FEMA Program Director

3 days ago


Reston, Virginia, United States ICF Full time
FEMA Program Director Job Description

ICF is seeking an experienced Program Director to support key Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) programs. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated operational experience managing large-scale federal programs, with an emphasis on the ability to communicate complex concepts to a wide range of stakeholders and communities.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead large, complex resilience programs, including coordination with FEMA, other federal agencies, and local communities.
  • Ensure that services provided by the program team address community-level resilience goals and support strong coordination with the appropriate public agencies and other entities involved in resilience efforts.
  • Manage and track complex project plans/controls, budgets, schedule, teams, and other resources, including risk mitigation strategies.
  • Serve as the direct interface with federal client agency and senior program staff.
  • Coordinate with Task Leads to ensure the management of project teams' daily activities, projects, and tasks, focusing on adhering to best practices, high standards, and on-time delivery to the customer.
  • Oversee a team of technical experts on disaster recovery programs who inform resilience planning and program implementation.
  • Manage multiple subcontractors simultaneously.
  • Oversee a team of communication experts in developing marketing and communications materials and conducting outreach to communities and tribal nations.
  • Collaborate with other corporate business units when necessary to gather the appropriate resources to deliver projects on time and on budget.
  • Support client agency leaders and senior program staff in briefing, reporting, and coordinating activities with federal agencies supporting disaster recovery and resilience efforts.
  • Serve as the key project interface with ICF leadership, delivering updates on milestones/challenges, and using data-driven reporting and analysis to inform decisions.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in emergency management, planning, resilience, or a related field; master's degree preferred.
  • 10+ years of experience working in resilience and disaster recovery, including strong familiarity with Federal Emergency Management Assistance (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) and other federal, state, and local agencies and/or the private sector.
  • 10+ years of project management experience, including 5+ years of experience managing large projects (more than 50 staff and multiple subcontractors).
Preferred Skills/Experience:
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
  • Ability to provide a strategic perspective on projects that require an understanding of public policy, emergency management, climate change, equity, natural hazards, and community outreach.
  • Demonstrated capability in managing multitask resilience programs of $100M+.
  • Demonstrated ability to foster partnerships with, work collaboratively with, and communicate effectively with a broad spectrum of audiences from various backgrounds, including Federal, State, and local officials, tribal nations, engineers, mitigation planners, emergency managers, and the public.
  • Experience working with FEMA senior leadership.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills coupled with experience in resilience and mitigation planning.
  • Knowledge of risk management and risk reduction methodologies.
  • Experience in establishing and managing key stakeholder relationships.
  • Able to coordinate several projects simultaneously under pressure with very tight deadlines.
  • Knowledge of federal and state disaster management and resilience programs.
  • Ability to translate complex concepts into tangible and functional products.
  • Team and consensus-building skills.
  • Dynamic facilitation skills.


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