Disaster Recovery Director, Housing and Community Development (REMOTE ROLE)

Disaster Recovery Director, Housing and Community Development

ICF seeks an experienced Disaster Recovery Director to lead multidisciplinary teams supporting the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and other housing and community development clients. This individual will lead complex technical assistance, training, capacity-building, product development, and program implementation efforts, including work supporting communities receiving Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds. Responsibilities include ensuring successful delivery of services through the management of project scope, schedule, budget, staffing, quality, risk, and client relationships.

We are looking for a seasoned and effective project manager and client leader who can bring structure to dynamic assignments, lead teams through changing priorities, build trusted client relationships, and ensure strong project and financial performance. The successful candidate will bring sufficient disaster recovery and HUD program knowledge to understand client needs, anticipate implementation challenges, share expertise, and effectively direct technical resources.

This role can be located anywhere in the continental US. Candidates located in Mountain or Pacific Time Zones or willing to work after traditional Eastern time zone work hours preferred.

To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead CDBG-DR, disaster recovery, and housing and community development projects of varying in scale and demands, with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, staffing, risk, quality, and client satisfaction.

• Translate client priorities and contractual requirements into clear project plans, milestones, staffing approaches, and deliverables, adapting plans as needs evolve.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to HUD and other government clients, leading client meetings and communications, anticipating needs and potential concerns, and bringing forward practical recommendations and solutions.

• Build and lead multidisciplinary teams, establishing clear roles and expectations, delegating effectively, addressing barriers, and holding team members accountable for high-quality delivery.

• Develop staff through coaching, feedback, stretch opportunities, and increasing responsibility, helping build the next generation of project leaders.

• Manage project financial performance, including budgets, forecasts, staffing mix, resource needs, and relevant metrics, identifying risks early, and taking corrective action as needed.

• Establish effective quality management practices and ensure deliverables and client-facing work are accurate, timely, and responsive to client needs.

• Bring sufficient knowledge of HUD, CDBG-DR, disaster recovery, and community development programs to provide guidance on project strategy, ensure demonstration of compliance, and engage specialized technical experts when needed.

• Navigate competing priorities and changing project conditions with sound judgment, proactively identifying delivery, client, staffing, and financial risks, and developing appropriate mitigation strategies.

• Identify opportunities to expand ICF’s support through strong delivery and client knowledge, contributing to business development efforts.

• Collaborate across our Housing and Community Development team and across ICF to bring the right expertise and capabilities to clients and share lessons, approaches, and tools that strengthen the broader practice.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, Public Policy, Business Administration, Urban Planning, Finance, Economics, Community Development, Emergency Management, or another relevant field.

• Minimum 15 years of relevant professional experience, including substantial experience leading complex consulting, technical assistance, disaster recovery, housing, community development, or program implementation work.

Additional Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience managing projects with responsibility for scope, schedule, budget, staffing, risk, quality, financial performance, and client relationships.

• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams and effectively directing technical and subject-matter experts.

• Experience working with federal, state, or local government clients.

• Strong working knowledge of CDBG-DR, HUD programs, disaster recovery, affordable housing, community development, or related federally funded programs.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including demonstrated experience communicating with clients and senior stakeholders.

• Willingness to travel as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Public Administration, Public Policy, Business Administration, Urban Planning, Finance, Community Development, Emergency Management, or another relevant field.

• Significant experience supporting HUD programs, particularly CDBG-DR and/or CDBG-MIT.…