AECOM

Public Assistance (PA) Project Delivery Manager

AECOM • $80K — $100K *
Hebron, KY 41048In-Person
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
2 weeks ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BA/BS degree from an accredited university
  • 6+ years of relevant experience or equivalent education
  • Experience delivering PA Assistance on two or more previous disasters
  • Practical knowledge of FEMA Categories and project worksheet development
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Guide clients through FEMA Public Assistance programs from declaration to funding approval
  • Interpret regulations to evaluate project documentation and develop project worksheets
  • Utilize FEMA Grants Portal for tracking progress and ensuring data integrity
  • Lead project team in assisting clients with project development and appeals
  • Monitor project activities against deadlines
  • Coordinate with architects and engineers to verify project details
  • Draft operational guidance for sub-recipients

Benefits

  • Join a team at a reputable firm with a strong focus on disaster recovery
  • Opportunity to work on impactful projects assisting communities in need
  • Collaborative work environment with professionals in public assistance
  • Flexibility to manage multiple priorities and tasks
  • Potential leadership opportunities on small projects or teams
Full Job Description
Job Description

AECOM is looking for a Public Assistance (PA) Project Delivery Manager to join our team to be scheduled/deployed as work becomes available. A Public Assistance (PA) Project Delivery Manager will assist local, state, tribal, and/or territorial clients with FEMA Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation following a presidentially declared federal disaster. In this role, individuals will be responsible for working directly with clients to identify and develop projects, providing technical support and expertise in the development, submittal, and coordination of project documentation for FEMA review and approval. This position will be offered on a contingent basis, pending client request.

The Public Assistance (PA) Project Delivery Manager responsibilities are as follows:
  • Guide assigned clients through navigating FEMA Public Assistance (PA) and related recovery programs from declaration to funding approval.
  • Interpret and apply 44 CFR, Stafford Act, FEMA Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide (PAPPG) and other applicable rules and regulations to evaluate project documentation and develop project worksheets (PWs) to support eligibility, scope accuracy, and cost reasonableness.
  • Utilize FEMA Grants Portal to track progress, flag risks, and ensure data integrity.
  • Lead project team in client assistance and support, including project identification, development, extension requests, for additional information, and appeals, as applicable.
  • Monitor project activities against prescribed deadlines.
  • Coordinate with architects, engineers, and construction managers as needed to verify quantities, develop cost estimates, and reconcile discrepancies between site inspections and documentation.
  • Draft and deliver program-specific operational guidance to sub-recipients.
  • Deliver customer service through day-to-day interactions with FEMA, state emergency management officers, and sub-recipients.
  • Maintain timely delivery while providing quality deliverables in compliance with AECOM quality standards.


Qualifications

Minimum Requirements
  • BA/BS degree from an accredited university and 6+ years of relevant experience and or demonstrated equivalency of experience and education.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience delivering PA Assistance on at two or more previous disasters.
  • Experience and practical knowledge of FEMA Categories and project worksheet development.
  • Possess flexibility to respond to and manage different tasks, often with competing priorities;
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
  • Ability to work in a team environment;
  • Strong work ethic and ability to work independently.• Under minimal direction, performs comprehensive duties that require extensive and diversified experience and the ability to make independent decisions.
  • Resolves problems using advanced techniques and procedures.
  • Strong knowledge and experience in established process procedures utilizing enterprise content management system.
  • Able to extract reports and perform queries from enterprise content management system.
  • This may be a lead position on a small project or of a group; therefore, basic leadership skills are requred.
  • May train lower level document control staff as required.
  • Ability to supervise and evaluate assigned staff as required.


Additional Information

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

About AECOM

AECOM is a global provider of professional technical and management support services to a broad range of markets, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, water and government. With approximately 45,000 employees around the world, AECOM is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves. AECOM provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in delivering solutions that create, enhance and sustain the world's built, natural, and social environments. A Fortune 500 company, AECOM serves clients in more than 150 countries and had revenue of $8.0 billion during the 12 months ended March 31, 2014.

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Learn more about AECOM
Size
51,000 employees
Market Cap
$11.8 billion
Industry
Real Estate & Construction
Net Income
-$200.8 million
Founded
1990
5 Year Trend
-6.3%
Revenue
$13.3 billion
NASDAQ
ACM
* Ladders Estimates

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