[Hiring] Disaster Response Operations - Reservist @ICF

Role Description

ICF is seeking experienced emergency management professionals to join our Disaster Response Operations Section Reservist Cadre. This is an On-Call position supporting the ICS Operations Section responsible for providing tactical support to enable incident operations to meet objectives. Assignments are activated based on project and disaster operational needs and may involve deployments to Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs), Joint Field Offices (JFOs), Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs), client sites, field locations, or remote environments. Deployment opportunities are not guaranteed and may vary in duration, location, and frequency.

Candidates with experience in emergency management, incident response, disaster recovery, EOC operations, ESF coordination, or Incident Command System (ICS) leadership roles are highly encouraged to apply. Experience in public safety, public health, utility emergency operations, mass care, and field operations is also desirable.

Reservists are typically activated for disaster events, emergency exercises, planning projects, and surge support requirements. Candidates should be prepared to deploy with limited notice, work flexible schedules that may include evenings, weekends, and holidays, and support incident operations in dynamic and fast-paced environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Support all-hazards disaster response and recovery operations, including natural disasters, public health emergencies, and other emergency events.
• Coordinate with Incident Command, Operations, Logistics, Planning, Finance & Administration, Command Staff, vendors, contractors, and partner organizations to support incident objectives and operational priorities.
• Coordinate activities across Emergency Support Functions (ESFs), operational branches, field teams, and partner organizations.
• Support mission assignments, operational task tracking, resource prioritization, and field operations coordination.
• Monitor incident activities, identify operational challenges and resource gaps, and support issue resolution.
• Support Emergency Operations Center (EOC) activations, operational briefings, planning meetings, and incident management activities.
• Prepare situational reports, operational updates, executive summaries, and incident documentation.
• Maintain situational awareness and support information sharing among leadership, operational teams, and stakeholders.
• Coordinate with federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, nonprofit, utility, and private-sector partners to support response and recovery efforts.
• Support continuity, resilience, and community recovery activities while identifying opportunities to improve operational effectiveness and stakeholder collaboration.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in emergency management, disaster response, disaster recovery, public safety, military operations, incident management, emergency communications or a related field.
• 2+ years of professional experience actual response in incident management, emergency operations, or emergency operations functions; working across multiple teams and tactical operations.
• 2+ years of professional experience managing multiple priorities in dynamic, time-sensitive environments, providing strong communications, organizational and immediate problem-solving skills.
• 2+ years of professional experience producing reports, plans, briefings, documentation, or decision-support products.
• Completion of FEMA/NIMS ICS courses: 100, 200, 700, 800.
• Must have a valid U.S. driver’s license and successfully pass a Motor Vehicle Records (MVR) check.
• Must be willing and able to travel, both flight and vehicle, with short notice; inclusive of deployment nationally, hours including evenings and weekends in rapidly changing operational environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Emergency Management, Public Administration, Homeland Security, Public Safety, Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Fire Science/Administration or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience working within an Emergency Operations Center or similar environment, supervising personnel, coordinating teams and managing operational activities.
• Experience in supporting large-scale, multi-jurisdictional emergency operation coordination efforts, especially as in the ICS Operations Section or within an Incident Command Structure.
• Experience working in disaster response or recovery operations.
• Experience working with federal, state, tribal territorial or local government partners, such as government agencies, utilities, healthcare organizations, nonprofits, and/or critical infrastructure partners.
• Completion of FEMA/NIMS ICS courses: 300, 400.
• Operations Section Chief level role: Deployment experience in the OSC role and ICS Training, including E/G/L 0191 and E/L 0958 or equivalent USFA O-0305, Type 1-3 experience.

Professional Qualifications

• Excellent time management and prioritization skills, with the ability to balance multiple concurrent projects and short-turn deliverables.
• Proactive, collaborative, team-oriented approach; seeks input early and communicates risks/issues quickly.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Proven track record of supporting a team and accomplishing successful business results.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, emotional intelligence, critical thinking skills, and integrity and ethics.
• Team player with the demonstrated ability to build organizational capability, motivate teaming partners/staff to ensure high levels of engagement, and work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project Management Software).

Benefits

• At ICF, our work helps communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from some of their most challenging moments.
• Opportunity to contribute your expertise on meaningful projects that support federal, state, territorial, tribal, and local governments as they navigate complex emergencies and disaster recovery efforts.
• Collaborate with experienced emergency management professionals, support complex response and recovery efforts, and play a vital role in ensuring personnel, equipment, and resources are available when and where they are needed most.

Pay Range

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is: $67,355.00 - $114,503.00 Nationwide Remote Office (US99).