Senior Climate Resilience Engineer / Planner

About the role

We are Herrera, a science, planning, and design consulting firm dedicated to working with clients to develop holistic solutions that provide social and environmental benefit. Our team includes engineers, planners, scientists, landscape architects, restoration specialists, geospatial analysts, and designers who work on a wide variety of projects related to climate vulnerability assessment, adaptation planning, watershed resilience, stormwater management, ecological restoration, and sustainable community development.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support climate adaptation and resilience planning efforts
• Conduct vulnerability assessments, risk analyses, and adaptation planning
• Collaborate with stormwater, restoration, sustainable development, and geospatial teams
• Support proposals, project scoping, and business development efforts
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, agency partners, and collaborators
• Grow companywide climate-related work and support strategic initiatives
• Manage projects, budgets, and schedules

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years of professional experience leading or supporting climate resilience and adaptation planning, hazard mitigation, and related work
• Expertise applying this expertise on projects related to environmental planning, watershed health (including green infrastructure/nature-based solutions), shoreline health, infrastructure protection, and/or related efforts
• Experience managing interdisciplinary projects and coordinating with technical teams and clients
• Experience developing scopes of work, budgets, schedules, and technical deliverables
• Experience in client management and proactive business development
• Valid driver's license

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil, environmental, or water resources engineering; environmental science; or a related field
• Advanced degree engineering, planning, environmental science or related field preferred
• Experience working with public sector clients, Tribes, utilities, or community-based organizations preferred
• Familiarity with Pacific Northwest watersheds, regulatory requirements, and climate resilience challenges preferred
• Experience with grant writing, funding strategy, or implementation planning preferred
• Professional licensure or certifications relevant to the role (e.g., PE, CFM, PMP) preferred
• Proficiency in ArcGIS and hydraulic modeling software (including SWMM, MGSFlood, and/or WWHM) preferred

Skills

• Experience with climate risk assessment frameworks, resilience metrics, or adaptation planning tools
• Strong collaboration and relationship building skills across disciplines, sectors, and communities
• Systems thinking and implementation planning skills with the ability to connect technical analysis to actionable outcomes
• Proven ability to serve as a project manager and successfully deliver projects
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Bluebeam for document review, coordination, and collaboration
• Able to manage multiple priorities and work effectively within fast-paced interdisciplinary teams
• A passion for developing equitable, sustainable, and resilient solutions for communities and ecosystems

Pay

• This position is salaried and exempt from overtime; the annual salary ranges by level are:
• Engineer IV: $112,600 - $151,700
• Engineer V: $132,100 - $171,300
• Planner IV: $97,900 - $137,000
• Planner V: $127,200 - $166,300

Schedule

• Flexible hybrid work culture