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AC Disaster Consulting

Senior Consultant II, Emergency Management Recovery

AC Disaster Consulting, Denver, Colorado, United States, 80285


SummaryWe are a leading, national consulting firm that provides compassionate, full-spectrum emergency management services including planning and preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation services to the public and private sectors before, during and after a natural disaster or catastrophic event.

Our mission is to provide compassionate consulting services to local, state, federal, and industry clients, active in disaster response, recovery, and preparedness. We will be on time, on target, and on budget with the services aligned to the evolving threats and hazards facing our nation.

The position will be guided by ACDC’s Corporate Values Platform in all activities.

Position Overview:

Job Title:

Senior Consultant II

Full Time or Part Time:

Full Time/Exempt

Temporary/Seasonal/Regular:

Regular

Reporting Division:

Recovery

Compensation:

$90k-100k per year

Travel/Location:

This position could require up to 50% travel/deployment.

Benefits Summary:

Health Insurance

Vision and Dental Insurance

Time off to Volunteer

Paid Parental Leave

Short-Term Disability Insurance

401(k) Account and match

Corporate Computer

Paid-Time Off (PTO): Annual Leave and Sick Leave Accruals

Training and Professional Development Opportunities

Cell Phone Reimbursement

Mission of Role/Position Summary:

The Emergency Management Senior Consultant II is responsible for leading client interactions and advising company and clients with special projects within their scope as a subject matter expert. An Emergency Management Senior Consultant II provides advanced consulting services, leads a small group of consultants, and provides advice and analytical services to private businesses and government agencies on how to deal with emergency situations or any emergency management functions or disciplines. Each Consultant will have a specific work portfolio based on skill sets and needs. The position will be guided in all activities by ACDC’s Corporate Values Platform.

Tasks, Duties, and Responsibilities:

Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the following essential functions.

Lead operation functions within your multiple focus areas of emergency management, including playing a critical consulting role on, leading entire smaller project or specific portions of larger projects. Directly interface with others as a subject matter expert, applying critical thinking and advanced client relations skillset.

With intermediate to advanced knowledge of the principals of the emergency management framework, diversify capabilities within projects of increased complexity.

Supervise, mentor and guide project employee and consultant level team members.

Provide support with all strategic and business plans to ensure they are followed in relation to project and division work.

Consult and provide technical and subject matter expertise to clients. Ensure all aspects of critical portions of assigned projects are completed as outlined in the scope of work and timeline, mindful of appropriate resource allocation.

Utilize project operation knowledge, judgement, and discretion to lead or manage others, acting as a mentor to other levels of consultants.

Ensure you and others meet or exceed personnel allocation and utilization targets.

Attend, participate, and lead individual and group scheduled meetings and events. Respond, engage, and initiate other company communications as appropriate.

Lead and directly engage with clients at conferences and networking events. Prepare materials for information sessions with communities and clients, and present at speaking engagements.

Demonstrate and practice advanced knowledge of company client engagement practices, and regularly exercise discretion in decision-making.

Utilize working knowledge of company services and contracts to participate and help prepare for client/partner meetings and proposal presentations. Support the creation, updating, and distribution of company marketing materials and capabilities statements based on subject matter expertise.

Participate in all aspects of business development, including reviewing, evaluating, and responding to proposals and data calls. Learn about our pipeline tracking and account management processes. Build and maintain relationships with teaming partners and clients. Stay up to date on industry developments.

Makes decisions and exercises judgement on assigned projects, portions of projects, and individual work as technical and subject matter expert. Provide guidance to others on prioritizing tasks. Seeks guidance from leadership on prioritizing business goals.

Maintain currency of and compliance with applicable state and federal policies, procedures, and guidance documents for applicable roles.

Provide response and recovery related training to state and local government clients.

Perform quality control review procedures over work performed by other consultants and over client-provided documents as requested.

During a disaster, you may be called into the field to support or co-lead relief efforts or assist with organizing responses to support advanced roles in emergency situations and/or activations.

Gain experience, train for, and become knowledgeable in all areas of Emergency Management.

Maintain/pursue ongoing knowledge, certifications, and subject matter expertise as appropriate.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and written.

Ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive customer and internal information.

Capable of multi-tasking when necessary.

Ability to Develop Disaster Recovery Frameworks for clients as requested.

Ability to make project management decisions based on analytical skills. Report and communicate with appropriate stakeholders.

Demonstrated ability to conduct program evaluation and analysis based on industry standards.

Ability to work across multiple functions and divisions on various projects.

Proven record of accomplishment with project management best practices.

Ability to train others and lead projects and/or programs with senior leadership oversight.

Ability to create and maintain relationships with a variety of public and private sector clients.

Excellent critical thinking, strategic planning, and problem-solving skills.

Highly organized.

Detail-oriented.

Strong time management skills.

Strong desire to help people.

Ability to remain flexible and adapt quickly to changes in roles, responsibilities, priorities and projects.

Ability to work independently with minimal direction.

Experience/Education Required:

5-7+ years’ advanced or subject matter expert-level knowledge/experience in various emergency management functions.

5+ years (advanced level) direct customer service and consulting experience including prospective and current client engagement.

5+ years of direct project management experience including a demonstrated lead of project deliverables, adherence to project deadlines and budget, and facilitating client/stakeholder engagements.

Bachelor’s degree in emergency management, public safety, or a related field. Equivalency: Professional experience beyond minimum requirements, in a related field may substitute the bachelor's degree on a year for year basis.

5+ years (advanced to subject matter expert level) knowledge and/or experience in one or more Emergency Management Disciplines.

3+ years (intermediate to advanced level) knowledge and/or experience in two or more Emergency Management Disciplines.

3+ years (intermediate level) knowledge of recovery and response programs including FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) Public Assistance.

Knowledge of full scope Emergency Management protocols and familiarity with state and local plans, agencies, and funding sources is necessary.

Proficient in Microsoft Office 365, particularly Excel.

Experience/Education Preferred

Applicable Certifications:

Certified Emergency Manager (CEM)

Professional Project Management Certification (PMP)

Business development experience.

At least 1 year demonstrated supervisory experience including personnel performance management.

Proficient with Salesforce.

Supervisory Responsibilities

The Senior Consultant II may have supervisory responsibilities within projects as well as direct reports.

Expected Hours of Work

Schedule may vary and require work on evenings and weekends and dependability and punctuality are paramount.

Travel Requirements

Up to 50% travel is expected for this position.

Must be willing to travel and deploy to client sites for prolonged periods of time.

Physical Demands

Mobility required on-site with clients.

Sitting or standing for hours at a time.

Ability to work at a computer for prolonged periods of time as needed.

Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. repetitively throughout the day and as needed.

Work Environment

Emergency management consultants may work in an office or home environment or be deployed to the field which may require working outdoors in adverse weather conditions.

Work may be on-site with clients ex: EOC, hospital, debris sites or local government buildings.

All AC Disaster Consulting (ACDC) positions are remote work site positions with the home location agreed upon at time of hire.

If the remote work site locations change, ACDC Human Resources must be made aware, and leadership needs to approve any site changes for business registration and payroll tax purposes.

Additional Qualifications

Must be 18 years of age or older.

Must pass company and any applicable client background check and reference check upon offer of employment.

Eligibility to work in the United States is required.

Benefits

Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance

Short-Term Disability/Voluntary Long-Term Disability

401(k) Account with Company Match

Paid-Time Off (PTO): Annual Leave and Sick Leave Accruals

Paid Parental Leave

Training and Professional Development Opportunities

Corporate Computer

Time off to Volunteer

Cell Phone Allowance

EEO Statement

AC Disaster Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to engaging a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. AC Disaster Consulting will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any protected characteristic.

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