Project Specialist – HMGP

🕒 September 22

🐊 Florida, Georgia – Remote

🐊 Florida – Remote 🍑 Georgia – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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YA Group

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1997

💼 Consulting

🏗️ Construction

🛡️ Insurance

💰 Private equity on 2021-09

Consulting • Construction • Insurance

YA Group is a global technical consulting firm that provides forensic, engineering, environmental, construction, and claims-related expert services to clients who need clarity in complex, high-stakes matters. Their offerings include accident reconstruction and biomechanics, forensic engineering and architecture, construction consulting and quantity surveying, environmental investigations, forensic accounting, litigation support and expert witness services, project and program management, owner’s representation, testing and laboratory services, and insurance claims consulting. The firm emphasizes technical excellence, interconnected multidisciplinary teams, rapid local response from a global expert network, and over 25 years of experience delivering services for construction, insurance, legal, government, and corporate clients.

📋 Description

• Provide administrative and programmatic support through all stages of federal and state grant program lifecycles, from pre-award review through project implementation, progress monitoring, and award closeout. • Oversee mitigation project lifecycles and coordinate with counties, cities, states, federal agencies, applicants, and other entities. • Review project applications, ensure proper procedures, answer questions, and submit completed recovery project applications to FEMA for funding. • Draft project agreements, review requested modifications, and update agreements through execution. • Monitor active projects, review quality reports, process payments, communicate with stakeholders, and ensure regulatory compliance. • Collect, analyze, organize, and summarize financial and grant data. • Assist with federal and client-specific reporting requirements. • Track and monitor budgets and communicate results to project and client management. • Research and maintain fluency in rules and regulations for FEMA, ARPA, SLFRF, IIJA, and other federal funding programs. • Build trusted advisor relationships with clients, project management, state agencies, sub-recipients, and internal subject matter experts. • Travel to property sites to meet owners, explain funding opportunities, encourage participation, and assist with applications. • Support client performance management of FEMA funds by assessing portfolios, anticipating challenges, and providing recommendations. • Oversee final project inspections and closeout processes for completed recovery projects.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental studies, Hazard Mitigation, Urban Planning, Public Administration, Water/Conservation Management, Environmental Science, Emergency Management, Economics, or a related field required. • 3 years' work experience required. • Located in FL or Southern GA preferred. • Sales or account management experience considered a plus. • Proficiency with Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Office 365, specifically Word, Excel, Outlook, and Power Apps (BI, Query, Automate). • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. • Up to 50% travel required depending on program assignment.

🏖️ Benefits

• Employee-focused culture • Strong commitment to work-life balance • 100% Remote work • Paid Time Off • Paid family care/sick leave • Parental leave • Comprehensive benefits • 401k w/match

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