Environmental Planning & Historic Preservation Compliance Specia

IEM is looking for a Full Time- Environmental and Historic Preservation Compliance Specialist.

Primary Location:

• Candidates can originate from anywhere in the United States, you will work remotely from home or personal office location.

Travel Requirements:

• This position will require travel several times per year. Travel and other expenses are reimbursable in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations.

Essential Functions:

• Demonstrate profound knowledge and experience in environmental regulatory compliance, particularly with EPA standards, quality assurance management, and data quality.
• Skillfully analyze and obtain grants, consistently monitor economic developments in the environmental sector.
• Lead stakeholder engagement activities, providing environmental expertise to clients, and develop solutions to complex environmental issues.
• Actively support business development efforts by building relationships within the emergency management community, developing new business opportunities, and assisting in proposal preparation.
• Manage the overall operation and direction of the program or project.
• Develop strategies for achieving project goals and objectives.
• Develop and maintains Project Work Plan including budget and schedule.
• Serve as Primary Point of Contact between client stakeholders and project team.
• Provide written and oral reports to contract management and client representatives.
• Provide training and technical assitance to subrecipients.
• Attend monthly meetings to discuss RFIs/ pending reviews for HMGP, BRIC, FMA, FMA swift current.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience including experience with Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation.
• Master's Degree in relevant field.
• Strong leadership and communication skills to manage a diverse team and interact with multiple stakeholders.
• Analytical thinker with the ability to analyze complex situations, develop effective solutions, and lead policy and agenda development.
• High degree of initiative and independence, coupled with the ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic team environment.
• Deep commitment to environmental conservation and sustainable development.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Juris Doctorate in Environmental Law or relevant professional certification or accreditation.
• Professional Registration or Certification in EPA Quality Assurance Management and Data Quality.
• Seven years of program and project management experience at a strategic level within state or local government, dealing with local, state, tribal, and/or federal agencies.
• Comprehensive understanding of FEMA, resiliency, preparedness missions, and mitigation, response, and recovery programs, including the National Disaster Recovery Framework, with a special emphasis on environmental planning and historic preservation.
• Proven success in analyzing and obtaining grants, monitoring economic developments in the environmental sector.
• Demonstrated expertise in environmental law, particularly experience with the EPA.

Additional Location and Travel Information:

Benefits and more:

Why join IEM:

We are a woman owned company in Emergency Management that embraces teamwork, collaboration, flexible performance, actionable solutions and integrity/ethics. Our work touches everyone. We produce results that matter. Results that save lives - join us while we build a safe, secure and resilient world.

Our culture:

IEM believes in the greater good and it is our commitment to attract those who have excellent technical skills, creative minds and innovative ideas to keep propelling us forward.

IEM is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Vets and Disabled:

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from Human Resources.