Senior Climate Resilience Consultant (Transportation)

ICF; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ICF is seeking a Senior Climate Resilience Consultant (Transportation Focus) to lead transportation resilience initiatives with a hybrid in-office/remote schedule in the United States. The role involves supervising junior staff, managing client relationships, and delivering risk assessments and resilience plans.

The candidate will work with a team on state/regional vulnerability analyses, adaptation pathways, and designing climate resilience guidelines for infrastructure programs, while ensuring

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in transportation planning, environmental studies, public policy, engineering, urban planning, climate sciences, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience supporting or leading climate change, resilience, and/or sustainability, AND transportation-related projects.
• 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

• Oversee junior staff and mentoring.
• Interact with clients and manage projects and budgets.
• Develop resilience plans and guidelines for infrastructure projects.
• Collaborate on vulnerability assessments and adaptation pathways.
• Contribute to building the business case for resilience investments.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Client relations

Mentoring

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Transportation sector experience

GIS

R

Python

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

GIS

R

Python

Job description

Senior Climate Resilience Consultant (Transportation Focus)

Location: This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement, with a requirement to work from either our New York City, NY or Arlington, VA office two days per week. A fully remote work option may be considered for highly qualified candidates.

Description

ICF is an industry leader in supporting government and private sector clients in understanding their risks from climate change and developing solutions to increase their resiliency. ICF is hiring a manager-level position to support our clients in enhancing their infrastructure climate change resiliency. This position will work in a larger team to help steer projects to meet the ultimate goals of our clients. The successful hire will be responsible for overseeing junior staff, interacting with clients, managing projects and budgets, and ensuring exceptional services and products for our clients.

Are you ready for challenging but rewarding work?

Collaborate with our team on projects that include:

• Conducting state-level or regional transportation vulnerability and risk assessments and developing Resilience Improvement Plans.
• Conducting vulnerability assessments of municipal infrastructure and developing adaptation plans. This may include mainstreaming resilience into their processes like their asset management or capital planning process or developing adaptation pathways.
• Helping public agencies build the business case for investing in resilience.
• Creating climate resilience design guidelines/manuals to guide infrastructure project development.

Minimum Qualifications To Apply

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in transportation planning, environmental studies, public policy, engineering, urban planning, climate sciences, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience supporting or leading climate change, resilience, and/or sustainability, AND transportation-related projects.
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications To Highlight In Your Resume

• Experience in the transportation sector, such as previous employment with a DOT or MPO, or a related consultancy.
• Background in engineering
• Comfort working with GIS, R, and/or Python.
• Experience developing climate adaptation and resiliency plans.
• Ability to keep a team on strict schedules and within budget.

Additional Skills

• Understanding of transportation system operations, design, engineering, or planning.
• Ability to develop conceptual design solutions for climate change risks and develop order-of-magnitude cost estimates.
• Familiarity with flood risk modeling.
• The ability to understand the bigger picture goals of a project and then break down the work into logical and manageable steps.
• Comfort working with data and scientific information.
• Excellent communication skills, including to be able to synthesize detailed and complex information, identify salient points, and explain it in clear language.
• Experience facilitating efficient and effective meetings.

Compensation

Although the posted range below is broader, this position is anticipated to offer a base salary from $100,000 - $120,000. Actual compensation may vary based on the candidate’s experience, education, and other relevant factors.

Working at ICF

ICF is a global advisory and technology services provider, but we’re not your typical consultants. We combine unmatched expertise with cutting-edge technology to help clients solve their most complex challenges, navigate change, and shape the future.

We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building a workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer. Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information, please read our EEO policy.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process. To request an accommodation, please [e-mail] we will be happy to assist. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

Read more about workplace discrimination rights or our benefit offerings which are included in the Transparency in (Benefits) Coverage Act.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

At ICF, we are committed to ensuring a fair interview process for all candidates based on their own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate or assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is not permitted. This policy is in place to maintain the integrity and authenticity of the interview process.

However, we understand that some candidates may require accommodation that involves the use of AI. If such an accommodation is needed, candidates are instructed to contact us in advance at [e-mail]. We are dedicated to providing the necessary support to ensure that all candidates have an equal opportunity to succeed.

Pay Range

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is:

$81,499.00 - $167,644.00

Nationwide Remote Office (US99)