DEADLINE: OCT 1, 2021
See full details at https://environment.uw.edu/career-opportunities/environmentalist-iii-resilience-and-flood-mitigation-specialist/
The State of New Hampshire, Department of Environmental Services, Water Division, Watershed Management Bureau has a temporary full time vacancy for an Environmentalist III – Resilience and Flood Mitigation Specialist
Summary:
To provide outreach and technical assistance to state agencies, municipalities, stakeholder organizations, and individuals related to coastal resilience, floodplain management, and hazard mitigation.
Responsibilities:
- Communicates the department’s coastal climate resilience priorities and activities at the national, regional, state and local level.
- Provides technical assistance, outreach and meeting facilitation to federal and state agencies, municipalities, stakeholder organizations and individuals regarding coastal resiliency.
- Works with state agencies, municipalities, and stakeholder organizations to identify and implement administrative rule, policy and program changes to improve climate resiliency and environmental management.
- Analyzes and interprets data and federal, state, and local rules, policies, plans, programs, and procedures related to coastal resilience, floodplain management, and hazard mitigation, including but not limited to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), Community Rating System (CRS), and Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants.
- Analyzes the ecological, biological, social, economic, and historic environment of the area and evaluates the short-term and long-term benefits and losses resulting from proposed policies, activities and other changes; prepares appropriate reports and documentation.
- Works with project proponents to document the progress of climate adaptation projects toward the objective of climate resiliency improvement.
- Prepares and administers financial assistance agreements between the state and grantees.
- Develops grant proposals to support climate resiliency implementation activities. Implements activities in support of coastal program’s hazards, secondary and cumulative impacts, and wetlands enhancement areas.
- Performs analysis of coastal resilience efforts to improve project implementation per CZMA Section 312 performance metrics.
- Continuously seeks to improve practices to add quality and value in support of the Department’s mission while identifying and eliminating unnecessary and redundant actions.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor’s degree from a recognized college or university with major study in biology, chemistry, environmental sciences, environmental engineering, forestry, natural resources, water resources management or in a field closely related to environmental protection. Each additional year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required work experience.
Experience: Four years’ experience as an environmental engineer or environmentalist in a professional environmental field related to water quality, environmental science, hydrology, geology, or biology.
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