and AI-driven analytics to support resilient community planning and sponsored research initiatives.