Disaster and Climate Resilience Co-op

Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34000 people in over 30 countries dedicated toimproving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds together we can solve the worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role Description:

We are seeking a co-op student to join the Disaster and Climate Resilience Solutions Team in Vancouver British Columbia for Fall 2026 starting in September. This is a 4 or 8 month co-op position depending candidate availability. This position will work directly with Arcadis Canada staff in the Disaster and Climate Resilience Solutions team.

Supported by industry-leading technical and professional staffthe Co-op student will work closely with the team on a wide range of activitiesincluding research quantitative and qualitative analysis workshop design proposal development and project implementation. The work spans across different climate hazards risks and solutions in different sectors (transportation water and wastewater urban planning and government).

You will join a team of forward-thinking practitionersour work combines creativity science engineering and policy design to deliver practical innovative solutions for disaster risk management and climate adaptation in Canada.

Role Accountabilities:

Working closely with Arcadis multidisciplinary Disaster and Climate Resilience Solutions team theco-op student willsupport research analysis and engagementactivities that help inform practical locally relevant approaches aligned with leading practices.

During this time you will have the opportunity to contribute to different components of the teams existing projects and business development activities such as:

• Conduct literature reviews and background research on climate hazards vulnerabilities disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation best practices (e.g. Sendai Framework DCRRA).
• Review Canadian and international case studies to identify relevant examples lessons learned and emerging approaches.
• Support climate and hazard data collection including organizing publicly available climate geospatial and vulnerability data
• Developing maps and other graphic materials for inclusion in project presentations reports and community engagement materials.
• Supporting public engagement and stakeholder engagement activities including interviews with local authorities Indigenous partners and community representatives.
• Supporting the preparation ofclear well-structured technical content andhelping translate technicalinformation intoaccessible materials for municipalaudiences anddecision-making.

More broadly the intern will support ongoing climate adaptation and resilience projects as needed collaborating with planners engineers scientists and policy specialists and assisting with related analyses such as climate risk assessments resilience strategy development and community engagement initiatives.

We are seeking a motivated detail-oriented individual with strong research writing and communication skills and a demonstrated interest in climate adaptation and resilience planning. The ideal candidate is highly organized capable of managing multiple tasks concurrently and comfortable working collaboratively within interdisciplinary teams. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel PowerPoint Word) is essential and experience with GIS or data analysis tools is considered an asset.

Qualifications & Experience:

Required Qualifications

• To be eligible for an internship or co-op you must be actively pursuing a BS MS or graduate level degree in civil or environmental engineering urban studies development planning geography natural resources public policy or another relevant field.
• Familiarity working with GIS software (i.e. ESRI or QGIS)

Preferred Qualifications

• Working towardsmasters in civil or environmental engineering urban studies development planning geography natural resources public policy or another relevant field
• Experience working in the coastal restoration flood risk resilience project implementation environmental review or infrastructure and resilience grants management fields
• One or more of the following:Proficiency with ESRI GIS software specifically ArcGIS Pro

Why Arcadis

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. Its 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.

Youll do meaningful work and no matter what role youll 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.

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