Emergency Management Planner - ( 240000Z0 )

Description

From extreme weather to aging populations to global pandemic, Stantec’s work—professional consulting in disaster response and recovery, risk assessment, mitigation, and design—unites improvements in infrastructure, environment, and quality of life to improve community resilience across the globe. As active members in the communities we serve, when it comes to protecting our homes and the people and places that make them so special, we’re not just talk—we’re actively committed.

At Stantec, we believe resilience is the capacity of people, communities, institutions, businesses, and systems to absorb, endure, adapt, and thrive regardless of chronic stresses and acute shocks that occur. We deploy emerging approaches to help our communities evaluate, measure, and track progress towards resiliency. As you adapt to a changing world, we can help you plan for and envision the future, respond and recover, rebuild smarter and better, or protect and mitigate risk. Resilience is about making our communities stronger, now and in the future, for everyone.

Grounded in safety, quality, and ethics, our experts lead their fields and guide our work with rigor, a creative spirit, and vision for growth. We draw from more than 20 technical specialties around the globe and are committed to fostering an inclusive community of diverse talents, backgrounds, and expertise. We’re a place to apply your passion and collaborate with top environmental talents on work that’s critical to our clients and the communities they support. Join a team that has the environment down to a science.

Your Opportunity

As an Emergency Management Planner with Stantec, you will have the opportunity to be a part of Stantec’s growing emergency management and community resilience practice in the West based out of our Sacramento or other northern California office location. Your expertise and experience supporting development of resilient and forward-looking programs will compliment Stantec’s multi-disciplinary technical expertise and national emergency management team to successfully win and execute projects across the western United States to build communities that thrive in the wake of shocks or stresses.

In this role, your strong understanding of comprehensive community resilience and emergency management planning and stakeholder engagement will help guide Stantec’s team to provide exceptional deliverables through project life cycles, achieve client satisfaction, and maintain profitability for the projects we execute. In addition, you will collaborate with our western United States resilience leader and engage our expert resources to form teams who can deliver thoughtful, compelling proposal submittals to successfully secure new and repeat business clients.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Identify, develop, and maintain public and private client relationships and play a key role in client management and delivery.

• Manage the delivery of emergency management planning efforts including, but not limited to, emergency operations, disaster resilience and recovery, urban and regional planning, and hazard mitigation.

• Conduct and/or guide delivery of capacity building activities including training and exercises, strategy development, inclusive facilitation, and community engagement.

• Research and advise on community resilience planning best practice standards and guidance.

• Prepare comprehensive plans, presentations, and functional tools to meet project needs.

• Develop a working understanding and relationships with Stantec resources across Business Lines (e.g., Water, Environmental Services, Community Development, Energy, etc.) to support growth of our emergency management and community resilience practice, and actively support cross-selling other services to existing clients.

• Prepare proposals to pursue opportunities with new and existing clients.

• Interact with and develop excellent relations with clients and stakeholders to determine project requirements and guide to approval.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Proven track record of contributing to the technical development of emergency management planning deliverables.

• Strong knowledge of federal and state emergency management and resilience-related laws and regulations, as well as best practice standards and guidance.

• Excellent leadership, communication, organizational and collaboration skills.

• Effective interpersonal skills and ability to communicate complex issue to clients and stakeholders.

• Highly effective in participating in teams and leading simultaneous tasks with limited supervisory support.

• Understanding and sensitivity to local cultural and political issues.

• Demonstrated ability to readily identify potential problems and develop effective solutions on a project.

• Proven and demonstrated high quality technical writing skills.

• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• Must have a good driving record and valid driver’s license.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in planning, science, public policy, or related field; or equivalent experience.

• Minimum of 3 years of experience.

• Demonstrated knowledge of emergency management planning, processes, and strategies.

• Demonstrated knowledge of the National Incident Management System and Incident Command System.

Office environment with prolonged sitting and computer work, or combination of office and field. When circumstances allow, some travel may be required (approximately 25%), such as meeting attendance at agencies or clients. May occasionally visit study areas and/or be exposed to outside elements and inclement weather conditions.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Pay transparency laws require employers to provide the following information for positions that may be in the following jurisdiction(s):

Salary Range(s):

• SF Area $$40.53/CA Other Areas $35.38 PH - SF Area $$58.75/CA Other Areas $51.30PH Min/Max Pay Range for postings located in CA (SF Area includes SF, SJS & WLC)

The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. At Stantec certain roles are bonus eligible.

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees have access to medical, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health saving accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase program, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage and paid family leave. Regular full-time and part-time employees will receive ten paid holidays in each calendar year. In addition, employees will be eligible to accrue vacation between 10 and 20 days per year and eligible for paid sick leave (and if more generous, in accordance with state and local law).

Temporary/casual employees have access to 401(k) plans, employee stock purchase program, and paid leave, in accordance with state and local law.

The benefits information listed above may not apply to union positions because benefits for such positions are governed by applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Primary Location : United States-California-Sacramento

Other Locations : United States-California-Roseville, United States-California-Walnut Creek, United States-California-San Francisco

Organization : BC-1857 EnvSvcs-US West N California

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : Yes, 20 % of the Time

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Mar 1, 2024, 9:29:11 AM

Req ID: 240000Z0

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans