Program Director - FEMA PA

ICF • Reston, VA

5d • Remote

About The Position

This Program Director will build and lead ICF's Federal Portfolio within the Public Assistance & Recovery Service Line, holding overall accountability for the cost, schedule, and performance of the programs within the portfolio. This is a balanced growth-and-delivery role: the successful candidate will ensure that all work is completed correctly and in a timely manner, monitor how programs are progressing, and report status and details to the federal client — while simultaneously growing the federal book of business through capture strategy, teaming, and pipeline development. The role carries full profit-and-loss responsibility for the portfolio and leads the program managers and delivery teams supporting federal work.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, management, or a related technical discipline.
• 15+ years of overall program management experience, including demonstrated experience serving as Program Manager on multiple projects of comparable magnitude and complexity to a large federal task-order contract (e.g., FEMA PA-TAC), and including 8+ years specifically in FEMA Public Assistance program delivery, disaster recovery consulting, or related federal business development.
• 3+ years of experience in Business Development activities.
• Demonstrated experience building new business and federal market presence, with a track record of capture wins and pipeline development in the public sector.
• Experience working within FEMA Public Assistance Program (Stafford Act, 44 CFR Part 206, PAPPG) and the disaster recovery grant funding lifecycle.
• Availability to the federal client on a 24-hour/7-day basis during activations.
• Ability to commit to an assigned contract/task order for a minimum of six (6) months following award.
• Willingness to travel extensively across the assigned regions.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on disaster operations experience.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High-level management and leadership skills, with executive-level presence and the judgment to set direction and hold teams accountable.
• Ability to both lead and function as a member of a team.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Highly organized and detail-driven, with demonstrated attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and the ability to multi-task and remain composed under pressure.
• Strong conflict resolution and problem-solving skills, including risk management.
• Strong command of budgeting and cost control across a portfolio.
• Teamwork and motivational skills; a collaborative leader who builds cohesive teams and keeps people engaged.
• Willingness and ability to be proposed and to serve as FEMA Key Personnel Program Manager on federal task orders.

Responsibilities

• Grow and lead ICF's federal Public Assistance & Recovery presence, developing and executing a federal capture strategy in partnership with the Senior Director, Public Assistance & Recovery.
• Build senior relationships with federal clients, prime contractors, and teaming partners across the disaster recovery market.
• Develop and manage a qualified pipeline of federal pursuits, mapping target opportunities and shaping teaming approaches.
• Represent ICF at federal industry days, disaster recovery conferences, and client engagements to build brand presence in the federal market.
• Lead proposal development and submission for federal pursuits — assembling capture teams, coordinating technical volumes with program managers and subject matter experts, and owning solicitation compliance and schedule.
• Own go/no-go decisions on federal pursuits; escalate large or strategic opportunities to the Senior Director.
• Own portfolio profit-and-loss; oversee scope, schedule, and budget delivery across awarded engagements, applying disciplined cost control and budgeting.
• Hold overall accountability for the cost, schedule, and performance of the programs within the portfolio, ensuring all work is completed correctly and in a timely manner.
• Monitor how programs and projects are progressing, actively manage risk, and report status and details to the client.
• Manage and mentor the program managers and delivery teams supporting the portfolio; hold delivery to FEMA compliance and quality standards.
• Own staffing and utilization planning as the federal book of business grows.
• Serve as, or be readily proposable as, the named Program Manager Key Personnel on FEMA task-order contracts, accountable for the overall cost, schedule, and performance of assigned programs.
• Serve as one of the contractor's primary points of contact when interfacing with the federal client on contract-related issues, alongside the Deputy Program Manager.
• Maintain availability to the federal client on a 24-hour/7-day basis and for recurring government meetings, including weekly or quarterly performance assessment meetings, consistent with contract Key Personnel requirements.

Benefits

• Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior