Senior Project Manager, Emergency Management Recovery

AC Disaster Consulting

Senior Project Manager overseeing FEMA Public Assistance recovery projects for ACDC. Ensuring governance, compliance, and best practices in disaster management operations.

Posted 5/6/2026full-timeLos Angeles • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $115,000 - $145,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage critical FEMA Public Assistance and emergency management projects, ensuring all contract scope of work elements are delivered on time and within budget.
Lead client communications, stakeholder briefings, and coordination with federal, state, and local agencies.
Identify potential impacts of state, federal, and local policy changes and brief leadership and clients on implications for recovery programs.
Maintain accuracy and integrity of PMO systems, dashboards, reporting tools, and project documentation.
Measure project and portfolio performance to identify risks, trends, and improvement opportunities.
Present PMO insights, trends, and recovery progress to leadership and clients.
Utilize industry best practices, standards, and FEMA guidance throughout the full project lifecycle.
Ensure compliance with PMO governance standards, FEMA PA requirements, and applicable state and federal policies.
Design, deliver, and support training programs, mentoring, and study groups for Project Managers, SMEs, and project teams.
Facilitate onboarding and ongoing coaching for PMs and staff on PMO methodology, tools, templates, and compliance expectations.
Manage stage-gate reviews, audits, quality control processes, and corrective action plans.
Perform quality control reviews of consultant deliverables and client-provided documentation.
Maintain and contribute to the PMO best practices library, training materials, job aids, and playbooks.
Lead development and maintenance of project schedules, work plans, resource plans, budgets, and cost tracking.
Track RAID logs, action items, risks, and decisions at project and portfolio levels.
Prepare and review technical specifications, analyses, studies, reports, and recovery documentation.
Support broader emergency management, security, and safety activities as required.
Ensure consistent reporting cadence and adherence to contract and client requirements.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in emergency management, business administration, project management, or a closely related field (experience may substitute on a year-for-year basis).
PMP certification is required.
7+ years of FEMA Public Assistance experience.
5+ years of project management, leadership, and oversight experience including planning, budgeting, scheduling, and contract compliance for PA recovery projects.
At least 2 years of direct leadership experience or leadership of large/complex project teams or programs.
8+ years of advanced or subject matter expert-level experience in emergency management functions.
Must be 18 years of age or older.
Eligibility to work in the United States without employer sponsored visa is required. We are not able to employ those located outside of the US.
Must pass company and any applicable client background check and reference check upon offer of employment.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance
Short-Term Disability/Voluntary Long-Term Disability
401(k) Account with Company Match
Paid-Time Off (PTO): Annual Leave and Sick Leave Accruals
Paid Parental Leave
Training and Professional Development Opportunities
Wellness Benefits/Allowance
Corporate Computer
Time off to Volunteer
Cell Phone Allowance

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementbudgetingschedulingcontract compliancequality controlrisk managementperformance measurementtechnical specificationsFEMA Public Assistanceemergency management

Soft Skills

leadershipclient communicationstakeholder coordinationmentoringcoachingpresentation skillsorganizational skillsproblem-solvingteam collaborationtraining program development

Certifications

PMP certification