Infrastructure Lead - Florida Disaster Management

ICF seeks a professional to work with state and local governments on federally funded disaster recovery and mitigation programs addressing the impacts of multiple disasters across Florida within the Disaster Management division. The Disaster Management division works with government agencies and communities to design and implement policies and programs to promote increased resilience to disasters and long-term housing, economic and infrastructure recovery after disaster strikes.  

You will be immediately responsible for project management or grant management/support services associated with Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) infrastructure programs within the State of Florida.  

This is an onsite position with preference given to the following location(s): Leon County - Hillsborough County - Lee County - Manatee County - Pasco County, and Pinellas County. 

Compensation: While the range below is broader, this position will offer a salary range in the mid to upper 90s, as determined by the hiring team.  Higher education and experience will not change this salary range.

Key Responsibilities:  

• Provide project management, operational, and case management support for state and local governments through the grant and project implementation life cycle including application, scoring, site visits, and award period. 
• Review/modify CDBG-DR/MIT programmatic materials and project files, including standard operating procedures (SOPs), to ensure they reflect the process of the current program(s) and comply with all applicable federal and state laws, rules, and CDBG-DR regulations and guidelines. 
• Develop and modify written products and tools for grantee policies and procedures, program design, and implementation to ensure consistent and compliant processes, including but not limited to checklists, procedures, process flows, training materials.   
• Review subrecipient requests for funding documentation, including but not limited to applications, capacity plans, implementation plans, scope of work, budgets, schedules, plan reviews, and SOPs to ensure compliance with state and local governments’ program guidelines.  
• Provide onsite technical assistance and training to the state and local governments and subrecipients on programmatic and procedural requirements and relevant federal regulations including but not limited to: CDBG-DR/MIT national objectives, procurement, overall LMI benefit, FEMA match or other leveraged fund coordination, labor standards, program design, and guidance on best practices for program implementation to assist with programmatic and project compliance. 
• Provide reporting and data management support, including coordination of data gathering and entry into federal, state, local governments systems of record.   
• Perform various project management duties to include completing daily updates of the task tracking tool used to monitor task progress, due dates and task responsibilities, coordinating ICF staff and resources to ensure tasks are completed on time, and coordinating assignments and deliverables with the prime contractor.
• Support ICF team members as necessary to complete tasks for projects that may be outside of the state of Florida. 
• Work in close collaboration with on-site Leads and project management to support best practices and client policies and participate in reoccurring management, strategy, and problem-solving meetings to ensure client needs are met. 
• Travel to various counties and cities in Florida is required and working within a client office several times a week, as much as full time, may be required. 

Basic Qualifications:   

• Bachelor’s degree in public administration, public policy, government, business administration, or a related discipline or 8+ years CDBG and/or CDBG-DR/MIT experience. 
• 5+ years of CDBG-DR/MIT/NDR experience  
• 3+  years of experience with infrastructure programs, including providing technical assistance to grantees or subrecipients and managing multiple projects and stakeholder interests. 
• Ability to provide expert-level CDBG-DR technical assistance to grantees and subrecipients. 
• 1+ year of experience writing technical guidance or procedures. 

Preferred Skills/Experience:  

• Experience working in a consulting firm, development organization, or public agency preferred. 
• Experience delivering training and technical assistance to and/or implementing projects on behalf of state and local government agencies. 
• Experience working in or with Florida state or local governments or non-profit organizations. 
• Experience with creation of disaster recovery, housing and community development subject-related materials, such as traini