Hazard Mitigation Specialist I - Remote

IEM is looking for a Full-Time Hazard Mitigation Specialist I to join our growing team. The Hazard Mitigation Specialist I supports FEMA mitigation programs by helping communities develop effective, costefficient strategies to reduce longterm disaster risk. The role includes researching hazards, assessing damaged infrastructure, preparing technical documentation, conducting BCAs, and assisting with grant applications. Working both independently and with project teams, the Specialist ensures all work meets federal program requirements and helps SLTT partners strengthen resilience and rebuild safely.

Primary Location

• Live anywhere in the United States including Puerto Rico
• Work from a personal office / at home location
• Preferred candidates will reside in Tallahassee Florida

Travel Requirements:

• This position may require travel to complete work assignments or attend meetings.

Essential Functions:

• Assist with developing mitigation strategies and viable, costeffective mitigation actions for state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) partners and eligible private non-profit entities, working closely with SLTTs and federal agencies to identify opportunities to enhance infrastructure resilience following disasters.
• Provide project support services to implementation teams and senior staff, ensuring coordinated input, highquality deliverables, and alignment with Customer SOW requirements.
• Conduct projectrelated research to support mitigation planning, risk evaluation, resilience strategy development, and technical analysis.
• Review and assess damaged infrastructure and assist in developing technically feasible and costeffective mitigation measures that reduce longterm disaster risk.
• Compile, track, and analyze project data, including information related to damages, mitigation options, riskreduction benefits, and project feasibility.
• Assist in analyzing solution requirements, including regulatory compliance considerations, hazardspecific needs, and potential mitigation pathways.
• Develop project documentation, including scoping materials, compliance reviews, technical research, application components, and concise responses to Requests for Information (RFIs).
• Independently plan and execute project tasks and activities in accordance with the Customer SOW, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant work products.
• Ensure compliance with applicable mitigation program regulations and support resilient rebuilding and longterm riskreduction efforts.
• Develop BenefitCost Analyses (BCAs), BenefitCost Ratios (BCRs), and BCA methodologies to support project eligibility, costeffectiveness, and alignment with federal requirements.
• Provide grant management and technical assistance for Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) and other mitigationfocused programs supporting planning, project development, and project implementation.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience: One (1) year of substantially continuous experience in FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) programs-including the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Program, and Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) Program (formerly the PreDisaster Mitigation Program); similar federal or state mitigation or resilience programs; federally funded disaster recovery programs; or a combination thereof.
• One (1) year of continuous experience providing direct programmatic and technical assistance, performing program reviews, and conducting project analysis in one or more of the programs noted above.
• Experience estimating project timelines and tracking application development, project implementation, and expenditures of funds for federal grants or subgrants.
• Basic understanding of FEMA's Community Lifelines and the principles behind them.
• Strong reading, comprehension, and computer/dataentry skills, including training and experience with FEMA disaster systems such as Grants Portal, eGrants, and EMMIE.
• Strong writing and communication skills, including public speaking experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree: Bachelor's degree in Emergency Management, Engineering, Architecture, Environmental Sciences, or a related field.
• Experience: One (1) year of continuous experience working specifically with FEMA's HMGP, including:
  
  
  
  • Conducting applicant briefings
  • Understanding hazard mitigation plans and strategies, including plan development, updates, and reviews
  • Project scoping to develop mitigation actions and applications, preparing amendments, scopechange requests, and similar documentation
  • Reviewing applications for completeness and developing clear, concise, technically accurate RFIs
  • Ability to explain and/or perform BenefitCost Analyses (BCA)
  
  
  
  
• Experience using FEMA GO disaster system.
• Relevant professional licenses and certifications, such as Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) or Certified Emergency Manager (CEM).
• Basic understanding of economic, environmental, social, health and public safety, transportation, and emergency access impacts and how these factors influence project development.

Additional Information:

• Personal Office :All personal office work environments require the ability to maintain minimum Internet speeds of 25 Mbps upload and 3 Mbps download, as well as a ping rate of 100 ms or less during working hours, regardless of the type and number of devices using your Internet connection. You must also have account privileges and access to your Internet service provider account during working hours for the purpose of maintaining the Internet connection, if needed.

Benefits and more:

• Salary is based on your location and experience level: $65,000 - $80,000
• 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 accommodation 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.