Disaster Recovery Lead, Grants Administrator

ICF

Lead Grants Administrator managing disaster recovery projects funded by federal and state agencies. Collaborating with ICF staff to deliver grant and financial support to disaster recovery sites.

Posted 6/17/2026part-timeRemote • Colorado, Florida, Texas, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $30 - $50 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide guidance, supervision and oversight to: Disaster Recovery Specialists, Closeout Specialists, and Grant Administrators as requested. May include training and presentations.
Lead FEMA grants review, reporting and documentation.
Review of the current obligated project worksheets for validation of the eligible scope of work and cost.
Perform QA/QC review and oversight as requested.
Validation of the submitted procurement, invoice and supporting documentation against the project scope of work to ensure alignment.
Research and review relevant regulations and policies that support eligibility or denial.
Interact with technical team as necessary to discuss concerns or challenges with recommendations.
Work on cost analyzation and reconciliation, including alignment with client assets and funding, measuring performance with key metrics.
Keep Project Manager, immediate supervisor and required stakeholders informed on issues, problems & resolutions.
Maintain and track data as required in reporting management information systems.
Apply analytical and evaluative techniques to the identification, consideration and resolution of a wide variety of grant and financial issues and problems.
As requested by ICF, travel to subrecipient site to assist in document collection and upload to DRS.
Coordinate and participate in resolution of project related issues and concerns.
Optimize procedures and maintain communication and focus.
Maintain and track each case as required in project report management information system.
Superior customer service skill set, ability to listen, facilitate and negotiate problems.
Expertise in area in which you are assigned. Carry out timely and accurate duties as requested.
Travel as required to client recovery and ICF sites as required and requested by ICF management.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of professional experience (post college) in disaster management.
3+ years in FEMA Public Assistance (PA) or disaster recovery grants, with a leadership role over large or complex projects in the state, federal or consulting areas.
3+ years of experience interpreting policy, mentoring teams and interfacing with state/federal counterparts.
3+ years of recent intermediate experience with MS Office (Word, Excel) – Pivot Tables, V-Lookup, Formulas, etc.
2+ years’ of experience in Grants, Accounting, Insurance, Finance and/or Auditing.
Must be able and willing to travel (flight and vehicle) as required for project work.
Must have a valid United States driver’s license and can successfully pass a Motor Vehicle Records (MVR) check.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Reasonable Accommodations are available
Equal opportunity employer
Ability to work on various projects as needed

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Hard Skills & Tools

disaster managementFEMA Public Assistancegrants managementcost analysisQA/QC reviewdata trackinganalytical techniquesfinancial reconciliationpolicy interpretationproject documentation

Soft Skills

leadershipcustomer servicecommunicationnegotiationproblem-solvingmentoringfacilitationoversighttrainingteam collaboration

Certifications

valid United States driver’s license