OverviewPlease note that this position is contingent upon the successful award of a contract currently under bid.
Summary:
The Senior Project Manager will serve as the primary point of contact for FEMA and will be responsible for overall contract performance, personnel management, task-order execution, quality control, schedule compliance, and financial oversight. This individual must be capable of managing multiple concurrent projects supporting FEMA grant programs and coordinating multidisciplinary teams in a fast-paced, disaster-response environment.
Responsibilities
Essential Job Functions:
- 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.
Qualifications
Necessary Skills and Knowledge:
- Strong understanding of federal contract administration, performance reporting, quality control, and risk management.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with senior government officials, contracting personnel, technical staff, and corporate leadership.
- Excellent written, verbal, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, project scheduling tools, collaboration platforms, and project management software.
- Core Competencies:
- Federal program and contract management
- FEMA grants and emergency management knowledge
- Task-order planning and execution
- Personnel leadership and team development
- Budget and schedule management
- Quality assurance and regulatory compliance
- Risk identification and problem resolution
- Disaster-response mobilization
- Customer and stakeholder engagement
- Technical and executive-level communication
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in emergency management, business administration, public administration, project management, engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible project or program management experience.
- At least five years of experience managing federal contracts, FEMA programs, disaster recovery projects, emergency management programs, or federally funded grant activities.
- Demonstrated experience managing multidisciplinary teams, subcontractors, budgets, schedules, and contract deliverables.
- Experience managing multiple task orders or projects simultaneously.
- Ability to travel and deploy to disaster-affected locations when required.
- Ability to successfully complete applicable federal background screening and suitability requirements.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in emergency management, business administration, public administration, project management, or a related discipline.
- Project Management Professional certification.
- Certified Emergency Manager designation.
- Direct experience supporting FEMA grant programs, including Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation Assistance, preparedness grants, or disaster recovery programs.
- Knowledge of the Stafford Act, Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations, FEMA grant guidance, and federal disaster assistance programs.
- Experience managing an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract, blanket purchase agreement, or multiple-award federal contract.
- Experience recruiting, mobilizing, and managing personnel for nationwide disaster operations.
- Previous experience serving as a key person on a large federal contract.
Pay and Benefits
The salary range for this position is $137,000.00 to $157,000.00 annually.
At Goldbelt, we value and reward our team's dedication and hard work. We provide a competitive base salary commensurate with your qualifications and experience. As an employee, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with company matching, tax-deferred savings options, supplementary benefits, paid time off, and professional development opportunities.