Slalom Flex - Climate Analyst

Slalom Build; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 68,880 - 110,208; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with matching

Subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage

Yearly well-being reimbursement

Job summary

Slalom Build is seeking a Climate Analyst in Los Angeles to support climate resilience efforts. This role involves translating climate and hazard data into actionable insights, focusing on predictive analytics and risk modeling.

Key responsibilities include preparing datasets, developing risk models, and producing decision-support tools to inform operational risk management. Candidates should have a relevant Bachelor's degree and experience in predictive analytics, risk modeling, or data science. The compensation ranges from $50/hr to $80/hr.

Qualifications

• Experience in predictive analytics, risk modeling, or data science, preferably in utilities or climate risk.
• Ability to build and evaluate statistical/ML models.
• Comfort with climate and weather datasets.

Responsibilities

• Support the Climate Scientist by analyzing climate datasets.
• Build predictive analytics and risk models for climate hazards.
• Produce risk indices and decision‑support outputs.

Skills

Predictive analytics

Risk modeling

Data science

Strong communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in climate science or related field

Tools

Python/R

SQL

GIS

Job description

We are seeking a Climate Analyst to support a local utility’s Climate Resilience team. The Climate Analyst supports the Climate Scientist by translating climate and hazard data into actionable insights that strengthen preparedness, response, and recovery. The role focuses on predictive analytics and all-hazards risk modeling—including wildfire, extreme heat, wind events, and other climate-driven threats—helping the utility understand near‑term operational risk and longer‑term resilience investments as temperatures rise. Working closely with Emergency Management, operations, engineering, and planning teams, you will help develop practical risk tools (e.g., indices, dashboards, heatmaps, and scenario outputs) that inform decision‑making, situational awareness, and post‑event analysis following major incidents such as wildfires. This is a contract position with an opportunity to apply for the permanent role.

What You’ll Do

• Support the Climate Scientist by preparing, validating, and analyzing climate, weather, and hazard datasets used in scientific studies, experiments, and risk assessments.
• Build and maintain predictive analytics and risk models for all‑hazards, including methods that help forecast conditions that elevate risk during wildfire season and extreme heat periods.
• Develop and refine statistical and machine learning models using historical and projected climate/weather data to inform operational and resilience decisions (e.g., wildfire risk, extreme heat, wind).
• Produce decision‑support outputs such as risk indices, interactive heatmaps, and asset prioritization views to help stakeholders understand where risk is emerging and which mitigations to prioritize.
• Contribute to scenario analysis and “what‑if” modeling to evaluate impacts of rising temperatures and compounding hazards on service reliability, public safety, and emergency readiness.
• Support Department Emergency Operations Center activations with shift‑based overtime or on‑call work, including nights, weekends, holidays and extended hours.
• This position’s work mode is in‑person.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., climate science, atmospheric science, environmental science, data science, statistics, engineering)
• Demonstrated experience in predictive analytics, risk modeling, or applied data science—ideally in utilities, critical infrastructure, emergency management, climate risk, or environmental hazards.
• Working knowledge of building and evaluating statistical/ML models and translating outputs into practical decision support for non‑technical stakeholders.
• Proficiency with analytics tooling typically used for this work (e.g., Python/R, SQL, GIS; plus data visualization/dashboard tools).
• Comfort working with climate and weather datasets and understanding how climate volatility affects operational risk and planning (especially around wildfire season and extreme heat).
• Strong communication skills—able to explain uncertainty, assumptions, and implications of model outputs clearly and responsibly.
• Collaborative mindset and ability to operate effectively in a dynamic environment where priorities can shift quickly during incidents and recovery periods.

About Us

Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries partner with clients to co‑create powerful customer experiences, modern ways of working, and meaningful impact.

Compensation and Benefits

Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long‑term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well‑being‑related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance. Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The targeted hourly pay range is $50/hr to $80/hr. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The hourly pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.

EEO and Accommodations

Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting, developing and retaining highly qualified talent who empower our innovative teams through unique perspectives and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of these selection processes. Please advise the talent acquisition team or contact [e-mail] if you require accommodations during the interview process.