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Tamus

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Galveston, TX

IDRT is dedicated to enhancing disaster resilience by bridging the gap between research and decision-making. Our strategic approach involves conducting research on disaster risk reduction, promoting ...

KEY Project

Disaster Case Manager - TEMPORARY

Kaneohe, HI · On-site

$19.75 - $25.50/hr

Disaster Case Manager Job title Disaster Case Manager Reports to Disaster Case Manager Supervisor ... As a trusted community resource and member of the Koolau Resilience Hub Network, KEY Project works ...

SBP

Director, Institutional Giving

New Orleans, LA

$88K - $140K/yr

We take a holistic approach to disasters by increasing readiness and resilience before they happen, and streamlining rebuilding and long-term recovery after. * Building the Way Home for Disaster ...

SBP

Director, Institutional Giving

New Orleans, LA · On-site

$88K - $140K/yr

We take a holistic approach to disasters by increasing readiness and resilience before they happen, and streamlining rebuilding and long-term recovery after. * Building the Way Home for Disaster ...

SBP

Major Gift Officer, Foundation Giving

New Orleans, LA · On-site

$73K - $100K/yr

We take a holistic approach to disasters by increasing readiness and resilience before they happen, and streamlining rebuilding and long-term recovery after. * Building the Way Home for Disaster ...

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To thrive in Disaster Resilience, you need expertise in emergency management, risk assessment, and project planning, often backed by a degree in emergency management, public health, or a related field. Familiarity with GIS software, incident command systems (ICS), and certifications such as Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) are highly valuable. Strong problem-solving, effective communication, and stakeholder engagement skills set outstanding professionals apart. These abilities are critical for developing, implementing, and coordinating strategies that reduce risk and promote rapid recovery during and after disasters.

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A Disaster Resilience job focuses on preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Professionals in this field develop strategies to reduce risks, strengthen infrastructure, and ensure communities, businesses, and governments can withstand and adapt to disruptions. They may work in emergency management, urban planning, public policy, or environmental science. Their duties often include risk assessments, disaster planning, community outreach, and coordination with various agencies to enhance resilience efforts.

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Professionals in Disaster Resilience often encounter challenges such as coordinating efforts across multiple agencies, responding to unforeseen emergencies, and developing strategies that balance short-term response with long-term recovery. They must quickly analyze evolving risks and adapt plans in real time, sometimes working in high-pressure situations or disaster-impacted environments. The role typically involves frequent collaboration with local governments, emergency services, NGOs, and community stakeholders. Successfully meeting these challenges requires both technical expertise and strong interpersonal skills, offering an engaging and impactful career path for those passionate about public safety and community well-being.

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Strategic Initiative Leader - Disaster Resilience

Strategic Initiative Leader - Disaster Resilience

Freese and Nichols

Fort Worth, TX • On-site

Full-time

Posted 8 days ago

Job description

Freese and Nichols is seeking a Strategic Initiative Leader - Disaster Resilience to define, build, and scale a new national service line focused on helping communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters across the full lifecycle.
As the Strategic Initiative Leader, you will champion a strategy that expands Freese and Nichols' role across the disaster lifecycle-from preparedness and mitigation to response and recovery. You will work across practices, geographies, and markets to align people, capabilities, client relationships, teaming partners, and contract vehicles around a shared vision for client service continuity. This role will help position Freese and Nichols to support our clients before disasters occur, mobilize quickly when events happen, and guide communities through long-term recovery and resilience implementation.
Responsibilities include:
  • Refine and implement Freese and Nichols' Disaster Resilience strategy, including growth priorities, market positioning, investment needs, and measures of success.
  • Translate client needs, market shifts, funding trends, and policy changes into actionable service offerings, growth strategies, and client solutions.
  • Shape and communicate a differentiated disaster resilience value proposition that leverages FNI's technical expertise, client relationships, and integrated service capabilities.
  • Own growth and revenue objectives for the Disaster Resilience initiative, developing and executing pursuit strategies across local, state, and federal markets.
  • Capture pre-positioned advisory, on-call, and technical assistance contracts that enable rapid deployment of FNI services before, during, and after disaster events.
  • Identify, advance, and support strategic pursuits, including emergency management, resilience planning, disaster recovery, infrastructure funding, and program management opportunities.
  • Integrate services via a cross-practice of team that includes resilience planning, engineering, emergency management, funding, data analytics, and program management capabilities.
  • Identify capability gaps and develop strategies to address them through strategic hiring, staff development, partnerships, and targeted teaming arrangements.
  • Establish and maintain strategic teaming relationships that enhance FNI's ability to compete for and deliver complex resilience, emergency management, and recovery programs.
  • Develop and coordinate disaster funding strategies that help clients leverage federal, state, and local resilience and recovery funding programs.
  • Partner with technical and marketing leaders to develop thought leadership, client education, and external messaging that reflects FNI's expertise and credibility.
  • Monitor emerging resilience trends, policy developments, funding programs, and competitive dynamics to inform strategy and maintain market leadership.

Qualifications
  • Minimum of 12 years of progressive experience in disaster resilience, emergency management, infrastructure resilience, public sector consulting, disaster recovery, hazard mitigation, flood risk management, planning, engineering, program management, or a related field.
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, planning, emergency management, public administration, environmental science, public policy, or a related field.
  • Demonstrated success leading business development, client engagement, strategy development, and/or market growth in a public sector consulting environment.
  • Experience working with local, regional, state, and/or federal clients involved in disaster preparedness, mitigation, response, recovery, infrastructure resilience, or public funding programs.
  • Ability to translate complex policy, funding, technical, and operational issues into clear market strategies, client solutions, and actionable implementation plans.
  • Strong executive presence with the ability to build trust with clients, internal stakeholders, technical leaders, teaming partners, and firm leadership.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead through influence across practices, geographies, disciplines, and organizational structures.
  • Strong understanding of the disaster lifecycle and the relationships among preparedness, mitigation, response, recovery, funding, infrastructure planning, and long-term resilience.
  • Excellent communication, facilitation, writing, and presentation skills.

Preferred:
  • Experience supporting disaster resilience, emergency management, hazard mitigation, disaster recovery, or infrastructure resilience programs for local, state, or federal agencies.
  • Knowledge of federal and state funding programs, including FEMA, HUD CDBG-DR/CDBG-MIT, Hazard Mitigation Assistance, and similar resilience and recovery funding sources.
  • Experience developing, managing, or supporting pre-disaster advisory contracts, on-call contracts, technical assistance programs, or disaster recovery engagements.
  • Established relationships with public sector clients, emergency management organizations, funding agencies, and resilience stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated success in business development, strategic planning, and executive-level client relationship management.
  • Ability to translate complex technical, funding, and policy issues into actionable business strategies and client solutions.
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing outcomes across multiple disciplines and organizational boundaries.
  • Strong executive presence, communication skills, and ability to build trust with both clients and internal stakeholders.
  • Professional registration or certification such as PE, CFM, AICP, PMP, or similar credentials.
  • Active participation in relevant professional and industry organizations.

About Freese and Nichols
At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always). Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.
We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service. For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need: developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.
Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at Benefits That Work for You), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina. We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.
Join our team of 1,300+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at Working at Freese and Nichols.
Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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