Regional Resilience & Planning Lead, Gulf Coast

Moffatt & Nichol specializes in large complex waterfront infrastructure projects and is recognized as one of the worldwide leaders in this field. We are actively looking for a Regional Resilience & Planning Lead in the Gulf Coast to join our Baton Rouge office. Their role will lead planning for a variety of projects. Projects can be land and/or water. Land projects consist of development of plans for city expansion considering important factors such as population growth, protected areas and more. Water projects plans are flood-resilient urban and coastal area flooding, considering factors such as sea-level rise, hurricanes and tropical storms, heavy rainfall events, storm surge inundation, and other natural hazards.

About Moffatt & Nichol:

Moffatt & Nichol is a leading U.S.-based global infrastructure advisor specializing in the planning and design of facilities that shape and serve our coastlines, harbors and rivers, as well as an innovator in the transportation complexities associated with the movement of freight. For the 3rd year in a row, Moffatt & Nichol is Ranked #1 in Engineering News-Record for Marine & Port Facilities in the U.S. Additionally, our firm consistently ranks in the Top 100 Pure Designers in the US and the Top 50 Designers in International Markets. We were also named Southeast Design Firm of the Year 2023.

Moffatt & Nichol's professional staff includes engineers, planners, scientists and architects who serve our global client base from offices in Europe, North America, Latin America, and the Pacific Rim. The firm provides clients worldwide with customized service and a level of excellence that have become the firm's hallmark in several primary practice areas - ports and harbors; coastal, environmental and water resources; urban waterfronts and marinas; transportation, bridges and rail; inspection and rehabilitation; and energy.

Duties and responsibilities:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Build and maintain local relationships in the Gulf to accelerate our efforts to grow our normal resilience planning efforts both locally in Louisiana and regionally in the Gulf
• Work with local, regional, national, and international offices on climate migration to add capabilities in their local markets as well as IFI/ADB marketing efforts
• Bring expertise assisting communities with resilience planning including people migration/receiving communities' studies
• Mange on-site investigations to determine factors affecting community development and potential decline including land usage
• Oversee all levels of design from concept to construction details, as well as project and client management
• Plan and design townships and cities promoting healthy and active lifestyles
• Protect and preserve historical monuments and sites
• Assist in planning and reviving low socio-economic areas within the district
• Meet with industry experts to determine appropriate Disaster Risk Assessment plans for Emergency Management

Other duties:

Please note this job posting is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture or Urban Planning; required
• 15+ years of experience in Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning, and Natural Resources; required
• 10+ years of experience in private sector consulting related to landscape architecture, urban planning and natural resources; required
• Professional Landscape Architect (PLA/RLA) licensure in Louisiana or the ability to obtain via reciprocity within 6 months of hire; required
• Ability to analyze demographic data and identify trends in employment, health and other areas
• Experience working in various database software programs including Microsoft Suite
• Exceptional communication skills used when meeting with officials and presenting new plans
• Detailed understanding of federal and local government programs and processes
• Experience utilizing geographic information systems (GIS) software
• Ability to conceptualize large-scale plans and established required milestones to complete projects
• Professional work experience using a combination of creative and technical concepts in problem-solving
• Full-scale understanding of the social and environmental effects of proposed plans and the best practices in design aesthetics
• All new hires will be required to successfully complete and pass a pre-employment (post offer) background check in compliance with NIST 800-171
• (For our U.S. based positions) Moffatt & Nichol uses E-Verify and employment is contingent upon the legal ability to obtain employment in the U.S. and to present the required documentation at hire

Working conditions:

General office setting

Physical requirements:

Sedentary for prolonged period of time, interact with clients, and travel occasionally. Majority of work is office based.

Moffatt & Nichol's EEO Statement:

As a global business, Moffatt & Nichol relies on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goal of Creative People, Practical Solutions serving our client needs, and ensures nondiscrimination in all activities in accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. We continuously seek talented, qualified employees in our world-wide operations regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, religion, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, protected veteran status, or any other protected classification under country or local law. Moffatt & Nichol is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer/ Federal Contractor desiring priority referrals of all protected veterans for job openings.

EEO is the LAW

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