Project Information Specialist - Flood Risk Group

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AECOM is currently seeking a Project Information Specialist to serve as flood risk study coordinator and quality reviewer in support of FEMA Risk MAP (Risk Mapping, Assessment, and Planning) activities nationwide.

The selected candidate will support teams of Engineering, Mapping, and administrative professionals, both locally and nationally, towards the successful completion of a variety of FEMA Risk MAP projects. This position requires proactive communication, a passion for quality, strong attention to detail, and a demonstrated track record of coordinating with multiple project teams.

Responsibilities include:

• Independently lead and coordinate tasks within a Risk MAP flood study lifecycle, such as regulatory and administrative correspondences from data development through preliminary and post-preliminary processing, including compliance and adoption to map effective phase, and delegate tasks to multiple supporting staff across diverse geographies.
• Training capability around the key Risk MAP work types noted above.
• Leading FEMA MIP deliverable compilation and review within a flood risk study lifecycle identified above.
• Conduct internal Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC), which may include QC of FIS Reports, regulatory and administrative deliverables, such as Summary of Map Actions, and correspondence of Letters of Final Determination, Suspension and Adoption, as well as FEMA Quality Reviews 4, 6, Revalidations, and other administrative deliverables.
• Ensure adherence to project documentation, filing and storage requirements.
• Ensure adherence to FEMA Risk MAP guidance, standards, and technical references.
• Occasionally facilitate/present/participate at FEMA Risk MAP meetings and support of community engagement activities related to flood risk study lifecycle.
• Estimating resource needs & scheduling and assigning work to meet milestone completion dates.
• Monitoring and maintaining Risk MAP study schedules and budgets, including providing input to Earned Value Management reporting.
• Informing and working with Project Managers on project risks and mitigation actions.
• Providing support as a technical lead and engage other Subject Matter Experts for FEMA Risk MAP programmatic working groups as requested.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Geography, Geology, Science, Planning, Communications/Marketing, Policy Analysis or Government or related discipline. 4 years progressively responsible experience in the areas noted above.
• Past experience in FEMA's Risk MAP program, study production, including FIRM database, preliminary & post-preliminary product development (including summary of map actions), FIS development, adoption and compliance, and Quality Assurance/Quality Control.
• Must be able to utilize ArcGIS software or be willing to obtain a GIS certificate within the first year.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5 years of progressively responsible professional technical & leadership experience related FEMA's Risk MAP program or other flood-related work, including adoption and compliance.
• Past experience leading multi-disciplinary cross functional sub-team or team of direct reports.
• Familiarity with most of the following tools: Microsoft Office Suite, ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Online.
• Familiarity with FEMA's MIP submittal requirements and strong knowledge of FEMA guidance, standards, and technical references.
• Demonstrated experience making sound decisions in the face of conflicting guidance, providing proven solutions, and ability to distill and communicate contextual understanding.
• Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM).
• -M.S. / M.A. in Geography, Geology Science, Planning, Communications/Marketing, Policy Analysis or Government or related discipline is a plus.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work. Whether you're working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there's never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us, and you'll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm - access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

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ReqID: J10074201

Business Line: Water

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: East