保罗·弗莱明管理着西雅图公用事业（SPU），在那里他负责领导的气候研究计划，评估气候风险，制定适应和缓解战略和建立合作伙伴关系，气候弹性方案。SPU提供了西雅图大都市区的可靠的饮用水供应，130万人民和西雅图市的客户提供了必要的下水道，排水和固体废物的服务。弗莱明在一些国家和国际努力的积极参与者集中在水和气候变化。他被任命为美国随后商务部部长骆家辉国家气候评估发展咨询委员会，负责监督2013年美国国家气候评估（NCA）的联邦政府发展。

他是水资源章和NCA的适应章节的主要作者之一的召开主要作者。He is Chair of the Water Utility Climate Alliance (WUCA), an alliance of ten U.S. water suppliers focused on providing leadership in assessing and adapting to the potential effects of climate change through collaborative action, and is involved in the International Water Association’s Water, Climate and Energy Program. Fleming is a frequent speaker on water and climate change issues at national and international conferences and is at the forefront of water utility leadership on issues such as adaptation, climate risk and infrastructure management.