Resilience Analyst

Overview

Develop sustainability and resilience analyses, guide projects, and support client decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• risk assessment
• systems analysis
• data optimization
• quality assurance
• project management
• report preparation

Tasks

-Contribute to business development by reviewing RFPs, shaping proposals, and identifying new opportunities that align resilience, climate, and economic development goals. -Lead development of sustainability and resilience deliverables — including design narratives, climate and economic risk assessments, and systems-level analyses that integrate economic, energy, climate, and social sustainability metrics. -Represent SmithGroup’s IMPACT practice at conferences, client meetings, and workshops; facilitate multidisciplinary design and policy discussions. -Build trusted relationships with clients, particularly those advancing climate adaptation, energy transition, and sustainability innovation. -Drive data-informed optimization and decision-making frameworks that evaluate cost, carbon, and resilience trade-offs for communities, campuses, and infrastructure systems. -Review and provide quality assurance on staff work products, ensuring consistency across climate, energy, and economic performance documentation. -Develop and deliver internal training programs on economic resilience, climate adaptation, and integrated sustainability analysis. -Manage project scopes, budgets, and deliverables for small to medium-sized resilience or sustainability planning efforts, fostering collaboration between planning, design, engineering, and policy teams. -Prepare reports, presentations, and proof-of-concept studies that translate analytical findings into investment and policy recommendations for diverse audiences. -Support pilot projects and demonstration studies evaluating the economic viability and long-term resilience of emerging climate technologies, nature-based solutions, and sustainable design approaches. -Oversee and guide IMPACT team analyses, synthesizing technical, economic, and policy insights into actionable sustainability and resilience strategies.

Requirements

• python
• gis
• excel
• cem
• 5‑7 yrs
• cost‑benefit

What You Bring

-Strong background in environmental and sustainability economics, with demonstrated experience in energy, climate, and resource systems analysis. -Experience with quantitative and spatial analysis tools (e.g., Excel, R, Python, GIS) for scenario modeling and visualization. -Ability to translate technical sustainability data into economic and policy insights that inform decision-making at building, campus, or community scales. -Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Economics, Environmental Policy, Urban Planning, Engineering, or related field. -Minimum of 5–7 years of experience in sustainability, resilience planning, or applied economics. -Professional certification (CEM, AICP, BEMP, or similar) preferred. -Familiarity with federal, state, and local funding mechanisms that support sustainability, decarbonization, and resilience initiatives. -Expertise in cost-benefit assessment, life-cycle cost analysis, and financial modeling for sustainable and resilient infrastructure or policy initiatives. -Knowledge of climate risk frameworks, adaptation planning, and integrated sustainability metrics (social, environmental, and economic). -Proven ability to mentor, train, and inspire cross-disciplinary teams to integrate sustainability and resilience economics into design and planning. -Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with comfort presenting to public agencies, community partners, and technical audiences. -LEED AP or other sustainability accreditation preferred but not required.

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About Smithgroup

-The firm has evolved through names and design legacy over the years. -It operates across 21 offices in the U.S. and China, blending architecture, engineering, landscape and planning. -The firm is known for its financial strength, regularly earning national awards as a top U.S. architecture and engineering firm. -The firm is also known for its unusual fact: it's the longest continuously operating U.S. firm in its field not as a subsidiary.

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