Senior Climate Resilience Specialist - Hybrid

ICF • Arlington, VA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

ICF is seeking a Senior Consultant to help energy utilities and public-sector clients understand and manage climate change and extreme-weather risks to energy infrastructure, operations, customers, and communities. The role supports applied resilience projects across the energy value chain, including vulnerability assessments, adaptation strategies, and investment prioritization to strengthen reliability and long-term resilience.

Working with multidisciplinary teams of climate scientists, engineers, planners, economists, and policy specialists, the Senior Consultant leads defined analytical and client-delivery workstreams, guides junior staff, and translates technical findings into recommendations for infrastructure planning, regulatory decision-making, and implementation. The role also involves managing the schedule, budget, and quality of assigned project tasks or workstreams. The position is based in an ICF office in Arlington, Virginia; Los Angeles, California; or New York, New York, under a hybrid arrangement requiring at least two days in the office.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, policy, environmental science, or another field with relevant training and/or experience in climate change and energy or other critical infrastructure systems.
• At least 5 years of professional experience supporting energy utilities or public-sector clients with climate risk, resilience, and/or adaptation planning.
• At least 2 years of experience working with electrical utilities or understanding of electrical transmission and distribution systems.
• Expertise in data analytics tools, including GIS and Python.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in civil or electrical engineering, or another field with relevant training and/or experience in energy systems or critical infrastructure systems.
• At least 8 years of relevant professional experience supporting energy utilities or public-sector clients with climate risk, resilience, and/or adaptation planning.
• Demonstrated experience working with energy utilities on risk management, asset management, strategic and long-range planning, project finance, or regulatory issues.
• Experience with generation, transmission, and distribution aspects of the energy system, including familiarity with technical aspects of a wide range of energy asset types.
• Technical and team management experience on complex projects in a consulting environment.
• Ability to learn quickly and apply critical thinking creatively to new problem areas.
• Ability to analyze technical information, particularly about energy and other infrastructure, and synthesize findings for decision-making.
• Familiarity with climate change adaptation and resilience concepts.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, and ability to prioritize and multitask.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to multidisciplinary applied climate adaptation and resilience projects for public- and private-sector clients.
• Conduct research and analysis related to energy infrastructure resilience to climate change and extreme-weather risks.
• Prepare presentations, reports, memoranda, and other client work products.
• Lead assigned tasks and guide junior staff in preparing client deliverables.
• Manage the schedule, budget, and quality of assigned project tasks or workstreams.
• Translate technical findings into clear recommendations that support infrastructure planning, regulatory decision-making, and implementation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior