Director, Portfolio Manager (FEMA Public Assistance & Recovery)

Location: Remote within the United States; must be based in and/or able to travel extensively across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, West, Pacific & Alaska, Midwest, and Central regions. Travel up to 50%, typically 25–50% and higher during active disaster response periods.

Salary: $131,256–$223,134 annually, based on full-time employment.

Company

hirify.global is a consulting and technology services provider supporting public- and private-sector clients with policy, digital, data, and disaster management expertise.

What you will do

• Build the Public Assistance and Recovery presence across the assigned FEMA regions and prioritize target states for expansion.
• Develop regional capture strategies, map target clients, build teaming partnerships, and grow the business development pipeline.
• Establish senior relationships with state and local emergency management agencies, risk and insurance offices, and public assistance grant recipients.
• Lead regional proposal development, including capture teams, technical volumes, RFP compliance, schedules, pricing, and teaming strategy.
• Own regional portfolio P&L and oversee scope, schedule, budget, FEMA compliance, and quality for awarded engagements.
• Recruit and manage Project Managers and subject-matter experts while establishing staffing plans, utilization planning, delivery processes, and quality controls.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 7+ years of combined emergency management/FEMA experience, including 3+ years in a leadership or client-facing capacity.
• 3+ years of direct experience managing multi-client portfolios and Project Managers.
• Experience winning or managing state master service agreements, on-call contracts, or other long-term procurement vehicles.
• Working knowledge of the FEMA Public Assistance Program, including the Stafford Act, 44 CFR Part 206, and PAPPG.
• Willingness to travel extensively, up to 50%, within the assigned regions.

Nice to have

• Existing relationships with state emergency management agencies, risk and insurance offices, or recovery organizations in the assigned FEMA regions.
• Experience with emergency planning, preparedness, EOC activations, or incident management.
• PMP or CEM certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with a nationwide remote office structure.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams combining business analysis, policy, digital strategy, data science, and creative expertise.
• Equal opportunity workplace with reasonable accommodations available throughout the application and employment process.
• AI tools are not permitted during interviews unless required as an approved accommodation.