Senior Public Assistance Consultant

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About the role
The Senior Public Assistance Closeout Consultant / Specialist leads the closeout of FEMA Public Assistance (PA) projects for state, local, tribal, territorial, and other eligible applicants. This is a senior, closeout-focused position: the primary function is to move obligated projects — including the largest, most complex, and most stalled in the portfolio — through final reconciliation, closeout package development, and closeout submission to timely, defensible completion.
This role is expected to operate with a high degree of independence and sound professional judgment. The senior consultant owns a closeout portfolio end to end, makes and defends eligibility and cost determinations on complex projects, resolves the issues that stall closeout, and serves as a closeout subject-matter resource to applicants, the Recipient, and less-experienced team members. While the position supports the broader PA lifecycle as needed, closeout leadership is the core of the job.
Key Responsibilities
Close Out(Primary Focus)

• Own and manage a portfolio of PA projects through the closeout phase, driving obligated projects — including large, complex, and high-value projects — to timely, defensible final completion.
• Own and manage a portfolio of PA projects through the closeout phase, driving obligated projects — including large, complex, and high-value projects — to timely, defensible final completion.
• Reconcile obligated versus actual costs, determine and process the amendments and versions needed prior to closeout, and support deobligation or adjustment of unexpended or ineligible funds.
• Prepare, review, and approve complete and accurate closeout requests and packages for large project, small project, and RPA (Recipient-level) closeout.
• Independently resolve outstanding documentation, cost, and eligibility issues that hold up closeout, coordinating with applicants, FEMA, the Recipient, and specialists to clear them.
• Prioritize a closeout pipeline: proactively identify projects ready for — or stalled in — closeout, triage by risk and deadline, and work them to completion.
• Make and defend eligibility and cost-reasonableness determinations on complex closeout matters, and prepare files that withstand FEMA, state, or federal audit.
• Serve as a closeout subject-matter resource — providing guidance and quality review to applicants and to less-experienced consultants, and helping set c

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t, cost reconciliation, deobligation, and preparation of audit-ready closeout packages — including complex and high-value projects.

• Typically 5+ years of FEMA Public Assistance or disaster-recovery experience, with a significant portion focused on project closeout.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment on complex eligibility and cost matters, manage competing priorities and deadlines, and serve as a resource or mentor to less-experienced staff.
• Bachelor's degree in emergency management, public administration, business, engineering, construction management, finance/accounting, or a related discipline preferred. Additional relevant disaster-recovery or FEMA PA experience may substitute for education depending on the position.
• Deep working knowledge of FEMA Grants Portal, PAPPG, 2 CFR Part 200, project formulation, cost estimating, and procurement compliance. Strong analytical, documentation, communication, and organizational skills, and comfort working directly with governmental applicants and FEMA.
• The position may require deployment to disaster-affected jurisdictions, extended assignments, travel, and work outside normal business hours during periods of disaster response and recovery.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in public sector, disaster response, or emergency management (a plus, not required).
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and take initiative in fast-paced settings.
• Comfortable adapting to new platforms or project types as needed.

Additional Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Eligibility to work in the United States. Must be located in the United States.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
• Successful completion of company and any applicable client background and reference checks is required as a condition of employment.
• Must be willing and able to travel to various work sites as needed.
• Must be willing and able to work long hours in emergency response environments.