Remote National Practice Lead, Housing

Summary

Join a dynamic team as the National Practice Lead for Housing/Long-term Recovery practice to drive growth in this sector. The ideal candidate will have experience in housing programs and lead teams to deliver high-quality projects.

Requirements

• Strong leadership skills to inspire and manage teams, along with experience in organizational development and change management
• Deep understanding of project management and consulting service model
• Deep experience in all facets of Disaster Housing Recovery, Housing Grant Management, and Long-Term Recovery Programs including but not limited to federal grant and reimbursement programs from FEMA, HUD, SBA and others
• Experience in strategic planning to develop short-term and long-term growth strategies
• Experience working to deploy solutions to support clients in project and program management in one of the Tidal Basin Service Lines (Public Assistance, Response, Preparedness, Housing, Financial and Program Management, Mitigation, Resilience)
• Provide strong, dynamic leadership that mentors, develops, and guides team members, staff, and client relationships
• Excellent oral, written, organizational, and time management skills, with ability to multi-task and work with minimal or no supervision
• Experience working with federal grant-funded programs
• Excellent client relations and an understanding of local, state, and federal government
• Bachelor’s degree in emergency management, Planning, Engineering/Architecture, Environmental, Finance or related degree. Master’s Degree preferred
• 15 years of progressively increasing responsibility and experience delivering mitigation projects and programs at the Federal, State, Local, Tribal or Territorial Levels

Responsibilities

• Develop, influence and implement a US Housing/long-term recovery market strategy, utilizing Tidal Basin’s national teams and capabilities
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, partners, and clients at the Federal, State, and Local level to expand the business network and opportunities
• Support the BUL by providing recommendations and guidance on a portfolio of projects or programs of significant size, complexity, and significant financial impact
• Support the Business Unit Lead in providing high quality, timely, and profitable delivery of the US Housing Recovery and Grant project portfolio
• Help grow the Housing planning, design, grants management, and consulting practice
• Support the BUL in identifying new staff for hiring and cross-train existing staff to deliver disaster housing recovery projects, fostering a culture of trust, accountability, leadership, and ownership within the organization
• Support growth of existing clients in partnership with Federal and Consulting & Technology BULs
• Participate in and help drive innovative workstreams to differentiate Tidal Basin and address market changes, challenges, and opportunities
• Support production of winning proposals (both technical and cost)
• Prepare and lead client presentations and interviews
• Attract and secure new Housing/long-term recovery clients and build the opportunity pipeline alongside the Growth Team and BULs
• Travel as needed to support project, client, and team needs (Estimate 60% of time)
• Provide thought leadership ideas internally and externally
• Serve as a Subject Mater Expert and mentor for Housing Recovery or Grant projects across the organization

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred Licensure in Field of Study (i.e. CEM, AICP, PE, AIA, PMP, CPA)
• Experience leading diverse technical and geographic teams