Climate Adaptation Planner/Resilience Designer

Company Description

Climate Adaptation Planner/Resilience Designer

NYC, Americas

Do you want to push the boundaries of your profession and develop your excellence in an open, collaborative, and empowering culture? Do you want to work on inspiring projects and innovative solutions that create a sustainable future and set the standard among our peers? Do you want to leave a positive impact on societies, companies, and people around the world, where both people and nature flourish?

If this sounds like you, or you’re curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect opportunity. Join our Water team and work with us to close the gap to a sustainable future.

Your new role

As our new Climate Adaptation Planner/Resilience Designer, you will join a team dedicated to working with clients to deliver significant climate adaptation and resilience projects throughout the Northeast, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. You will work alongside our planners, engineers, and scientists, including collaborating with our global team of experienced professionals, on a wide range of water resiliency related projects, from preliminary studies through design and construction, to develop sustainable solutions to help urban and rural communities address the impacts of climate change and water infrastructure needs.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Working in a multi-disciplinary market to develop climate resilience plans, with a focus on coastal and interior flood resilience, in close collaboration with project teams, clients, and community stakeholders.

• Alongside the guidance of Senior Landscape Architects, Planners, and Ecologists, you will be developing schematic and conceptual designs for coastal and interior flood resilience solutions with community benefits, and detailed site design and contract documentation related to ecological restoration, public amenities, and nature-based solutions in coastal and inland environments.

• In addition to design, you will be creating and implementing community engagement plans, including stakeholder outreach, facilitation at public meetings, and creating graphics for public workshops, as well as developing public-facing reports, including writing and graphics to convey technical concepts to a public audience, preparing maps, diagrams, and other graphics, and will be given the opportunity to present findings to various audiences to strengthen your technical and communication skills, recognize your contributions to the project, and to further develop your professional network and brand with stakeholders, clients, and project teams.

Your new team

You will be part of the Water Infrastructure & Climate Adaptation team. With a diverse team across the Northeast, MidAtlantic and Midwest regions, we provide solutions related to climate and resiliency planning; hydraulic modelling, watershed management, site civil design, stormwater management; blue-green infrastructure; design of new and rehabilitation of water infrastructure; dams and waterfront development including structural, geotechnical, heavy civil and water resources engineering.

About you

From the moment you start at Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development so that you can continue to grow with the company. While we look forward to supporting your continued learning and development, for this role we have identified some qualifications, skills, and capabilities that will set you up for success.

These include:

• Masters Degree in Planning, Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, or Engineering and 5+ years of experience.
• Demonstrated experience with climate adaptation and resilience, urban design/landscape architecture, and schematic/conceptual design of flood mitigation measures and nature-based solutions, including coastal flooding, cloudburst planning and Blue-Green Infrastructure, nature-based solutions, open space and resilience design, and community engagement.
• Experience in all phases of project development including planning, conceptual, schematic, and detailed design are preferred; experience with illustrative and graphic communication; and experience with or understanding of climate risk assessment, climate justice concepts, and benefit-cost analysis.
• Software skills: Microsoft Office, ArcGIS Pro, Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCAD, Rhino
• Preferred certifications: AICP, ENV-SP, CFM, WEDG, RLA.

• Personal qualities that will help you succeed in this role include ability to work remotely with colleagues and collaboratively with project teams, efficient time management skills, proactive communication, and ability to adapt to working on a variety of projects

What we can offer you

• Investment in your development and opportunities for career growth
• Leaders you can count on, guided by our Leadership Principles
• Be valued for the unique person you are
• Never be short of inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects
• The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company

• Flexible work environment
• Competitive benefits package

Work at the heart of sustainable change

Ramboll is a global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company. We believe that the purpose of sustainable change is to create a thriving world for both nature and people. So, that’s where we start – and how we work. At Ramboll, our core strength is our people, and our history is rooted in a clear vision of how a responsible company should act. Being open and curious is a cornerstone of our culture. We embrace an inclusive mindset that looks for fresh, diverse, and innovative perspectives. We respect, embrace, and invite diversity in all forms to actively cultivate an environment where everyone can flourish and realize their full potential.

Ready to join us?

Please submit your application. Be sure to include all relevant documents including your CV, cover letter, etc.

We recognize that some candidates only apply when they tick every box. However, passion and potential often outweigh a perfect resume and Ramboll’s supportive learning culture can help you grow. So if this role resonates with you but you don't meet all the requirements, we encourage you to apply. You might be the perfect fit for this opportunity or another within our team.

Thank you for taking the time to apply! We look forward to receiving your application.

Ramboll in the Americas

Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a foundation-owned people company. Ramboll has thousands of experts working across more than 70 offices in the Americas, delivering innovative solutions within Environment & Health, Water, Energy, and Planning & Urban Design. We invite you to contribute to a sustainable future working in an open, collaborative, and empowering company. Combining local experience with global knowledge, we together shape the societies of tomorrow.

An equal opportunity employer

Equality, diversity, and inclusion is at the heart of what we do. At Ramboll, we believe that diversity is a strength and that different experiences and perspectives are essential to creating truly sustainable societies. We invite applications from candidates of all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability or medical condition, gender identity, marriage and domestic partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, ancestry, or national origin, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation, military service and veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Ramboll wants to ensure opportunities are accessible to candidates with disabilities. Please reach out to our recruitment team to discuss any adjustments that you might require during the application process.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.