Entry Level Hazard Mitigation / Resiliency Planner

Amec Foster Wheeler designs, delivers and maintains strategic and complex infrastructure assets across a range of markets and is structured around four business units. The engineering and project delivery operations will be managed through three geographic business units: Americas; Northern Europe & Commonwealth of Independent States; Africa, Middle East, Asia & Southern Europe. The Global Power Group, the power equipment business, will operate across all geographies.

Amec Foster Wheeler Environment & Infrastructure is currently seeking an Entry Level Hazard Mitigation/Resiliency Planner to join our highly-regarded Hazard Mitigation and Emergency Management (HM & EM) program. This is a fulltime position located in our Boulder, CO office, supporting hazard mitigation, resiliency and emergency management services for state and local governments and other clients.

* Work in a team environment, support the development and update Hazard Mitigation Plans that meet Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000) standards. This includes: * Performing risk assessment analyses on hazard data and write significant portions of planning documents * Evaluating clients’ existing mitigation “capabilities” through on-line research of local plans, regulations, policies and programs, and review of programs and documents * Support planning team and public meetings and perform or oversee data collection and documentation * Assisting with the identification and description of cost effective, technically feasible, and environmentally sound mitigation actions * Assist with other emergency management projects and plans in preparedness, response and recovery, including the development and execution of training and exercises * Provide other research and writing tasks as necessary to support a wide range of planning tasks and overall plan development * Support clients in identifying, pursuing, and developing grant funding opportunities relative to HM & EM programs * Assist with client and project development – track opportunities, identify client needs, assist with proposals and marketing materials where needed

* BS in Planning, Emergency Management, Civil/Environmental Engineering, Geography, Environmental Science, or related field: MS preferred * 0 - 5 yrs. experience in the emergency management or related field; experience in hazard mitigation planning or floodplain management a plus * Strong work ethic, self-motivated and capable of independent work, but demonstrated ability to work on project teams * Strong writing and document skills a must; strong MS Office skills, particularly related to planning documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) * Experience developing or reviewing DMA 2000 hazard mitigation plans preferred * Knowledge of FEMA programs preferred, including working knowledge of federal pre- and post-disaster grant programs including HMA, PDM, HMGP, FMA and CDBG-DR * Knowledge of HAZUS/GIS, FEMA Benefit Cost software, EMAP, NFIP and CRS a plus * Experience with one or more of the following is a plus: recovery planning, climate change adaptation planning, resiliency planning, emergency operations plans, drought mitigation and response plans, Community Wildfire Protection Plans, energy assurance plans, business continuity planning