Hagerty Consulting, Inc. (Hagerty) is the nation's leading emergency management and homeland security consulting firm. Known for its public spirit, innovative thinking, problem-solving, and exceptional people, Hagerty is sought after to work on some of the largest and most complex crisis and emergency management issues. We serve our clients across the nation to enhance their preparedness programs; create more resilient and sustainable communities; provide innovative solutions to enhance their response; and obtain and manage grants and loans to support their recovery.

Do you want to help communities recover from disasters while working in a dynamic environment for a growing consulting firm? Hagerty has immediate needs for talented professionals with expertise in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance (PA) Program.

Hagerty is currently seeking senior-level recovery staff to support local government recovery work in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Lee County, Florida. Support will be provided to our clients on-site. Candidates for Senior Managing Associate, Recovery Division will be considered for full-time positions.

The Senior Managing Associate, Recovery Division will lead teams and leverage their extensive experience in disaster recovery programs and advise clients who are navigating complex government funding projects. We’re seeking a polished professional with expertise in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance (PA) Program to take initiative and act as a high-level project lead and/or manager.

In this position, the Senior Managing Associate, Recovery Division will:

• Support local governments with their comprehensive recovery from Hurricane Ian.
• Heavily integrate with government clients who are managing multi-billion dollar, long-term and short-term disaster recovery projects by guiding them through administrative and policy challenges.
• Lead individual program teams or overall recovery client engagements from both an operational and administrative perspective.
• Identify and implement process improvements opportunities to increase overall team and project productivity and efficiency.
• Contribute to drafting guidance to clients on eligibility of FEMA PA costs related Hurricane Ian.
• Provide clients with FEMA policy subject matter expertise to help drive FEMA PA project formulation and client decision-making.

Candidates for the Senior Managing Associate, Recovery Division must possess the following qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree.
• At least four (4) years of experience in the FEMA PA Program.
• At least six (6) years of total professional work experience.
• Prior leadership and project management experience.
• A comprehensive understanding of FEMA PA policy, Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 200, and post-obligation grant management activities and compliance requirements.
• Experience developing damage estimates, scopes of work, and cost estimates for FEMA projects.
• An understanding of, and experience with, FEMA’s PA Delivery Model, Grants Manager, and Grants Portal.
• Experience effectively working with or managing a team.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills to produce technically and programmatically sound deliverables with little oversight.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (e.g., pivot tables, VLOOKUP, etc.), Microsoft Word, and other Microsoft Office products.

Candidates for the Senior Managing Associate – Recovery Division may also have the following qualifications:

• A master’s degree pertinent to emergency management, accounting, finance, engineering, public administration, business administration, or similar field.
• Consulting experience at the federal, state, and/or local level of government; with universities; and/or in the private sector.
• Experience working for FEMA, grantees, or subgrantees to implement FEMA’s PA Program.
• Knowledge of other disaster recovery program funding would be a plus, such as the Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program.
• Experience managing projects of various sizes, to include developing a project plan, managing a team, creating and managing project budgets, and presenting deliverables to a client.
• Proven ability to provide excellent customer service and maintain client/professional relationships/partnerships.

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