Government Services Senior Manager- FEMA

September 18, 2026

<div>Job Description EisnerAmper is seeking a Senior Manager - FEMA in our Government Services practice. Drawing on significant experience with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funded initiatives, including the Public Assistance, Individual Assistance, Hazard Mitigation, and Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities programs, this role will focus on leading large-scale disaster recovery programs. The position will drive business development through opportunity identification, market and client strategy development, proposal creation, and internal and external relationship development. The position will provide leadership and mentorship to consulting team members and deliver business objectives and initiatives of the Firm. What Work You Will Be Responsible For: <ul><li>Lead large, complex state and community-level recovery programs administering FEMA funds, including managing compliance and financial oversight functions such as audit, financial management, and closeout activities.</li><li>Evaluate client needs, recommend project approaches, understand engagement scope, manage activities for completing work and overall quality control of client deliverables.</li><li>Drive revenue through new and incremental growth of current and prospective clients.</li><li>Manage the team through all phases of a program including strategic planning, work planning, mobilization, execution, and completion, consistent with established program delivery processes to meet the scope, schedule, budget, and other contract requirements.</li><li>Manage client situations; identifies and interprets federal regulations and use knowledge and experience to determine method of project implementation.</li><li>Actively engage in business development activities such as participating at conferences, responding to request for proposals, including the identification and review of funding opportunities, identifying potential teaming partners, and development of proposals.</li><li>Advise executive leadership on emerging FEMA policy changes, federal legislation, and disaster recovery trends and translate evolving federal guidance into actionable growth strategies and recovery frameworks.</li><li>Develop and maintain relationships with governmental entities implementing disaster recovery programs and other firms providing disaster services.</li><li>Lead and participate in proposal writing teams including writing and coordinating submissions.</li><li>Develop disaster recovery thought leadership and insights.</li><li>Identify recovery-related assistance gaps/needs and provide recommendations to leverage current resources to increase program impact.</li><li>Perform supervisory responsibilities of a team including serving as a performance career coach to staff, provide prompt feedback to Directors and Partners regarding staff performance, and complete annual staff evaluations.</li><li>May be required to occasionally work extended hours, or travel to/work from different firm offices and/or client locations.</li></ul> Basic Qualifications: <ul><li>Bachelor's degree in Public Policy, Public Administration, Public Safety, Emergency Management, Disaster Management, or an approved related field</li><li>10+ years of previous experience in disaster recovery, emergency management, and state, local and/or federal level disaster recovery programs is required</li><li>5+ years of consulting and/or client support and business development</li><li>5+ years in a management or supervisor role</li><li>Knowledge of and experience with FEMA disaster programs, including related statutes, regulations, and policies and processes, and compliance and/or financial management functions.</li></ul> Preferred or Desired Qualifications: <ul><li>Master's Degree</li><li>Certified Emergency Manager (CEM), Associate Emergency Manager (AEM), Program Management Professional (PgMP), Project Management Professional (PMP), certifications are preferred.</li><li>Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills in business and technical environments and within a diverse group of individuals.</li><li>Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, innovative, and continuously changing environment.</li><li>Ability to perform effectively, efficiently and with quality under tight deadlines and manage multiple priorities.</li><li>Possess a high degree of professionalism including the ability to maintain high levels of confidentiality.</li><li>Computer literate with the capability of performing at an intermediate or advanced level with respect to the Microsoft Office Suite of products, specifically Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.</li><li>Familiarity with using and building tools in AI systems such as Claude, Copilot, ChatGPT</li></ul> About our Government Sector Services Team: EisnerAmper provides assurance, advisory and outsourcing services to hundreds of governmental clients, including federal, state, local and county/parish governmental entities, municipalities, public retirement systems, school boards and districts and more. Because of our diverse governmental client base, our professionals understand a wide range of funding sources, operational challenges and reporting requirements. Keeping up with ever-changing regulatory requirements, Governmental Accounting Standards Board ("GASB") pronouncements and federal grant administrative requirements can be overwhelming. Our team can help you navigate these requirements while displaying transparency with the people you serve. EisnerAmper provides a full scope of services to large programs, including those funded for federal relief to recover from significant declared disasters (ARPA, CARES, FEMA PA/IA and HUD-CDBG/CDSG) and large federally funded infrastructure, housing and energy programs (IIJA, IRA, EPA, etc.). As strategic advisors, we provide services that help to maintain compliance, streamline operations and maximize resources so governmental entities can focus on providing citizens with the vital services they need. #LI-LH1 #LI-Hybrid #LI-Remote Preferred Location: Baton Rouge</div>

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