Project Manager, Mitigation Planning Operations - North Carolina Remote

Position Summary:

IEM is looking for a Full Time Project Manager to lead the creation of hazard mitigation, climate adaptation, and resilience plans for local, state, and tribal governments. The role also involves managing multiple concurrent projects, coordinating cross-functional teams, and collaborating with clients and communities to strengthen disaster preparedness efforts.

Primary Location:

• Candidates can originate from anywhere in the United States, you will work remotely from home or personal office location.
• All remote work environments require the ability to maintain minimum Internet speeds of 25 Mbps upload and 3 Mbps download, as well as a ping rate of 100 ms or less during working hours, regardless of the type and number of devices using your Internet connection. You must also have account privileges and access to your Internet service provider account during working hours for the purposes of maintaining the Internet connection, if needed.

Travel Requirements:

• This position may require travel to complete work assignments or attend meetings

Essential Functions:

• Serve as project manager in the development and updating of:
  
  
  
  • Local, State, and Tribal Hazard Mitigation Plans
  • Resiliency and Climate Adaptation Plans
  • Other plans as required
  • Community outreach and engagement initiatives
  • Related training
  
  
  
  
• Manage the overall operation and direction of multiple mitigation projects
• Develop and maintain Project Management Plans for each project, including project budgets and schedules
• Serve as primary point of contact between client stakeholders and project teams
• Provides written and oral reports to contract management and client representatives
• Lead staff members from various disciplines such as planning, GIS, EMAP, floodplain management, editing and graphic design to perform a range of planning functions
• Lead meetings with clients, plan participants, stakeholders, the public, and FEMA
• Identify priorities, develop tasks, and make assignments
• Oversee the collection, documentation, and analysis of data related to hazard mitigation planning, hazard mitigation assistance, community development, economic development, infrastructure, and land use
• Perform technical writing, review, and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data and information
• Review plans, reports, and other documents for relevant content
• Perform risk assessment analyses of hazard data and lead the development of planning documents
• Coordinate, facilitate, and develop materials for public, stakeholder, and client meetings with state, local, tribal and federal officials, elected officials, residents, business leaders and technical experts
• Evaluate existing mitigation capabilities through research of local plans, regulations, policies and programs, and review of programs and documents
• Identify and describe cost-effective, technically feasible, and environmentally sound mitigation actions
• Perform quality control/quality assurance (QA/QC) review of all applicable project deliverables
• Perform other presentation, research, and writing tasks as necessary to support a wide range of planning and mitigation/resilience tasks
• Assist with marketing and proposal development
• Understanding and experience developing mitigation projects, including 406 mitigation

Minimum Qualifications:

• Five (5) years of experience performing the duties listed in the essential functions section of this solicitation
• Must have developed at a minimum of five (5) FEMA-approved hazard mitigation plans or notable related projects
• Bachelor's degree in Emergency Management, Urban or Regional Planning, Community Planning, Sustainable Development, Public Health, Geography or related field
• Excellent written and oral communications skills to support plan development and meeting facilitation
• Demonstrated leadership and team coordination capabilities
• Strong ability to lead multiple plan development projects simultaneously
• Expertise with the latest FEMA mitigation planning policy guidance
• Experience with climate and resiliency planning
• Experience with community outreach and engagement
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software suite
• Understanding of fundamental project management principles
• Understanding of business and financial processes
• Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.
• Understanding of potential funding sources to be used for hazard mitigation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ten (10) years of experience performing the duties listed in the essential functions section of this solicitation
• Experience developing ten (10) or more FEMA-approved hazard mitigation plans
• Master's degree in Emergency Management, Urban or Regional Planning, Community Planning, Sustainable Development, Public Health, Geography or related field
• Certifications including Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) certification, Associate Emergency Manager (AEM) certification, American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM), Project Management Professional (PMP), Six Sigma, or others; willingness to pursue relevant certifications is a plus
• Experience in emergency management and disaster response, public health, and/or disaster recovery.
• Experience deploying for response and recovery clients.
• Experience with ArcGIS and other relevant software products
• Bilingual in English and Spanish
• Knowledge of Emergency Operations Centers (EOC) and Incident Command System (ICS)
• Technological hazard assessment experience

Submission Requirements:

• Be prepared to provide a writing sample illustrating personal content and style of planning, analysis, and/or technical writing.

Benefits and more:

• Starting salary based on location and experience: $110,000 - $140,000
• 10 paid Holidays
• Vacation Pay
• Sick Pay
• 401 (K) plan with matching
• Company paid STD and LTD

Equal Employment Opportunity. All IEM employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, placement, training availability, promotion, compensation, evaluation, disciplinary actions, and termination of employment, if necessary, are made without regard to an individual's race, color, religion, creed, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

Reasonable Accommodation. IEM is committed to providing reasonable workplace accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance or reasonable accommodation during any part of the application or employment process, please email IEMhumanresources@iem.com with specific details about the requested accommodation. All accommodation requests are reviewed case-by-case in compliance with applicable law.