Project Manager

Dynamis, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Dynamis, Inc. seeks a Project Manager to support FEMA’s NPS and NIMS implementation. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, develop NIMS resource typing documents, and support NQS development while guiding data collection and analysis across NIC programs.

The role emphasizes strong communication, program coordination, and QA/QC in a federal contract setting, with a focus on delivering mission-ready capabilities at multiple government levels.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of recent experience managing a contract of scope and complexity.
• Ability to manage multiple complex, time-critical activities simultaneously, including technical/data processing tasks.
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to anticipate support needs and develop detailed project work plans.
• Ability to obtain and maintain FEMA suitability clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide project management, leadership, and oversight of a team of SMEs, analysts, and support staff to support NIMS/NQS implementation and related document development.
• Serve as primary interface for Dynamis with FEMA, ensuring superior service and delivery excellence.
• Oversee client delivery services, including understanding requirements, maintaining relations, and managing delivery performance.
• Oversee financial metrics, cost controls, monthly reporting, and subcontractor management.
• Identify opportunities for organic growth and support capture and proposal development.

Skills

Project management

Contract management

Technical writing

Client interface

Education

Advanced degree

PMP certification

Job description

Dynamis is seeking a Project Manager to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) implementation of the National Preparedness System (NPS) and National Incident Management System (NIMS). The PM will oversee a multidisciplinary team tasked with developing materials to support NIMS implementation, developing and producing new or updated NIMS resource typing documents, supporting the development of the National Qualification System (NQS), and developing and implementing a strategy to collect and analyze preparedness data across FEMA’s National Integration Center’s (NIC) program areas.

These focus areas are central to the nation's ability to build, sustain, and deliver core capabilities in support of the National Preparedness Goal and System. NIMS resource typing and NQS documents are essential to ensuring the maximum level of mission readiness at the local, state, tribal, territorial, and federal levels for day-to-day mutual aid and preparedness for major disasters. The PM will provide the NIC with technical, administrative, and programmatic support, including project coordination and administrative assistance, document development and technical writing and editing, communications, information and document management, and quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC).

Requirements

• Minimum of five years of recent experience managing a contract of scope and complexity
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complexes, time-critical support activities simultaneously, including technical/data processing activities
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills
• Ability to anticipate support needs to develop and execute detailed project work plans for addressing those needs
• Ability to obtain and maintain FEMA suitability clearance

Responsibilities

• Provide project management, leadership, and oversight of a team of subject matter experts (SMEs), analysts, and support staff in supporting implementation of NIMS and NQS; development of NQS resource typing documents; NIC communications; data collection, analysis, and visualization; workshop, meeting, and training support; and technical writing and editing
• Serve as the primary Interface for Dynamis with the FEMA client, ensuring superior service and delivery excellence in support of exercise programmatic requirements.
• Oversee client delivery services, including understanding client requirements, maintaining client relations, and managing delivery performance.
• Oversee financial and other business metrics necessary to effectively execute the contract, such as cost controls, monthly reporting, and subcontractor management.
• Identify opportunities for organic growth on the contract and support capture and proposal development efforts.

Preferred

• Advanced degree
• PMP certification
• FEMA experience
• Understanding of NIMS and NQS

This position requires U.S. Citizenship to obtain suitability. Are you a U.S. Citizen?

As set forth in Dynamis, Inc.’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.