Resilience Analyst

SmithGroup is an integrated design firm with a reputation for cultivating a top-ranked culture while pioneering award-winning innovative design solutions. We blend research data and technology with ingenuity and a creative spirit to deliver resilient inclusive spaces that solve our clients greatest challenges. Our teams create exceptional design solutions for healthcare science and technology workplace mixed use higher education cultural waterfront parks and open spaces and urban environments. We are looking for passionate problem solvers who want to elevate design push boundaries and create a more resilient future.

The Bostonoffice of SmithGroupis looking for aResilience Analystto join our team.

Working With Us You Will:

• Lead development of sustainability and resilience deliverables including design narratives climate and economic risk assessments and systems-level analyses that integrate economic energy climate and social sustainability metrics.
• Drive data-informed optimization and decision-making frameworks that evaluate cost carbon and resilience trade-offs for communities campuses and infrastructure systems.
• Oversee and guide IMPACT team analyses synthesizing technical economic and policy insights into actionable sustainability and resilience strategies.
• Review and provide quality assurance on staff work products ensuring consistency across climate energy and economic performance documentation.
• Prepare reports presentations and proof-of-concept studies that translate analytical findings into investment and policy recommendations for diverse audiences.
• Support pilot projects and demonstration studies evaluating the economic viability and long-term resilience of emerging climate technologies nature-based solutions and sustainable design approaches.
• Develop and deliver internal training programs on economic resilience climate adaptation and integrated sustainability analysis.
• Represent SmithGroups IMPACT practice at conferences client meetings and workshops; facilitate multidisciplinary design and policy discussions.
• Manage project scopes budgets and deliverables for small to medium-sized resilience or sustainability planning efforts fostering collaboration between planning design engineering and policy teams.
• Build trusted relationships with clients particularly those advancing climate adaptation energy transition and sustainability innovation.
• Contribute to business development by reviewing RFPs shaping proposals and identifying new opportunities that align resilience climate and economic development goals.

The Ideal Candidate Has:

• Bachelors or masters degree in Economics Environmental Policy Urban Planning Engineering or related field.
• Professional certification (CEM AICP BEMP or similar) preferred.
• Minimum of 57 years of experience in sustainability resilience planning or applied economics.
• LEED AP or other sustainability accreditation preferred but not required.
• Strong background in environmental and sustainability economics with demonstrated experience in energy climate and resource systems analysis.
• Expertise in cost-benefit assessment life-cycle cost analysis and financial modeling for sustainable and resilient infrastructure or policy initiatives.
• Ability to translate technical sustainability data into economic and policy insights that inform decision-making at building campus or community scales.
• Familiarity with federal state and local funding mechanisms that support sustainability decarbonization and resilience initiatives.
• Knowledge of climate risk frameworks adaptation planning and integrated sustainability metrics (social environmental and economic).
• Experience with quantitative and spatial analysis tools (e.g. Excel R Python GIS) for scenario modeling and visualization.
• Proven ability to mentor train and inspire cross-disciplinary teams to integrate sustainability and resilience economics into design and planning.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills with comfort presenting to public agencies community partners and technical audiences.

At SmithGroup we are committed to helping our staff thrive with great projects and time to unwind. We offer flexible scheduling a hybrid work environment 3 weeks of PTO within your first year of employment with the option of purchasing additional time off 8 paid federal holidays plus 15 extra Fridays off! Our benefits plan includes medical dental and vision coverage wellbeing resources paid parental leave a flex spending account and voluntary insurance options. We invest in your future through our 401(k) program with employer matching tuition reimbursement program one-on-one career coaching and professional development opportunities. While we may ultimately pay more or less than a posted salary range at the time of posting the anticipated salary range for this position is $99000 to $116000 annually and you are eligible for a performance-based bonus each year. To be considered for this role please create a profile and apply!

Equal Opportunity Employer

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