Public Assistance Project Manager - Tetra Tech, Inc.

Are you ready to take the next step in your career? Do you want to do meaningful work that improves quality of life? At Tetra Tech, you will work with high-performing teams who are passionate about using their expertise to find solutions to complex problems in water, environment, infrastructure, resource management, energy, and international development.

Tetra Tech's Disaster Response Division currently has an opportunity for a Project Manager. This is a REMOTE position.

Responsibilities will include:

• Serves as Primary Point of Contact between client, stakeholders, and project team, and provides good customer service to applicants through prompt follow-up and a professional demeanor

• Manages the overall operation and direction of the program or project and determines and defines project scopes and objectives

• Predicts resources needed to reach objectives and manages resources in an effective and efficient manner

• Prepares budget based on scope of work and resource requirements, maintains project work plan, and tracks project costs in order to meet Tetra Tech financial goals

• Provides written and oral reports to contract management and client representatives and provides project updates on a consistent basis to various stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress

• Manages contracts with vendors and suppliers by assigning tasks and communicating expected deliverables

• Develops strategies for achieving project goals and objectives and monitors progress and adjusts as needed

• Measures project performance to identify areas for improvement

• Provides strategic guidance to team and leads internal meetings

• Reviews and approves project SOPs, Org Charts, and staffing changes

• Reviews and approves employee's payroll and time and attendance requests

• Utilizes industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout entire project execution

• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Additional tasks may include (for FEMA PA support specifically):

• Provides customer service to assigned applicants throughout the FEMA Public Assistance grant management process

• Works with the FEMA PA Site Inspector Task Force Leader and PA Program Delivery Task Force Leader to coordinate effective, efficient, and accurate delivery of grant funding

• Coordinates with numerous stakeholders, such as recipients and subrecipients, to complete submission of FEMA PA grant application

• Oversees FEMA Grants Portal application process to enter, update, and retrieve grant information

• Follow applicable local, state, tribal, territorial, and Federal regulations on grant eligibility and works with Tetra Tech Subject Matter Experts to communicate changes to program requirements and their potential affects to client's goals

• Reviews project recommendations to develop RFI's with the requisite questions, documentation, and strategy/course of action with FEMA leads and transmits to Client

• Provides technical assistance regarding FEMA and related funding sources and assists with eligibility determinations based on data received.

Qualifications:

• 7+ years of FEMA Public Assistance Grant Experience

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel with the ability to utilize Excel functions to increase efficiency

• Self-motivated, organized, detail oriented, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and objective

• Flexible, able to immediately adapt to changing priorities

• Associate or bachelor's degree preferred

• Prior FEMA public assistance experience as a Program Delivery Manager (PDMG) including Grants Manager and Grants Portal experience, and direct contact with clients and recipients preferred

About Tetra Tech:

Tetra Tech combines the resources of a global, multibillion-dollar company with local, client-focused delivery in more than 470 locations around the world. Our reputation rests on the technical expertise and dedication of our employees-22,000 associates working together to provide smart, scalable solutions for challenging projects. We are proud to be home to leading technical experts in water, environment, infrastructure, resource management, energy, and international development.

Explore our open positions at https://www.tetratech.com/careers. Follow us on social media to learn more about our people, culture, and opportunities:

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Tetra Tech is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity, inclusion, and equity are among Tetra Tech's core values. Throughout our history, the company has prioritized equitable inclusion of all people. All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, military or veteran status, gender, age, disabilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information and any other characteristics protected by the law. We invite resumes from all interested parties. Please visit our website at www.tetratech.com to see the array of diverse services and exciting projects we are currently working on.

Tetra Tech is a VEVRAA federal contractor and we request priority referral of veterans for available positions.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

Please no phone calls or agencies.

Additional Information

• Organization: 105 TDR