OPS Grant Manager - 31902047

Ops Grant Manager - 31902047

The Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) plans for and responds to both natural and man-made disasters. These range from floods and hurricanes to incidents involving hazardous materials or nuclear power. FDEM is the liaison between federal, state, and local agencies. FDEM prepares and implements a statewide Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, routinely conducts extensive exercises to test state and county emergency response capabilities, provides technical assistance to local governments as they prepare emergency plans and procedures, as well as conducts emergency operations trainings for state and local government agencies.

FDEM serves as the lead agency for the State Emergency Response Team (SERT), whose primary goal is the coordination of the state's efforts during disaster response and recovery. This coordination is conducted within the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) in Tallahassee. Additionally, FDEM manages the State Watch Office; the 24-hours a day operation tasked with providing situational awareness to stakeholders statewide. After a disaster, FDEM conducts damage assessment surveys and advises the Governor of the State of Florida on whether to declare an emergency and seek federal relief funds.

This position reports to the Non-Disaster Program Manager in the Non-Disaster Unit of the Bureau of Mitigation. General duties and responsibilities consist of providing overall management of grants associated with the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA), Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Swift Current, the Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM), and any other assigned grants.

General duties and responsibilities consist of :

• Provide overall management of grants and projects associated with the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA), Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Swift Current and Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) programs, etc.
• Provide assistance to eligible sub-applicants including local governments on Non-Disaster mitigation projects, review sub-applications and submit annual applications to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), conduct grant management activities including developing contracts, developing scopes of work and budgets, monitoring projects from beginning to end for contract and program compliance, preparing quarterly reports, processing financial reimbursements, preparing closeout reports and other work related to the Non-Disaster programs.
• Provide assistance to eligible sub-applicants in submitting sub-applications for construction hazard mitigation projects and non-construction hazard mitigation projects.
• Assist the Non-Disaster Program Manager in identifying program priorities, monitoring program status and assist with the development of spreadsheets and related management tools.
• Coordinate with the State's floodplain management office as needed to fulfill all grant and / or project compliance issues.
• Perform other related duties and travel as assigned, including assisting with disaster duties as a result of Presidential declared or non-declared disasters.

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The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace. Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must contact the FDEM Human Resources Office at (850) 815-4177. The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act. Successful completion of background screening will be required for this position. The State of Florida and FDEM participate in E-Verify. This federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.