Early Career Hazard Mitigation & Emergency Management Planner

Who We Are

At WSP, we are driven by inspiring future-ready pioneers to innovate. We’re looking to grow our teams with people who are ready to collaborate in building communities and expanding our skylines. To do this, we hire candidates of all experiences, skillsets, backgrounds and walks of life. We actively foster a work environment and culture where inclusion and diversity is part of our fundamental structure. This is delivered behaviorally, through our policies, trainings, local partnerships with professional diverse organizations, internal networks and most importantly with the support and sponsorship of our leaders who help drive our commitment to an inclusive, diverse, welcoming and equitable work environment. Anything is within our reach and yours as a WSP employee. Come join us and help shape the future!

This Opportunity

We have a full time career opportunity with WSP’s highly-regarded Hazard Mitigation and Emergency Management (HM & EM) program in our Denver office for a planner to support hazard mitigation, resiliency and emergency management services for state and local governments and other clients. A BS or MS in planning, GIS, emergency management, civil/environmental engineering, geography, environmental science, or related field and 0 – 1 year + of experience, or any equivalent education and experience. After initial onboarding and training, may have the opportunity to work a hybrid office and home schedule

Your Impact

• Working in a team environment, support the development and update of Hazard Mitigation Plans that meet Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000) standards.
• Perform research and statistical risk assessment analyses on hazard data and write significant portions of planning documents.
• Data collection, organization, and documentation to support a variety of planning efforts.
• Assist with other emergency management projects and plans in preparedness, response and recovery
• Provide other research and writing tasks as necessary to support a wide range of planning tasks and overall plan development

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• BS in Planning, GIS, Emergency Management, Civil/Environmental Engineering, Geography, Environmental Science or related field.
• 0 - 1 year + experience, or any equivalent education and experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office software.
• 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.
• Must possess good organizational and communication skills.
• Excellent analytical / problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail and experience with QA/QC and data analysis.
• Must pass background check and must have a satisfactory driving record in accordance with the Company's driving (MVR) policy.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MS degree
• Experience developing or reviewing DMA 2000 hazard mitigation plans
• Knowledge of HAZUS, FEMA Benefit Cost software, EMAP, NFIP and CRS
• Familiarity with FEMA RiskMAP program
• Familiarity or experience with ESRI's ArcGIS software
• Experience with one or more of the following: land use planning, recovery planning, climate change adaptation planning, resiliency planning, emergency operations plans, drought mitigation and response plans, Community Wildfire Protection Plans

Compensation and Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on a providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

Expected Salary: $55,000 - $65,000

WSP USA is providing the compensation range and general description of other compensation and benefits that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.

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Additional Requirements

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Additional Details

• Travel Required: 10%
• Job Status: New Graduate
• Employee Type: Full
• Primary Location: DENVER - S COLORADO BLVD
• All locations: US-CO-Denver

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper. www.wsp.com

WSP provides a flexible and agile workplace model while meeting client needs. Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.