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As a result of storms, flooding, and tornados across the Midwest, namely Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, FEMA is seeking support from CCPRS for a new Task Order to aid in recovery efforts under our PA TAC V contract. If you want to join a company committed to you and your success, invest your technical expertise with us and support FEMA on this new Task Order.

We’re seeking Construction Managers and Project Managers to deploy to Kansas City, Missouri and West Des Moines, Iowa to support FEMA in providing services to their applicants. You’ll help deliver the Public Assistance grant process (from applicant assignment to exit briefing) for applicants in the states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.

You will manage multiple projects under tight deadlines and rapidly identify and recommend solutions to issues, concerns, or problems that may arise during product development. You will communicate orally and in writing to coordinate with others and formulate letters in response to correspondence and inquiries from internal/external stakeholders.

Your primary focus will be to coordinate with assigned Sub-Recipients throughout the Public Assistance (PA) grant delivery process for FEMA Region VII Multiple Disasters. Your role will be integral to the implementation of the PA Program. This position facilitates and coordinates the effective, efficient, and accurate delivery of grant funding. This requires coordinating with the Sub-Recipient on recovery priorities, understanding their capabilities and capacity to develop projects, and participating in the validation of damages from site inspections to Project Formulation through Obligation and Applicant Recovery Transition Meeting. This role is critical to Sub-Recipients and the early identification of special consideration issues and opportunities to avoid delays throughout the entire process.

For our FEMA client, qualified candidates must be U.S. citizens, able to clear Department of Homeland Security background check for security clearance level of "Public Trust", and open to working 8-12 hours per day for 5-6 days per week. You’ll deploy to Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, or Nebraska in remote disaster conditions, and most of the job responsibilities will be conducted in a FEMA office. Due to the awarding of this Task Order, you must be ready to mobilize within 24-48 hours of official notice, commit to a deployment of up to 6 months or longer, and be flexible for contingent type of project work.

Jacobs’ health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. As a modified full-time employee, we’ll give you the flexibility to work anywhere between 21-39 hours per week. Employees for this role will be working on an SCA contract, and have access to medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance, a 401(k) plan, and the ability to purchase company stock at a discount. Eligible employees may also enroll in a deferred compensation plan or the Executive Deferral Plan. Employees in a modified full-time status will receive PTO based upon number of hours worked. And certain roles may be eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, performance discretionary bonus, and stock.

Typical hourly rate range for this position is $51/hr - $71/hr and is commensurate with experience relative to the position.

• 5 years of Construction Management and Inspection experience or 5 years of professional history in Project Management experience within a technical field.

• Bachelor’s Degree OR 10 plus years of professional Construction Management or Project Management experience in lieu of degree.

• Must be a U.S. citizen and be able to pass a Department of Homeland Security "Public Trust" level background check.

• Must have a clean driving record and ability to pass a Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) check.

• Must have a current valid driver’s license.

• Ability to mobilize within 24-48 hours, commit to a minimum 180-day assignment in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and/or Nebraska.

• Ability to work well across multiple teams and meet critical deadlines.

• Flexibility to work in different locations as needed by FEMA.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite.

• Computer Proficiency--in this role you must be competent and fully proficient at operating a computer, finding files, editing documents in adobe and word, working with Excel spreadsheets, ability to effectively interface with applications in web browsers, working knowledge of saving, renaming, editing, organizing files and moving between iPhone and PC seamlessly, and navigating the internet for research purposes.

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• 10 plus years of Construction Management or Project Management experience.

• Significant focus and experience in providing excellent customer service, attention to detail and must have excellent communication (writing and verbal) skills.

• Prior experience in the PA Program: Site Inspectors, Program Delivery Managers, Public Assistance Coordinator (PAC) Crew Leader, Project Specialist, Debris Specialist, Debris Monitor, FEMA-certified Trainer, Hazard Mitigation Specialist (Sections 404 and 406), or Long-Term Community Recovery Program Specialist.

• Trainings completed in Program Delivery Manager training, Site Inspector training, Public Assistance Operations I (PA Ops I), Public Assistance Operations II (PA Ops II), and Project Worksheet (PW) Development.

• Proficiency in FEMA’s Grants Manager program.

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