Junior Resilience Consultant - National

At Haley & Aldrich, we pride ourselves on our small-company culture, with big-company opportunities. Our staff appreciate that project diversity and flexible environment. Are you looking to take your career to the next level? Bring your expertise, industry knowledge, and leadership to Haley & Aldrich – we’ll give you the flexibility and support to chart your own career path and explore the areas you’re passionate about. 

We are looking to add new talent to our expanding in-house resilience team!  We are currently seeking a Resilience Consultant to work in a technical support role with highly skilled professionals on diverse project teams in a dynamic environment. This position would support existing and upcoming resilience projects for large corporate, developer, and public agency clients and include emergency transportation planning, disaster response planning, building, infrastructure, and campus hazard and vulnerability assessments, climate action planning, and mitigation development and design. Work currently is focused on seismic resilience in the PacNW and climate resilience in other areas of the country including California. Our various projects are at the forefront of this developing market, and we often develop scope and grant application with clients to meet their resilience needs.  Project needs are varied. The majority of current work is centered out of our Portland, Oregon office but is supported nationally.

Here's some insight into some of our projects:

·         https://rdpo.net/emergency-transportation-routes

·         https://rdpo.net/emergencydrinkingwaterproject

·         https://www.multco.us/earthquake-ready-burnside-bridge and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lamS4gMvevg&t=7s (me)

·         https://www.oregon.gov/odot/Planning/Pages/Oregon-Transportation-Plan-Update.aspx

·         https://www.oregon.gov/odot/Planning/Pages/Oregon-Transportation-Plan-Update.aspx

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
The successful candidate will:

•  Provide technical support to our multidisciplinary teams consisting of planners, scientists, and engineers among others on projects that include seismic hazards, coastal studies, hydrology and hydraulics, flood risk management, and coastal restoration on a range of technical deliverables including risk and vulnerability assessments, solution development and evaluation, and implementation planning.
•  Provide other research and writing tasks as necessary to support a wide range of mitigation and resilience planning tasks and overall plan development.
•  Complete tasks in support of development of climate action and resilience plans at a range of scales, from facility-level risk mitigation projects to regional resiliency action plans and national portfolio planning.
•  Support public outreach and engagement initiatives.
•  Execute task management including organizing project team meetings, completing technical analysis and writing tasks, and managing task schedule requirements.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

•  Must have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in resilience studies, environmental policy and planning, geotechnical, civil or environmental engineering, geology, or environmental science.
•  Must have 3 years of experience.
•  Essential skills include critical thinking, complex problem-solving, judgment and decision-making, oral and written communication, systems analysis, and active listening.
•  Strong analytical skills and ability to think strategically.
•  Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
•  Ability to work with a team consisting of several technical disciplines.
•  Strong computer literacy skills including proficiency in industry standard software.

About Haley & Aldrich

Haley & Aldrich, Inc. is committed to delivering the value our clients need from their capital, operations, and environmental projects. Our one-team approach allows us to draw from our 900 engineers, scientists, and constructors in 35 offices for creative collaboration and expert perspectives. Since our founding in 1957, we have had one goal in all we do: deliver long-term value efficiently, no matter how straightforward or complex the challenge. Visit haleyaldrich.com.

Haley & Aldrich is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, age, disability, veteran or any other legally protected status. We offer excellent career growth, a highly competitive total compensation plan and a solid benefits package that includes; health, dental, vision; Short-Term/Long-Term Disability; 401(k) with match; generous vacation plan and paid time off; tuition reimbursement; long-term care, and more. Interested candidates should apply online on our Careers page.

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