Senior FEMA Program Manager – Disaster-Response Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Goldbelt Global is seeking a Senior Project Manager to serve as the primary FEMA liaison, overseeing contract performance, personnel management, and task-order execution. You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced disaster-response environment to ensure schedule compliance, quality control, and financial oversight.

The role requires leadership for the GPATS contract across multiple locations, delivering compliant, timely results while managing risks and reporting to FEMA and

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 grants.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams, subcontractors, budgets, schedules, and contract deliverables.
• Ability to travel and deploy to disaster-affected locations.
• Ability to complete federal background screening.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary liaison between FEMA, Goldbelt Professional Services, 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.

Education

Bachelor's degree in emergency management, business administration, public administration, project management, engineering, or related field

Master's degree in emergency management, business administration, public administration, project management, or related discipline

Project Management Professional certification

Certified Emergency Manager designation

Tools

Microsoft Office

Project scheduling tools

Collaboration platforms

Project management software

Job description

Goldbelt Global is seeking a Senior Project Manager to serve as the primary FEMA liaison, overseeing contract performance, personnel management, and task-order execution. You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced disaster-response environment to ensure schedule compliance, quality control, and financial oversight.

The role requires leadership for the GPATS contract across multiple locations, delivering compliant, timely results while managing risks and reporting to FEMA and