Resilience & Emergency Management Associate

slihrms; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking an entry-level Resilience and Emergency Management Specialist to join our REM Team in Atlanta, GA. This role supports disaster recovery, hazard mitigation, resilience planning, emergency management, grants management, technical analysis, and program delivery for public-sector clients.

Responsibilities include collecting and analyzing data, preparing reports, coordinating meetings, and ensuring quality control across planning documents and dashboards.

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. A Master's degree may substitute for experience.
• 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 deadlines, and maintain attention to detail.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Preferred: connected to Atlanta area networks including local, state, and/or regional emergency management, resilience, civic/community, and/or planning networks.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned in support of project, client, office, and organizational needs.

Skills

Strong writing

Research

Analytical

Organizational

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

AI productivity tools

Power BI

ArcGIS

Data visualization

SharePoint

FEMA grant systems

FEMA/HUD familiarity

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

AtkinsRéalis is seeking an entry-level Resilience and Emergency Management Specialist to join our REM Team in Atlanta, GA. This role supports disaster recovery, hazard mitigation, resilience planning, emergency management, grants management, technical analysis, and program delivery for public-sector clients.

Responsibilities include collecting and analyzing data, preparing reports, coordinating meetings, and ensuring quality control across planning documents and dashboards.