Climate Action Mitigation Planner

About Us

We are an award-winning California-based environmental consulting firm with 550+ 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.

As a people-centric organization, we value collaboration, fairness, and transparency, and are committed to fostering a workplace that supports both personal and professional growth while offering robust career opportunities. We are especially proud of our recent Great Place To Work® certification, which reflects an independent assessment of our culture and our teammemberexperiences.

We are seeking aClimate Mitigation Planner who  will support Rincon’sSustainability Climate Resilience (SCR+)Practice in developing climate action plans, decarbonization strategies,and greenhouse gas modeling;then working with those clients to implement their projects throughout California, some of which are the first of their kind.
Rincon’sSCR+Practice works with cities, counties, special agencies, and businesses throughout California on a wide range of climate areas including carbon neutrality, electrification and decarbonization, water and waste issues, transportation, urban planning, carbon intensity analysis and low carbon fuel and greenhouse gas verification. This position will require strong technical analysis and data management skills,strong communication and writing skills,an entrepreneurial spirit,and a good working knowledge of the climate action planning process and climate legislation in California.

Rincon’sSCR+Practice emphasizes working with our clients to develop innovative and ambitious climate action actions plans and decarbonization strategies and working with those same clients to implement those plans and create real change. We haveoperatedour SCR+Practice with the simple idea that we want our work to result in tangible, positive change in the community. Weoperatein this capacity because wetruly lovewhat we do, and we know thatthere’san 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 mostequitableway. We are looking to grow our team with people that are interested in collaborating to build sustainable andequitablecommunities.

This role may offer a hybrid work setup, blending time in the office with remote work as business needs evolve. We enjoy coming together in person to collaborate, connect with teammates, and partner with clients. We may prioritize candidates who live within 50 miles of a Rincon office. Eligible office locations for this role include

Carlsbad, Fresno, Los Angeles, Monterey, Oakland, Palm Springs, Riverside, Sacramento, San Luis Obispo, San Diego, San Jose, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.

• Manipulate andutilizeenergy, transportation, and other types of data tocalculategreenhouse gas emissions consistent withthe Local Governments for Sustainability’s (ICLEI) Community Protocol andthe GHG Protocol for Community-scale Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories.
• Audit greenhouse gas emission sand fuel data to verify reports against the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) Mandatory Greenhouse Gas  Reporting Regulation and Low Carbon Fuel Standard.
• Utilize various quantitative modeling methodsto model short- and long-term greenhouse gasemissionsreductions,implementation costs,electricity demand, and other impacts
• Research and develop strategies to help communities mitigate greenhouse gas emissionsthroughrenewable energy and storage,building electrification, transportation electrification, vehicle miles traveled reduction,organic waste diversion, and other strategies.
• Prepare drafts of technical memoranda,reports, presentations, and other written materials
• Assist with the preparation and design ofclimate action plans,building decarbonization plans,sustainability plans,…