Overview
Dewberry is currently seeking an Structural/Civil Engineer or Project Architect for our Resilience Solutions team in our Fairfax, VA office. The successful candidate will work with nationally known hazard mitigation specialists and building science experts to compile data on buildings codes, standards, and best practices to mitigate the impact of floods, high winds, earthquakes and wildfires on residential and commercial buildings, critical facilities, and other infrastructure. There will also be opportunities to collaborate with FEMA’s Mitigation Assessment Teams (MATs) that are deployed after major disasters to investigate and review damage patterns, evaluate building and facility performance in response to natural hazards, and report MAT observations, conclusions and recommendations. The compiled data and MAT report recommendations are critical to FEMA’s mission of hazard risk reduction, and are used to update FEMA technical publications, advocate strengthening of building codes and standards, and improve building damage functions or fragility curves.

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 50 locations and 2,000 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and talented individual to join a team of outstanding professionals. This position offers potential for professional growth in a great working environment and the opportunity to apply the latest technology to assist our clients in solving their most challenging problems.

Dewberry offers a wide range of other employee benefits, including: 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, 529 College Savings Plans, Travel Assistance, Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Spending Accounts and Supplemental Life Insurance for employee, spouse, and children.

In addition, a host of discounted purchase programs are available to all employees.
 

Responsibilities

• Work independently and with teams of engineers and architects, hazard mitigation specialists, and other subject matter experts to execute inter-disciplinary projects nationwide supporting FEMA Building Sciences Branch and Recovery & Mitigation Directorate as well as state and local clients.
• Lead Dewberry and non-Dewberry staff to complete tasks in the field, the office, or virtually as needed.
• Write, review and update FEMA technical publications and reports; prepare and deliver outreach publications to communicate findings.
• Support development of hazard mitigation and building science training workshops and online webinars; deliver trainings at FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute, in the field, and virtually.
• Monitor progress of tasks and projects against project scope, schedule, budget, and quality; allocate resources as required to meet milestones.
• Contribute to business development, proposal writing and client management as needed.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or Architecture, with a focus on structures
• Skilled in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Interest and aptitude in leading tasks
• Ability to communicate complex technical and scientific concepts to a general audience
• Skilled in technical writing and communications including reports, presentations, infographics, and fact sheets
• Interest and ability to instruct hazard mitigation training workshops to technical and non-technical audiences

Desired Qualifications:

• Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM)
• Interest and aptitude in managing projects
• Public speaking (Toastmasters International)
• Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience developing user interface and user experience (UI/UX) dashboards or other digital content using software products (Power BI, Tableau)
• Professional Engineering (PE) license or Registered Architect (RA), or an Engineer in Training (EIT) or architect with a minimum 4 years of relevant professional experience with the intention of pursuing a PE or RA

Must have a valid driver’s license, good driving record and ability to pass a driving record background check.

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace for our employee’s. So if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.

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