Resilience Analyst

Description

• 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.
• 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.
• Develop and deliver internal training programs on economic resilience, climate adaptation, and integrated sustainability analysis.
• Drive data-informed optimization and decision-making frameworks that evaluate cost, carbon, and resilience trade-offs for communities, campuses, and infrastructure systems.
• 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.
• Review and provide quality assurance on staff work products, ensuring consistency across climate, energy, and economic performance documentation.
• Represent SmithGroup’s IMPACT practice at conferences, client meetings, and workshops; facilitate multidisciplinary design and policy discussions.
• Contribute to business development by reviewing RFPs, shaping proposals, and identifying new opportunities that align resilience, climate, and economic development goals.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and proof-of-concept studies that translate analytical findings into investment and policy recommendations for diverse audiences.
• Oversee and guide IMPACT team analyses, synthesizing technical, economic, and policy insights into actionable sustainability and resilience strategies.
• Build trusted relationships with clients, particularly those advancing climate adaptation, energy transition, and sustainability innovation.

Requirements

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

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance