Summary:Project Specialists provide administrative and programmatic support through all stages of the federal and state grant program lifecycle - pre-award review, project implementation, progress monitoring, and award closeout. Project Specialists are responsible for communicating expectations and requirements with project applicants, analyzing proposals and budgets, ensuring compliance with the established program requirements, and providing coordination between Local, State and Federal levels of government and other entities. This is a remote position. Travel requirements vary by program assignment. Some roles involve minimal travel, while others may require up to 50% in‑state travel to visit property sites, meet with applicants, provide program information, and support application completion. While candidates from any U.S. location are welcome to apply, those based in the Southeastern United States (including Florida and Southern Georgia) may be especially well‑aligned with current geographical program needs. Company Overview: YA is an international professional services organization providing forensic consulting, engineering, risk mitigation, and related services. Founded over 25 years ago as a property damage consulting firm, YA has expanded through organic growth and strategic acquisitions. Today, YA has over 700 professionals dedicated to excellence, partnership, and driving innovation. YA’s Government Services division partners with government and corporations to protect the communities we love. Our team specializes in emergency management, disaster mitigation, grants administration, floodplain management, urban and regional planning, and community resilience for public, private, and non-profit sector clients. Government Services brings the insight and creative strategies needed to deliver outstanding results to clientele around the nation. Role & Responsibilities: - Oversee the lifecycle of mitigation projects from pre-award review to award closeout, communicating and collaborating with all applicable parties (counties, cities, state, etc.). - Review mitigation project applications submitted, ensuring proper procedures are followed during the application review process, and answering questions as needed. - Submit completed recovery project applications to FEMA for funding. - Draft project agreements, reviewing requested modifications and updating as needed until a final agreement has been executed. - Continuously monitor active projects, reviewing quality reports, processing payments, communicating with all involved parties, and ensuring compliance regulations are met. - Collect, analyze, organize, and summarize financial/grant data. - Assist with federal and client-specific reporting requirements. - Track and monitor budgets; communicate results with project and client management. - Research and maintain fluency in rules and regulations associated with various federal programs, including but not limited to FEMA, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF), programs under the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act (IIJA), or other federal funding workstreams with state and local clients. - Form trusted advisor relationships with clients, project management, state agencies, sub-recipients, and internal subject matter experts. - Travel to various property sites to meet with owners, explain available funding opportunities and program details, encourage participation, and assist with the completion and submission of applications for assistance. - Assist client performance management of FEMA funds through routinely and proactively assessing the overall portfolio, anticipating challenges, and providing recommendations. - Upon completion of recovery projects, oversee final project inspections and closeout processes referencing the original project agreement. Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree in environmental studies, Hazard Mitigation, Urban Planning, Public Administration, Water/Conservation Management, Environmental Science, Emergency Management, Economics, or a related field required. - 3 years' work experience required. - Located in FL or Southern GA preferred. - Sales or account management experience considered a plus. - Proficiency with Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Office 365 specifically Word, Excel, Outlook, and Power Apps (BI, Query, Automate). - Excellent verbal and written communication skills. - Up to 50% travel required depending on program assignment.

• Develop the project plan (scope, schedule, budget, risks, quality, and resources). • Define the methodology and tools to be used (agile, traditional, or hybrid). • Identify and map internal and external stakeholders. • Ensure delivery of project milestones and deliverables within the agreed timeframe, cost, and scope. • Establish and maintain clear and consistent communication with clients and involved departments. • Manage expectations and ensure alignment between project objectives and stakeholders' interests. • Identify, analyze, and mitigate risks throughout the project lifecycle. • Resolve conflicts, act proactively on deviations, and propose quick and effective solutions. • Ensure proper project documentation, following group standards.

• Support the activities of projects and client engagements, from inception to installation. • Prepare project deliverables (Project Plan, Project Change Requests and Project Lists) and use these deliverables to execute all project activities. • Provide support to project schedule, resources, budget and scope. • Ensure project plans and work products are based on approved and agreed upon requirements. • Track the status of deliverables and any decisions made regarding Project Change Requests and outstanding issues. • Participate in weekly customer status calls and respond to client requests/questions in a timely manner. • Interact and assist members of cross-functional teams. • May be involved in ad hoc projects and/or small, short assignments.

• Lead logistics execution for large and complex projects, ensuring delivery commitments are achieved on time, within budget, and with the required quality. • Own logistics deliverables from early tender strategy through project closeout, ensuring strong continuity between ITO planning and OTR execution. • Ensure all transportation activities across internal and external suppliers are fully coordinated to meet project requirements. • Ensure transport quotations are received on time to enable accurate project costing and competitive tendering. • Build comprehensive logistics budgets and strategies that improve cost certainty, strengthen risk mitigation, and prevent margin erosion. • Develop logistics plans that support winning projects while protecting profitability. • Drive bundling and consolidation opportunities across suppliers and shipments to maximize efficiency and cost savings. • Lead logistics actions during execution to maximize deflation opportunities while protecting schedule and delivery performance. • Ensure on-time logistics purchase order placement is aligned to project schedules. • Negotiate pricing and robust terms and conditions that protect the business and mitigate logistics risk. • Partner closely with project planning to establish realistic delivery schedules and documentation timelines. • Serve as the logistics point of leadership for key stakeholders including: Project Management, Procurement, Project Sourcing, Quality, Tendering, Engineering, Finance, Project Controls, and Construction. • Lead, coach, mentor, and develop a high-performing logistics team through clear goals, accountability, and consistent operating rhythms. • Establish strong communication of objectives, processes, and execution priorities across the organization. • Champion continuous improvement initiatives to increase productivity, efficiency, and world-class logistics standards.