Principal Climate Risk Specialist at Arcadis U.S.Inc. in San Francisco, California

Job Description:

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

We are seeking a highly skilled part-time as-needed Principal Water Engineer to support our urban and community resilience initiatives at the forefront of climate adaptation and flood risk innovation in San Francisco. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in climate risk assessment, innovative engineering solutions, and project management in the water resources sector.

Role accountabilities:

• Lead innovations in climate change vulnerability assessments and adaptation strategies
• Utilize advanced modeling tools to evaluate climate model outputs and social vulnerability indicators
• Translate climate research into actionable strategies for adaptation planning
• Lead multi-hazard climate vulnerability assessments for public infrastructure projects
• Develop and implement climate risk indicators for multiple climate hazards, such as drought, flooding, extreme heat, and landslides
• Implement nature-based solutions for stormwater and coastal flood risk reduction
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams on hydraulic, hydrologic, and coastal engineering projects

• Master's or PhD in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or related field
• 10 years of experience in water resources engineering and climate adaptation

• Expertise in data science tools, such as Python, NumPy, Matplotlib, and AWS
• Proficiency in geospatial analysis tools, such as ArcGIS, GeoPandas, and Rasterio
• Experience with hydraulic modeling software like HEC-RAS, SWMM5, and ADCIRC
• Strong project management and leadership skills in multidisciplinary environments

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $145,000 - $217,000. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.

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