SLSCO, LTD is seeking an emergency response professional located in or near Tallahassee to support SLS Health & Response Divisions

Health: Delivers integrated and/or supplemental healthcare solutions to federal, state, local, tribal, territories, and private industry.

Response: Provide supplies, equipment, logistics, food, water, sheltering, housing, and rapid repairs to federal, state, local, tribal, territories, and private industry.

Overview

Project Manager (PM) serves as primary representative throughout the Florida and Southeast Region of the United States. PM’s build relationships with federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial officials, and their representatives in order to conduct planning for effective emergency response, and to facilitate preparedness and response activities for public health and disasters. PM’s play a critical role to strengthen current relationships and build new relationships to highlight SLS’ capabilities. Perform various coordinating tasks: schedule, track, maintain project documentation, troubleshoot, correspond with clients & other contractors, support project personnel. To succeed in this role, you should have excellent time management and communication skills, as you’ll collaborate with clients, contractors, and internal teams to deliver results on deadlines.

Role and Responsibilities:

• In person monthly meetings with clients.
• Identify new opportunities with prospective clients and meet with them in person.
• Network within the State and Communities to build relationships with key officials.
• Document all interactions (who, where, why, outcome) to share details on weekly calls.
• Establish and maintain relationships with existing subcontractors.
• Identify new potential subcontractor partners.
• Review RFPs from Jurisdictions within area of responsibility and provide input on proposals.
• Prepare weekly planning and communicate with SLS Management
• Provide written situation reports as needed.
• Attend professional conferences to build relationships and enhance company visibility.
• Be prepared to mobilize to disaster area anywhere in the United States to assist in response and recovery operations.
• Support development and implementation of projects with various teams throughout the division and family of companies.
• Act as the point of contact and communicate pertinent information and status to key stakeholders.
• Work with others to identify and eliminate barriers.
• Maintain steady line of communications, offer proactive solutions and support to existing and prospective clients.
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation, plans, and reports.
• Ensure standards and requirements are met through conducting quality assurance tests.
• Maintain clean driving record and practice safe motor vehicle practices.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

• 5 years’ proven work experience in Emergency Response or similar role.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication
• Proven ability to influence others to advance towards successful outcomes.
• Ability to prepare and interpret flowcharts, schedules, and step-by-step action plans.
• Good organizational skills, including but not limited to documentation to support project close out and time-management.
• Excellent critical thinking skills.
• Strong client-facing, networking, and teamwork skills
• The skills to adapt and overcome in a fast paced, ever-changing environment of emergency situations.
• Ability to multi-task and effectively work on multiple assignments at one time.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Ability to travel extensively on short notice.

Preferred Skills:

• Bilingual
• Formal education and training in Emergency Response and Preparedness.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
• Must be able to travel within the Continental United States (CONUS).
• Must pass a drug test, motor vehicle record check, and a background check after accepting a conditional offer of employment.

Physical Demands

• Use of manual dexterity, tactile, visual, and audio acuity.
• Use of repetitive motion, prolonged periods of sitting and standing, and sustained visual and mental applications and demands.
• Occasional lifting (up to 40 pounds), bending, pulling, and carrying.
• Quantitative/mathematical ability (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, standard measurements).

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

This job operates regularly in both a professional office and field environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as laptop computers, smart phones, tablets, photocopiers, filing cabinets and other presentation materials. This position is required to meet with clients at their offices or be onsite at a project. There is an expectation of clear communication in English both written and orally.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

Full-time Salary/ Regular work hours may vary and include nights and weekends.

Travel

This position requires travel as needed, sometimes with short notice, approximately 50%.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Affirmative Action/EEO Statement

SLSCO LTD is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

This policy applies to all terms of employment including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities, and general treatment during employment.