Program Manager - Florida Client Site

IEM is searching for a Full Time- Program Manager who will serve as the primary Point of Contact (POC) between client stakeholders and the project team and provide written and oral reports to contract management and client representatives. The candidate will be expected to manage the overall operation and direction of the Program, including budget and schedule. This is a fast-paced environment, and each position/candidate should expect to work within tight deadlines with accuracy and consistency.

Primary Location:

• Live in the Tampa Bay region in Florida. The Tampa Bay Region includes Hillsborough, Sarasota, Manatee, Pinellas, Hernando, and Pasco Counties.
• Work in an office environment with a team.

Travel Requirements:

• This position will require travel to complete work assignments or attend meetings. Travel and other expenses are reimbursable in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations or DoD regulations.

Essential Functions:

• Provide Program Management, overseeing Disaster Recovery program development strategies, processes, and standard operating procedures; provide guidance for federally funded grant program strategies - specifically the Community Development Block Grant for Disaster Recovery (CBDG-DR) and Mitigation.
• Manage project managers and teams, assess employee knowledge skills and abilities, and timekeeping. In addition, this position may require experience with other federal and state programs - such as FEMA-funded programs.
• This position will require limited supervision and will manage teams and projects and interact directly with Senior staff, clients, and teaming partners. It will also require extensive grant management experience with federal programs and business development experience with leading and writing proposals and pursuing market opportunities.
• Managing staff and coordinating internal resources
• Managing project progress: Ensuring projects meet deadlines, deliverables, and financial expectations
• Managing relationships with clients
• Overseeing incoming and outgoing project documentation/deliverables
• Overseeing risk mitigation planning strategies
• Reviewing project reports and delivering detailed reports for executive staff
• Optimizing and improving processes and the overall approach where necessary
• Securing growth opportunities and initiating new projects
• Managing project management teams
• Identify and advise Senior staff and the client on any potential program and project compliance risks and issues, as well as develop mitigating strategies
• Schedule, attend, and participate in all meetings with assigned clients as requested
• Provide strategy support to help our clients achieve national objectives and meet eligibility requirements
• Presenting and communicating programs to internal and external audiences
• Provides written and oral reports to contract management and client representatives

Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree: Bachelor's Degree plus professional certification
• Experience: Ten (10) years' relevant experience with management of at least five (5) projects similar in nature including:
  
  
  
  • Management of staff
  • Meeting project deadlines with viable deliverables
  • Budget management
  • Weekly written and oral reports
  
  
  
  
• Five (5) years' experience in successful delivery or performance of service of federally funded disaster recovery programs.
• Five (5) years' experience in providing programmatic and technical assistance, performing program reviews, and project analysis.
• Experience with estimation/projections of application development status, project implementation and funds expenditures for any federal Grant/sub-grant
• Experience with Public Speaking

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in a related field
• Project Management Professional Certification

Additional Information:

• Office Locations: Often, these offices are either owned by the client we work with or by IEM. All candidates are expected to follow any rules and regulations of the office in which they are required to work for that project

Benefits and more:

• 10 paid Holidays
• Vacation Pay
• Sick Pay
• 401 (K) plan with matching
• Company paid STD and LTD

Equal Employment Opportunity. All IEM employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, placement, training availability, promotion, compensation, evaluation, disciplinary actions, and termination of employment, if necessary, are made without regard to an individual's race, color, religion, creed, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

Reasonable Accommodation. IEM is committed to providing reasonable workplace accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance or reasonable accommodation during any part of the application or employment process, please email IEMhumanresources@iem.com with specific details about the requested accommodation. All accommodation requests are reviewed case-by-case in compliance with applicable law.