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 with a transportation focus to oversee projects, mentor staff, and manage client relationships. The role involves conducting vulnerability assessments, developing resilience plans, and guiding guidelines for infrastructure projects.

The position supports a hybrid work arrangement with offices in NYC or Arlington, VA, and offers a base salary of $100,000–$120,000, depending on experience, education, and other factors.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to synthesize detailed and complex information and explain it clearly.

Responsibilities

• Oversee junior staff and interact with clients to ensure project success.
• Manage projects and budgets, schedules, and deliverables.
• Maintain strong client relationships and ensure high-quality services and products.
• Collaborate on vulnerability and risk assessments and resilience planning for transportation.
• Lead development of climate adaptation guidelines and ensure alignment with client goals.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in transportation planning, environmental studies, public policy, engineering, urban planning, climate sciences, or a related field

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

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.

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 ourEEO policy.

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

Work Authorization and Sponsorship

All candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. This position is not eligible for new H-1B visa sponsorship by ICF. Candidates who currently hold valid work authorization may be considered for a change of employer petition, subject to company policy and applicable immigration requirements.

Reasonable Accommodations

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.

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 ( including in person or virtual) is not permitted. This a is..…

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 [e-mail]. We are dedicated to providing the necessary support to ensure that all candidates have an equal opportunity to succeed.

Pay Range

There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

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

$81,499.00 - $167,644.00

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