Senior Climate Resilience Consultant — State & Local

ICF; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ICF, a global advisory and technology services provider, seeks a Senior Climate Resilience Consultant (State & Local Focus) to lead vulnerability assessments, resilience planning, and financing strategies for government and private clients. The role accommodates a hybrid work arrangement with two days per week in NYC or Arlington, VA; fully remote options may be considered for highly qualified candidates.

You will guide projects and mentor junior staff to deliver impactful climate resilience

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in environmental science, climate science, sustainability, engineering, urban or regional planning, public policy, natural resources, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in climate change or resilience, conducting system-level risk and vulnerability assessments.
• Experience managing project tasks, budgets, schedules, deliverables, and client relationships.
• Experience overseeing, mentoring, or developing junior staff.
• Demonstrated experience using Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook in a professional work environment.

Responsibilities

• Conducting state-level or regional community and infrastructure vulnerability and risk assessments and developing resilience plans.
• Mainstreaming resilience into organizational processes like capital improvement planning process or developing adaptation pathways.
• Helping public agencies build the business case for investing in resilience and build financing strategies for resilience.
• Creating climate resilience design guidelines to guide infrastructure project development.

Skills

Client management

Project management

Budget management

Mentoring

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

GIS

R

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in environmental science, climate science, sustainability, engineering, urban or regional planning, public policy, natural resources, or related field

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

GIS

R

Python

Job description

ICF, a global advisory and technology services provider, seeks a Senior Climate Resilience Consultant (State & Local Focus) to lead vulnerability assessments, resilience planning, and financing strategies for government and private clients. The role accommodates a hybrid work arrangement with two days per week in NYC or Arlington, VA; fully remote options may be considered for highly qualified candidates.

You will guide projects and mentor junior staff to deliver impactful climate resilience