Resilience and Emergency Management (REM) Specialist

Snc-Lavalin; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Emerge graduate program

Tuition reimbursement

Healthcare benefits

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis seeks an entry-level Resilience and Emergency Management Specialist to join our REM Team in Tallahassee, FL. The role covers disaster recovery, hazard mitigation, resilience planning, and support for public-sector clients with data analysis, documentation, and stakeholder coordination.

You will assist in grant management, program activities, and technical reporting while developing skills in GIS, data visualization, and cross-team collaboration within a large engineering

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Emergency Management, Public Administration, Planning, Public Policy, Political Science, Geography/GIS, Environmental Studies, Engineering, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics, Communications, or a related field.
• Master’s degree may substitute for experience.
• 0–2 years of professional, internship, academic, volunteer, or project experience in emergency management or related fields.

Responsibilities

• Collect, organize, analyze, and maintain data to support project delivery and decision-making.
• Support grant and program activities, including applications, reimbursement documentation, compliance reviews, monitoring, and cost reconciliation.
• Contribute to disaster recovery, hazard mitigation, resilience, emergency management, and planning projects through research and writing.
• Prepare, maintain, and manage reports, correspondence, presentations, scopes of work, and project records.
• Coordinate meetings, stakeholder engagement, and client communications; document action items and progress.

Skills

Strong writing

Research

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Power BI

ArcGIS

SharePoint

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Emergency Management or related field

Tools

Power BI

ArcGIS

Adobe Acrobat

Smartsheet

Monday.com

SharePoint

FEMA grant systems

Job description

Job Description Overview

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Resilience and Emergency Management (REM) Specialist to join our Resilience and Emergency Management Team. This is an entry-level position and is based out of Tallahassee, FL. REM is a mission-driven, comprehensive and diverse unit of over 100 staff members within the larger company that tackles some of the toughest disaster and resilience challenges across the nation. This position supports public-sector clients through disaster recovery, hazard mitigation, resilience planning, emergency management, grants management, technical analysis, program delivery, stakeholder coordination, and quality-focused documentation.

Your Role

• Collect, organize, analyze, and maintain technical, financial, planning, grant, project, and stakeholder data to support project delivery, decision-making, and client objectives.
• Support grant and program activities, including applications, administration, reimbursement documentation, compliance reviews, monitoring, cost reconciliation, and development of supporting materials.
• Contribute to disaster recovery, hazard mitigation, resilience, emergency management, infrastructure, and planning projects through research, technical analysis, writing, and project coordination.
• Prepare, maintain, and manage reports, correspondence, presentations, planning documents, proposals, scopes of work, project records, meeting materials, SharePoint sites, databases, dashboards, spreadsheets, task trackers, and other systems of record.
• Coordinate meetings, stakeholder engagement activities, and client communications; document action items, track project progress, and support follow-through on assignments.
• Perform quality assurance and quality control reviews to support the accuracy, completeness, consistency, and compliance of project, grant, planning, and technical documentation.
• Support specialized services such as FEMA and HUD grant programs, hazard mitigation and emergency management planning, resilience initiatives, geospatial analysis, data visualization, and field or site assessments.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned in support of project, client, office, and organizational needs.

About You

EXPERIENCE

0–2 years of professional, internship, academic, volunteer, or project experience in emergency management, disaster recovery, hazard mitigation, grants management, planning, engineering, finance, data analysis, community engagement, or related fields.

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree in Emergency Management, Public Administration, Planning, Public Policy, Political Science, Geography/GIS, Environmental Studies, Engineering, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics, Communications, or a related field. A Master’s degree may substitute for experience.

SPECIAL SKILLS

• Strong writing, research, analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams) and familiarity with AI-enabled productivity tools, such as Microsoft Copilot.
• Ability to manage documentation, track action items, prioritize competing deadlines, and maintain attention to detail.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams and clients.
• Experience with tools such as Power BI, ArcGIS, Adobe Acrobat, Smartsheet, Monday.com, SharePoint, FEMA grant systems, or data visualization platforms is a plus.
• Familiarity with FEMA, HUD/CDBG-DR, disaster recovery, resilience, hazard mitigation, floodplain management, or emergency management programs is a plus.

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION

None required. Certifications such as CFM, CAPM, AEM, GIS Certificate, EI/EIT, or similar credentials are a plus.

Rewards & benefits

At AtkinsRéalis, our values—Safety, Integrity, Collaboration, Innovation, and Excellence—are more than just words. They are the foundation of who we are and how we work. These principles shape our culture, guide our decisions, and inspire us to create an environment where every team member feels empowered to grow, succeed, and make a meaningful impact.

As an entry-level Full-Time employee, you will enjoy a robust rewards package including enrollment into Emerge, our new graduate experience, providing:

• Opportunities to work on various projects of ranging size and scope
• Support & structured mentorship from various professionals throughout the global AtkinsRéalis network
• Formal business and soft-skills training on topics such as time management, resilience, emotional intelligence, feedback, and communication
• Integration into a robust Emerging Professional Network
• Additional learning and development programs, training, career opportunities and a highly regarded tuition reimbursement program
• Additional benefits may include medical, dental, vision, company-paid life and short- and long-term disability benefits, employer-matched 401(k) with 100% vesting, employee stock purchase plan, Paid Time Off, leaves of absences options, flexible work options, recognition and employee satisfaction programs, employee assistance program, and voluntary benefits.

You can review our comprehensive benefits page here.

About AtkinsRéalis

We’re AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world.

We’re committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Find out more.

Additional Information

Expected compensation range is between $60,000 - $70,000 annually depending on skills, experience, and geographical location.

Equal Opportunity Statement

AtkinsRéalis is an equal opportunity, Drug-Free employer. EOE/Veteran/Disability Please review AtkinsRéalis’ Equal Opportunity Statement here.

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AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital.

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