Slalom Flex - Climate Analyst

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

Benefits offered by this job

Paid holidays

401(k) with match

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Parental leave

Adoption and fertility assistance

Disability coverage

Job summary

Slalom is looking for a Climate Analyst in Los Angeles to support climate resilience efforts for a local utility. The role involves translating climate data into actionable insights and focuses on predictive analytics and all-hazards risk modeling to inform decision-making and enhance emergency readiness.

The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and have experience in predictive analytics and risk modeling. This is an in-person contract role with a targeted pay range of $50/hr to $80/hr and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as climate science, environmental science, or data science.
• Experience in predictive analytics, risk modeling, or applied data science.
• Comfortable with climate and weather datasets and understanding their impact on operational risk.

Responsibilities

• Support climate scientist by analyzing climate and hazard datasets.
• Develop predictive analytics and risk models for hazards like wildfires.
• Produce decision-support outputs such as risk indices and interactive heatmaps.

Skills

Predictive analytics

Risk modeling

Data analysis

Statistical/ML models

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in climate science or related field

Tools

Python/R

SQL

GIS

Data visualization tools

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.

Compensation and Benefits

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.

Benefits include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, and vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, short/long‑term disability, a yearly $350 reimbursement account for well‑being related expenses, and discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.

For pay range questions, contact [e-mail].

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 also considers 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 the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team or contact [e-mail] if you require accommodations during the interview process.