Water Resilience Planner

WATER RESILIENCE PLANNER

Concurrent Technologies Corporation

Arlington, VA

Minimum Clearance Required: N/A

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret

Employee Background Check Required

As a trusted partner and leader in providing energy and sustainability consulting services to the federal government, Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) understands the increasing complexity of achieving energy security and data management in a changing world. As part of the Energy, Resilience and Sustainability (ERS) Division, you will collaborate with experts to provide comprehensive policy, planning, and implementation services to deliver solutions that address critical infrastructure resilience and security, and data management issues and support the military mission, while reducing environmental impacts. We take our role seriously, as our efforts ensure our installations and assets are prepared in any operating environment, present and future.

The ERS Division is seeking a highly motivated and qualified technical professional to join our Water Risk and Resilience team. This mid-career role offers the opportunity to evaluate water system vulnerabilities, assess impacts on mission-critical operations, and support federal resilience planning efforts. The candidate will focus on developing and facilitating water resilience tabletop exercises and planning engagements, ensuring interactive, productive discussions among stakeholders, and synthesizing key findings into actionable guidance for federal agencies. This position is ideal for professionals with strong communication, facilitation, and policy analysis skills, and experience in tabletop exercises, emergency management, infrastructure resilience, or water security. This is a hybrid position located in the Washington, D.C area, with the flexibility to work from home while participating in some in-person client and team discussions at or near our Crystal City office. Candidates must be in the Washington, DC area or willing to relocate. Recurring in-office work may be required at the office (e.g., every Monday) at client direction. This role provides a unique opportunity to develop expertise at the intersection of water system operations, facility resilience, and mission assurance-key areas for ensuring the security and sustainability of government and defense infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Exercise Facilitation & Planning
  • Lead tabletop exercises for federal and military stakeholders, integrating water system security and cybersecurity expertise.
  • Develop scenario narratives, injects, and discussion prompts focused on water supply disruptions, mission readiness, and emergency response.
  • Facilitate discussions, synthesize input, and ensure productive engagement of diverse stakeholders.
  • Collaborate with federal, state, and local partners to align exercises with national water resilience priorities.
• Policy Development
  • Draft exercise summaries, action reviews, policy briefs, and recommendations for senior decision-makers.
  • Conduct policy analysis on water resilience directives, identifying gaps and opportunities for improvement.
  • Prepare briefings and white papers for senior stakeholders, including military leadership and federal agencies.
• Programmatic & Strategic Contributions
  • Assist with logistics, post-exercise follow-up, and measurement of exercise effectiveness.
  • Support program growth across additional agencies and military branches.
  • Help mentor and grow junior staff.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Public Policy, Emergency Management, Environmental Science, Civil Engineering, or a related field plus at least 5 years of experience in water utility operations, facility infrastructure management, or water resilience planning.
• Experience designing, facilitating, or evaluating tabletop exercises related to water systems, resilience, or emergency response.
• Strong public speaking and stakeholder engagement skills, able to lead discussions with federal, military, and local partners.
• Ability to interpret technical materials (infrastructure schematics, CCRs, risk assessments) to inform scenario design and exercise outcomes.
• Excellent analytical, writing, and communication skills, with experience preparing after-action reports, policy briefs, and recommendations for decision-makers.
• Knowledge of emergency response coordination and water infrastructure risks, such as cybersecurity threats.
• Detail-oriented, organized, and able to work independently or collaboratively in a facilitation team.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense (DoD) Common Access Card (CAC).
• Ability to obtain and maintain as US Government Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active Secret clearance.
• Master's degree in a relevant field
• Familiarity with DoD, EPA, and FEMA resilience policies, including AWIA requirements and military directives on water security.
• Experience leading or supporting tabletop exercises, workshops, or other major stakeholder engagements for government, military, or critical infrastructure sectors
• HSEEP certification or prior experience with FEMA exercise planning methodologies.

Why CTC?

• Our teams at CTC are passionate and thrive on collaboration in a high-paced team environment
• When we encounter a difficult problem, we have a variety of talented and diverse employees that work together to solve the toughest challenges
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Although our work at CTC is extremely important, we also recognize the need for our employees to maintain a proper mix of work and personal life
• Visit www.ctc.com to learn more

Join us! CTC offers exceptional career growth, cutting edge technology, educational opportunities, and recognition for quality work.

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Staffing Requisition: SR# 2025-0121

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