Sustainable Infrastructure and Transportation Senior Outreach Associate

Cascadia Consulting Group is a women-owned, private environmental consulting firm with 28 years of

experience developing and implementing innovative solutions to today’s environmental challenges.

Cascadia works with public and private-sector clients to advance sustainability through recycling and

materials management, climate change mitigation and adaptation, energy efficiency, pollution

prevention, transportation demand management, and water and natural resources management. The

Cascadia team brings both established expertise and creative thinking to research and analysis, strategic

planning, program design and implementation, outreach, social marketing and behavior change, and

evaluation roles. From our offices in Seattle (WA), Oakland (CA), and Charleston (SC), we serve clients

across the country and abroad.

At Cascadia we strive to create an equitable and inclusive environment at all levels of the organization.

Having staff and partnerships that reflect the diverse communities we serve empowers us to shape

innovative and effective solutions together with those communities most impacted by social, human,

and environmental health challenges.

Position Overview

Cascadia Consulting Group is seeking a highly motivated and organized Senior Associate to support

transportation and capital improvement project communications, as well as behavior change and

marketing within Cascadia’s Communication and Engagement (C+E) and Planning and Facilitation (P+F)

lines of business. This role includes outreach, engagement, and communications strategy development

and management for a range of transportation and resource conservation projects, from communicating

with stakeholders about new transportation and green stormwater infrastructure projects to

encouraging businesses or residents to consider sustainable transportation methods. This role will

support a range of clients, including local governments, utilities, and private companies. This role could

include national travel when permissible. Cascadia seeks candidates willing to help lead and grow our

transportation and sustainable infrastructure engagement portfolio, work in a fast-paced environment,

and be inquisitive and reflective about incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion concepts into their

work.

Examples of everyday tasks may include:

• Engage in business development, including meeting with prospective clients and partners,

networking, attending and presenting at conferences and bidding on proposals (teaming,

strategy, proposal-writing, budgeting, interviewing).

• Design and manage multiple simultaneous projects including budgeting, planning,

communicating with clients, reporting, directing staff and subcontractors, and invoicing.

• Ensure that projects are completed on time, within budget, and in accordance with Cascadia’s

reputation and standards for producing high-quality work products and outcomes.

• Lead outreach and engagement projects from initial design to implementation to evaluation of

project success.

• Lead facilitation (e.g., draft presentation slides, prepare meeting materials, guide discussions,

and take notes) of large multi-stakeholder meetings, workshops, task forces, and committees to

support our clients in transportation and sustainable infrastructure design and construction

projects.

• Manage large teams to engage with businesses, property managers, and residents on

environmental topics through phone calls, presentations, events, virtual workshops and in-

person outreach (in compliance with local health and safety guidelines).

• Train, mentor and/or supervise staff and partners from racially diverse backgrounds on effective

and culturally informed outreach and engagement strategies.

• Create written and visual content for outreach materials (e.g., factsheets, emails, website or

social media content) and other project-related documents in collaboration with Cascadia’s

graphics team.

• Other duties as required.

Required Qualifications

• Understanding of, and commitment to, Cascadia’s mission to “inspire and empower

communities everywhere to protect and restore our world in an equitable and inclusive way.”

• Excitement, interest and/or experience working with the Seattle Department of Transportation,

King County Metro, Sound Transit, Washington State Department of Transportation, Seattle

Public Utilities, or other government agencies responsible for capital improvement projects.

• 5-10 years of prior experience with transportation and/or sustainable infrastructure projects;

prior experience with sustainability, engineering, construction, and/or public engagement

consulting is preferred.

• Experience managing communications for capital improvement projects.
• Experience as a team leader, providing development or mentorship to colleagues and peers in a

formal or volunteer capacity.

• A proven track record of project management, which can include overseeing client services

projects including completing project deliverables on time and on budget, creating high quality

work products and/or mentoring teams of staff that work in partnership with diverse

community members, leaders, business owners, and stakeholders.

• Experience incorporating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategies into project design and

implementation on projects.

• Ability to proactively identify and resolve issues, especially budget, project, client, customer,

and/or stakeholder issues.

• Ability to work with clients, partners, stakeholders, and colleagues in an innovative and

culturally responsive way while advocating for community needs, effective outcomes, and

exhibiting emotional intelligence.

• Effective verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to adapt to

diverse styles and perspectives.

• Experience providing facilitation support or leadership for public meetings, working groups, or

other stakeholder processes, including notetaking.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail with the ability to track, manage, and

prioritize multiple projects and deliverables with overlapping deadlines.

• Ability to communicate technical information, including city policies, construction schedules,

and infrastructure installation impacts clearly and with a culturally sensitive lens.

• A Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience. Advanced degree or certification

in a relevant field is a plus.

Other highly desirable attributes include:

• Experience applying community-based social marketing, behavior change theory, or behavioral

science to project work.

• Experience with transportation demand management (TDM) programming including promoting

sustainable transportation methods including transit (bus, water taxi, or vanpool), active

transportation (biking and walking), and micromobility modes (electric bikes or scooters).

• Ability to converse, present, and/or write fluently in any language commonly spoken in the

Seattle area—such as Vietnamese, Korean, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Tagalog, Thai,

Amharic, Arabic, Somali, Oromo, Tigrinya, Punjabi, or Russian—and interest in applying these

language skills professionally.

• Ability to lift or move up to 40 pounds, stand or walk on uneven surfaces for up to 10 hours per

day, and work outdoors, including in inclement weather.

Compensation and Benefits

This is a salaried, exempt position based in Washington. Salaried rates will be based on experience and

parity with current Cascadians, and competitive with jobs in the environmental sector; the anticipated

salaried range for this position is $70,000 – $79,000. Additional compensation may include performance-

based spot or annual bonuses.

Cascadia offers a flexible workplace with the potential to work from home and the office, a generous

benefit package, including health insurance for employees at or above 60% full-time equivalent, 401(k)

with an employer match, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, transportation subsidies, flexible

spending accounts, generous paid time off (per annum: 3 weeks’ vacation, 10 holidays, 9 sick days pro-

rated for FTE equivalency), professional development opportunities, sabbaticals, and paid parental

leave.

How to Apply

Submit a compelling cover letter outlining your passion for, and fit with, the position. Please also

provide a complete chronological resume. Send these materials to [email protected] and

indicate “Sustainable Infrastructure and Transportation Outreach Senior Associate – [Your Name]” in the

subject line. Your cover letter should address your ability to meet the criteria in the Required

Qualifications section and highlight relevant experience, education, and why you are interested in this

position. Please state where you learned about the position. Applications will be accepted until the

position is filled.

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