Senior Consultant II, Public Assistance
AC Disaster Consulting
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Colorado • Florida • United States
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Salary
💰 $90,000 - $100,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- The Emergency Management Senior Consultant is responsible for assisting the company and clients with special projects within their scope as a subject matter expert in FEMA Public Assistance.
- An Emergency Management Senior Consultant provides advanced support, advice and analytical services to private businesses and government agencies on how to deal with emergency situations or any emergency management functions or disciplines.
- FEMA Public Assistance project development, including damage descriptions, scope of work development, and cost documentation.
- Eligibility analysis (work, cost, facility, and applicant) and familiarity with FEMA PA policy and the PAAPG.
- Applicant coordination, including conducting applicant meetings and guiding applicants through the PA process.
- Provide support for post-obligation activities, including reconciliation, RFIs on obligated projects, and closeout readiness.
- Work in Grants Portal, including data entry, document uploads, RFIs, and project tracking.
- Serve as Public Assistance SME in an advanced technical role with deep PA policy knowledge, eligibility analysis experience, and the ability to support complex projects, RFIs, and appeals with limited oversight.
- Lead operation functions within your multiple focus areas of emergency management, including leading entire smaller project or specific portions of larger projects.
- Directly interface with others as a subject matter expert, applying critical thinking and advanced client relations skillset.
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in emergency management or a related field is required. Years of experience may substitute for the education requirement on a year for year basis, in addition to the minimum requirements.
- 5+ years’ advanced or subject matter expert-level knowledge/experience in various emergency management functions, including disaster recovery, grant management, insurance coordination, duplication of benefits analysis, mutual aid operations, debris management, infrastructure recovery programs, Public Assistance, Individual Assistance, and other federally or state-funded disaster programs.
- 2+ years FEMA Public Assistance Experience.
- Demonstrated experience in an advanced technical role with deep PA policy knowledge, eligibility analysis experience, and the ability to support complex projects, RFIs, and appeals with limited oversight.
- At least 1-year direct leadership experience or experience leading complex portions of projects teams/tasks, program management or full scope programs.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office 365, particularly Excel.
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Hard Skills & Tools
FEMA Public Assistancedamage descriptionsscope of work developmentcost documentationeligibility analysisgrant managementdisaster recoverydebris managementinfrastructure recovery programsduplication of benefits analysis
Soft Skills
critical thinkingclient relationsleadershipanalytical servicesadvanced supportcommunicationproject managementteam leadershipinterpersonal skillsguidance