CDBG Deputy Project Manager – Disaster Recovery
| Company | ICF |
|---|---|
| Location | Orlando, FL, USA, Tampa, FL, USA, Tallahassee, FL, USA, Fort Myers, FL, USA |
| Salary | $80708 – $137203 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 2+ years of project management experience with federally funded projects.
- 3+ years of experience managing complex cross-functional teams to achieve high levels of production, meet tight deadlines, and deliver compliant, quality work products while managing client relationships and project profitability.
- 3+ years of in-depth and hands-on knowledge of the CDBG/CDBG-DR programs, regulations, and implementation.
- 2+ years of Disaster Recovery experience at the grantee level or with a consulting firm that has worked directly with CDBG-DR grantees.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development, coordination, and operation of various large, complex CDBG-DR funded programs.
- Serve as the direct interface with state/local client agencies, including high-level elected and appointed officials, as well as senior program staff.
- Lead coordination and control over execution of all program’s activities, schedule, budget and scope including monthly forecasting and project management reporting.
- Lead all necessary high profile, program-wide public presentations and meetings, subrecipient meetings and government or non-government stakeholders’ meetings.
- Lead, coordinate and evaluate the performance of all project staff.
- Monitor program performance status and establish necessary tools for control over programs results.
- Maintain a complete understanding of all applicable program policies, requirements, procedures, guidelines; and shall possess knowledge of regulatory and statutory compliance requirements for CDBG-DR and similar programs/projects.
- Ensure all program participants, including subrecipients, vendors, and stakeholders are aware of any policy changes.
- Manage multiple subcontractors simultaneously.
- Serve as the key project interface with ICF leadership, delivering updates on milestones/challenges, and using data-driven reporting and analysis to inform decisions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Experience with FEMA and other disaster recovery funding mechanisms and cross-cutting federal regulations.
- Business capture and development and proposal writing experience.
- Demonstrated success managing complex cross-functional teams to achieve high levels of production, meet tight deadlines, and deliver compliant, quality work products, while managing client relationships and project profitability.
- Experience with state and local governments, and the types of initiatives necessary to help them rebuild their economy and culture following significant disruptions, such as natural disasters.
- Demonstrated ability to internally monitor all program and project activities to ensure quality control and quality assurance and be prepared for Federal audits of program activities.
- Ability to formulate strategies to create new, creative approaches and profitable solutions.