Senior Disaster-Response Project Manager

Goldbelt, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 137,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldbelt, Inc. is seeking a Senior Project Manager to serve as the primary point of contact for FEMA and to oversee overall contract performance, personnel management, and task-order execution in a fast-paced disaster-response environment.

You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams across locations, manage budgets and schedules, and ensure compliance with federal regulations while maintaining thorough program documentation and regular status reports to FEMA and leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in emergency management, business administration, public administration, project management, engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible project or program management experience.
• At least five years of experience managing federal contracts, FEMA programs, disaster recovery projects, or federally funded grant activities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as liaison between FEMA, Goldbelt, teaming partners, subcontractors, and project personnel.
• Provide overall leadership and management for GPATS contract and task-order activities.
• Manage project scope, schedules, staffing, budgets, deliverables, risks, and performance requirements.
• Develop and maintain project management plans, staffing plans, work breakdown structures, schedules, and performance reports.
• Ensure all deliverables are accurate, timely, compliant, and responsive to FEMA requirements.
• Coordinate technical assistance supporting FEMA grant programs, including preparedness, mitigation, recovery, resilience, and emergency management initiatives.
• Assign and supervise project personnel across multiple locations and functional areas.
• Manage the rapid mobilization and deployment of personnel in response to disasters, emergencies, and changing FEMA requirements.
• Monitor labor utilization, expenditures, subcontractor performance, and overall task-order profitability.
• Conduct regular project reviews and provide status reports to FEMA and company leadership.
• Identify project risks, develop mitigation strategies, and promptly resolve performance issues.
• Implement and maintain quality assurance and quality control procedures.
• Ensure compliance with all contract requirements, applicable federal regulations, FEMA policies, and company procedures.
• Support the preparation of task-order responses, staffing plans, cost estimates, technical approaches, and transition plans.
• Coordinate with corporate leadership, contracts, finance, human resources, recruiting, security, and operations departments.
• Maintain complete and accurate project documentation suitable for federal review and audit.
• Promote effective communication, accountability, teamwork, and customer service throughout the program.

Skills

Federal contract management

Disaster response leadership

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Budget and schedule management

Project management software

Microsoft Office

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Project management software

Microsoft Office

Scheduling tools

Job description

Goldbelt, Inc. is seeking a Senior Project Manager to serve as the primary point of contact for FEMA and to oversee overall contract performance, personnel management, and task-order execution in a fast-paced disaster-response environment.

You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams across locations, manage budgets and schedules, and ensure compliance with federal regulations while maintaining thorough program documentation and regular status reports to FEMA and leadership.