Disaster Recovery Grants Program Lead

Safework; Deltona (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Safework is seeking a grant coordination professional to perform complex FEMA PA program duties, coordinate subgrants, provide policy guidance, and serve as liaison between funding sources and local entities.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree, U.S. citizenship, 3–5 years of FEMA PA experience, strong communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Excel, with the ability to manage multi‑project recovery efforts while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree and U.S. citizenship.
• Must be able to successfully complete a background check including criminal and motor‑vehicle reports.
• A minimum of three (3) to five (5) years of experience in the FEMA PA Program.
• A strong policy background in the FEMA PA Program, including a comprehensive understanding of Title 2 CFR 200, and post‑obligation grant management activities.
• A consistently held reputation in the disaster recovery management field with a proven track record of delivering on complex projects and managing risk.
• Strong verbal communication skills, including the ability to present verbally to high level stakeholders with extreme patience and composure.
• Outstanding written communication skills, including the ability to create nuanced/policy complex recommendation documents, defensible FEMA policy guidance.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office products.
• Experience managing projects of various sizes, including developing federal grants, project plans, and creating and managing project budgets.
• Past experience and deployment on disaster recovery missions for private or public sector including local, state and federal agencies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a daily, hands‑on, sought‑after programmatic manager for client stakeholders.
• Provide clients with FEMA PA policy expertise guiding clients through administrative and policy challenges and help drive overall FEMA PA project strategy and client decision‑making.
• Listen to client needs and establish strategic and tactical goals and delivery in a timely and cost‑efficient manner.
• Coordinate individual program teams and/or overall recovery client engagements from both an operational and administrative perspective.
• Identify and implement process improvement opportunities to increase overall team and project productivity and efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with procurement principles, laws, rules, and regulations as outlined by the Federal Government including OMB circulars, CFR, etc.
• Heavily integrate with clients to support their comprehensive recovery efforts across several multi‑billion dollar, long‑term and short‑term disaster recovery projects simultaneously.
• Perform project validation reviews and address any inconsistencies, special considerations, and compliance issues with management.
• Identify potential impacts / implications of policy changes to Federal/State/local programs and provide briefings as required.
• Review supporting documentation for the assigned subawards to ensure that each subrecipient receives appropriate reimbursements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Safework is seeking a grant coordination professional to perform complex FEMA PA program duties, coordinate subgrants, provide policy guidance, and serve as liaison between funding sources and local entities.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree, U.S. citizenship, 3–5 years of FEMA PA experience, strong communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Excel, with the ability to manage multi‑project recovery efforts while ensuring regulatory compliance.