Public Policy and Engagement Specialist

Description

• Prepare initial assessments and communications plans, facilitate meetings, serve as a strategic advisor and drive collaborative solutions.
• Assist small and atrisk drinking water systems with effective governance and management in service to their communities, and in identifying and implementing longterm solutions to drinking water challenges
• Lead preparation and delivery of presentations for client exhibits, inperson and online community engagement events, public presentations, and plan documents for online and hard copy publication.
• Serve as an independent reviewer of materials prepared by peers or junior staff to ensure technical accuracy and appropriateness of messaging and content.
• Drought planning and response.
• Mentor and supervise younger level staff.
• Lead interdisciplinary teams on water resources projects throughout California and the western U.S.
• Coordinate and collaborate with community members, clients, project managers, project engineers and staff, regulatory agencies, and subcontractors to create effective public policy.
• Prepare educational resources with specific learning objectives, instructional materials, and content focused on water and environmental topics, and tailored to various audiences and communities based on their needs, learning styles, and most used language.
• Support planning and assessments for water supply, drought, sanitation, flood control, and environmental restoration projects.

Requirements

• Flood management and conveyance.
• Western U.S. water resources industry, infrastructure and applicable laws, policies, and regulations.
• Leverage and apply your experience with some, or all, of the following: Integrated water resources planning and management
• Demonstrated experience working with disadvantaged communities.
• At least 5 to 8 years of experience supporting communities with engagement, education, and decisionmaking related to water, natural resources, utilities, or similar.
• Selfstarter capable of efficiently and proactively working independently as well as with a geographically dispersed team on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Bachelor's degree in environmental management, political science, public relations or communications, water resources planning, city and regional planning/urban planning, environmental science, or related field; master’s degree preferred.
• Willing to travel as needed. Travel may be up to 25%.
• Experience in the following subject matter areas preferred, but not required: California water resources.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with a demonstrated ability to adapt to different audiences.
• Spanish fluency is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage projects and teams.
• Strong attention to detail regarding quality deliverables.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance