Infrastructure Resilience Engineer
Job ID
13225
of Openings
1
Job Location
US-CO-Denver
Category
Water Resources
Relocation Assistance
No
Service Line
MCS
Job Description
This position will focus on climate adaptation and hazard mitigation strategy
development for communities across the nation in support of Dewberry clients
in the Federal, State, local, and commercial space. The role will employ
and build on an existing portfolio of strategies to include nature-based,
hybrid and gray infrastructure solutions to mitigate an array of climate
stressors. Candidates should have exposure to advancing projects through the
engineering design and construction process, with an understanding of
constructability and permitting needs. This role provides an opportunity to
join an expanding team with significant growth potential, including career
paths in project management and technical leadership.
Dewberry's Resilience Solutions Group features one of the first and most
mature climate resilience engineering practices in the country, which uses a
systems approach to evaluate hazards, assess risks and identify solutions to
enhance life cycle performance of infrastructure systems and assets. Our team
applies engineering, climate science, geospatial analytics,
computational science/informatics and planning disciplines to help our
clients understand their hazard exposure and support risk-based
decision-making as part of capital program planning and delivery. Dewberry's
Resilience Solutions Group is an innovative organization that thrives on
tackling the most intriguing resilience challenges across our nation. Our
mission is to create safer and better communities for everyone.
Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more
than 50 locations and 2,000 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart
from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional
talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients.
Whether you're an experienced professional or a new graduate, you'll
have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on
innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our
commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other
defining attributes, which we call "Dewberry at Work," that have
inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.
Dewberry offers a comprehensive and very competitive package of insurance
programs to regular full-time employees and their eligible dependents the
first of the month following their date of hire. The insurance package
includes: medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life. Additional
insurances, at no cost to the employee: life (employee only),
accidental death and dismemberment, business travel and accident, and
short- and long-term disability are also provided. Employees pay a share of
Dewberry's premium expenses (on a pre-tax basis) for medical and dental
insuran
Dewberry offers a wide range of other employee benefits, including:
401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, 529 College Savings Plans, Travel
Assistance, Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Spending Accounts and
Supplemental Life Insurance for employee, spouse, and children.
Positions within our officer program are also eligible for an annual bonus and
stipend. Both vary based on level within the program and bonuses are
dependent upon company performance.
Notice to Third Party Recruiters: Dewberry only compensates job placement
recruiters that have a valid Dewberry-approved written agreement in place for
recruiting services. Dewberry does not compensate third party recruiters for
unsolicited job placement candidate information.
Responsibilities
The Infrastructure Resilience Engineer will:
Provide technical support to ongoing and future resilience engineering and
planning efforts related to transportation, water, energy, and communityfacility infrastructure.
Support risk and vulnerability analyses of infrastructure considering multiple
hazards (e.g., flooding, sea level rise, wind, and heat) and how
climate change exacerbates those hazards.
Work with a national portfolio of clients to characterize hazard loads,
assess operational risks, identify mitigation strategies, and align
strategies to funding sources.
Apply climate science to inform resilient sectoral planning and design
processes, as well as design manuals, policies, codes and standards.
Work on diverse, multi-disciplinary teams to hone technical skills and
programmatic knowledge.
Collaborate with geospatial, computational science and informatics
colleagues on developing and implementing technology to increase efficiency,
communicate effectively, and accelerate innovation.
Support the development of project deliverables including technical
analyses, report development, project presentations and communicating
findings to clients and stakeholders.
Employ a mix of written, visual, and verbal communication techniques to
craft compelling narratives and explain complex technical topics to various
audiences.
Prepare engineering plans, studies, reports, guides, and other