FEMA-Disaster Temporary Housing Task Manager

Job Description

FEMA-Disaster Temporary Housing Task Manager (Nationwide)

Are you looking for a career that allows you to use your skills to serve others in need?  Dewberry currently has several rewarding opportunities to support communities’ recovery from major disasters through the Dewberry Disaster Recovery Services group and our Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster housing contract work.  Our contract vehicles support FEMA’s efforts to provide temporary housing to survivors of major disasters across the United States and its territories. Dewberry is currently searching for a Disaster Temporary Housing Task Manager to join our team. In this role, you will assist with task order management activities including leading teams of staff mobilized to disaster recovery operations across the United States and its territories in support of temporary housing missions.

Dewberry is a leading, market-facing professional services firm with more than 50 locations and 2,000 professionals nationwide. What sets us apart from our competitors are our people. At Dewberry, we seek out exceptional talent and strive to deliver the highest quality of services to our clients. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a new graduate, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with the best and brightest and work on innovative and complex projects at the forefront of the industry. Our commitment to excellence stems from our personal integrity and from other defining attributes, which we call “Dewberry at Work,” that have inspired our employees to be successful for more than a half-century.

Responsibilities

The Task Manager will travel to assigned field operations to manage the dynamic daily activities of deployed team members assisting FEMA with the identification and implementation of temporary housing solutions.  The ideal candidate for this position has a background in residential construction (single-family and multi-family) and prior experience supporting Federal, State and Local entities with disaster recovery, specifically FEMA’s Individual Assistance Direct Housing program.  Technical experience should include task management, site planning and development, and residential and/or commercial construction.  The role requires strong organizational and written communication skill, and the ability to communicate effectively with team members and our client representatives.

Required Skills & Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction, or related field (equivalent work experience may be considered in lieu of degree, if applicable)
• Minimum of ten (10) years of professional experience including five (5) years of project management experience
• Strong leadership skills managing teams of professionals and technicians
• Proven record of successful execution of complex projects
• Knowledge and experience with infrastructure design and assessments, residential development and construction, quality assurance, construction cost estimating, and scheduling
• Knowledge of FEMA disaster recovery programs including the Direct Housing program, preferred
• Excellent verbal, people, and written communication skills
• Must be computer literate and proficient with Microsoft Office Suite applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Must be able to deploy to an alternate work location for up to twelve (12) months working in excess of 50 hours per week
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation to include criminal, financial and driver’s history.
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance as required by federal contract
• Must have a clean driving record and able to maintain a valid driver’s license in order to operate a company, personal, or rental vehicle

Don’t meet every single requirement? At Dewberry we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace for our employee’s. So, if you’re excited about this role, but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the position description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may just be the right candidate for this or other opportunities.

*At this time, Dewberry will not sponsor a new applicant for work authorization.

*This position is covered by the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act of 1965 (SCA).

*Dewberry is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or sexual orientation.

*Only recipients of an offer of employment from Dewberry, will be required to submit to a background screening which may include, but is not limited to, employment verification, educational and other credential verification, driving record check, criminal background check, and an investigative consumer report. These screenings will be conducted by Dewberry’s background vendor of choice and will be conducted in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local law.