Hazard Mitigation and Grant Management Regional Leader

Overview / Responsibilities

Wood’s Central Gulf Coast Region is seeking a highly talented business development professional with an established track record of working with State, Local, and Governmental entities in the areas of Program Management, Sustainability, Grant Administration/Management, and Disaster Recovery. The successful candidate will have a background specific to assisting government municipalities with designing and implementing various programs and a general knowledge of the hazard mitigation and disaster recovery framework established at the federal, state and local levels. Additionally, the successful candidate needs to understand how to work with governmental municipalities to boost their understanding of how the hazard mitigation and disaster recovery process works as to better align regional business development opportunities that may surface upon disaster occurrences.

The successful candidate will also be capable of cross-selling Wood services in addition to leading business development activities, pursuing new clients/projects, and serving as a project director on other project initiatives. One of the major objectives to achieve is to assist new and existing clients with developing a hazard mitigation or disaster recovery strategy prior to a disaster occurring. The successful candidate would assist the OM and RSLs with this effort.

Proficiency will depend on strong communication skills, a working knowledge of the hazard mitigation or disaster recovery programmatic and funding framework, and experience associated with managing programs and/or projects at the government levels or on behalf of government entities. The responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Provide strong and confident leadership in client relationship development and management
• Cross-sell services to potentially materialize into additional business
• Assist with project pursuit leadership and management
• Financial management of a portfolio of projects and programs
• Assist with strategic planning to meet fiscal goals and objectives
• Assist with building and developing teams to win and deliver projects
• Communicate and coordinate efforts and ideas with peers and regional/national management teams
• Assist in creating strategic partnerships prior to actual pursuits
• Support Wood’s recruiting program to support early career hires (0-5 years of experience)

Skills / Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or demonstrated equivalent combination of education, skills, knowledge, abilities and experience
• 15+ years of experience leading business development by planning, defining and growing a market
• General understanding of the federal, state and local disaster recovery framework Ability to effectively interact with government officials Ability to work with government leadership and local community stakeholders to design localized disaster recovery strategies that are specific to the geography and disaster occurrence
• Understanding of the major players nationwide that operate in the disaster recovery space
• A working knowledge of disaster recovery programs and funding opportunities
• Ability to cross-sell service offerings Strong written and verbal Wood skills
• Due to the nature of this work, U.S. citizenship is required

Preferred Qualifications

• General understanding of the federal disaster recovery framework and how states and local governments obtain access to funding
• Experience in managing projects/programs in the public and private sectors using multiple funding sources
• Ability to work with government officials in designing disaster recovery program strategies that align with federal regulations
• Experience in how to leverage local resources with federal resources to maximize funding to the affected area(s)

Company Overview

Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world’s most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.