Senior Climate Project Manager

We are an award-winning California-based environmental consulting firm with 600+ professionals and more than 30 years of diverse experience serving clients in transportation, energy, water, infrastructure, private development, and government sectors. Our mission is to deliver practical, science-based environmental and planning solutions that support communities, infrastructure, and natural systems.

About The Role:

We are seeking a Senior Climate Project Manager who will support Rincon’s Sustainability, Climate, and Resilience (SCR+) Practice. The role will include engaging with clients to develop climate action plans, facilitating regional climate partnerships, managing complex projects, and working to implement decarbonization strategies. Rincon’s Sustainability Climate Resilience group works with cities, counties, special agencies, and businesses throughout California on a wide range of climate areas including carbon neutrality, electrification, water and waste issues, urban planning, carbon intensity analysis and low carbon fuel and greenhouse gas verification. This position will require an entrepreneurial spirit, ability to manage multi-task and multi-year workplans and budgets, technical analysis and data management skills, strong communication and writing skills, and a good working knowledge of the climate planning process and climate legislation in California. The ideal candidate would also possess a facilitative skillset, be capable of thinking and working at the strategic level with the “big-picture” in mind and possess a sensitivity for the role that human and social dimensions play in climate policy development. The position will often require the successful candidate to support a mix of city staff, county staff, and regional partners with different priorities and technical backgrounds move from discussion to shared priorities and coordinated action.

Rincon’s SCR+ practice emphasizes working with our clients to develop innovative and ambitious climate strategies and working with those same clients to implement the strategies we create to generate real change. We have operated our SCR+ practice with the simple idea that we want our work to result in tangible, positive change in the community. We operate in this capacity because we truly love what we do, and we know that there’s an opportunity to make positive change. We want to build a resilient and thriving future by regularly applying our knowledge and experiences in achieving the highest levels of sustainability in our business operations, as well as our daily lives in the most equitable way. We are looking to grow our team with people that are interested in collaborating to build sustainable and equitable communities.

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in, Environmental Science, Environmental Policy, Climate Change, Engineering or related discipline
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing complex, multi-year projects, including scope, budget, schedule, and quality.
• 6+ years of professional experience in climate action and resilience
• Data management and analysis experience preferred
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel or equivalent preferred
• Strong facilitation and meeting leadership skills, with comfort working with groups that hold diverse perspectives.
• Strong interest in climate science, problem solving, thinking and strategizing across topic areas
• Excellent communication, planning, budgeting, and organizational skills
• Strong writing skills
• Enjoy fast-paced and varied work
• Positive attitude and eager to streamline and improve process and workflows
• Highly motivated with strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work independently or as part of a team
• Organized, detail-oriented, resourceful, strong time management skills, and innovative
• Demonstrated experience in energy, climate, or related field preferred
• Familiarity with GHG calculations or modeling desired
• Familiarity with climate hazards and related adaptation strategies
• Strong interest in the evolving science and strategies related to decarbonization and climate resilience

Investing in You:

The base salary range for this full-time position is $110,000-$140,000, plus a generous benefits program. Salary ranges are based on the market median of similar jobs, according to third-party salary benchmark surveys. Base pay is determined based on internal equity and a candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

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