Vice President of Preparedness

LEMOINE, a Great Place to Work®-Certified company, is a recognized leader in disaster recovery, resiliency, and emergency management. With a commitment to excellence and a track record of successful execution, LEMOINE has earned its reputation as a trusted partner to federal, state, and local government agencies navigating the full disaster lifecycle.

Our organization plays a pivotal role in preparedness, recovery, and resiliency programs, including those funded through Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR), Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT), FEMA Preparedness Grant Programs, and other federal and state funding sources. Beyond traditional disaster programs, LEMOINE delivers grant administration, staff augmentation, disaster case management, and a broad range of professional services to state and municipal clients seeking to build and sustain organizational capacity.

We are seeking a Vice President of Preparedness to lead the growth and execution of LEMOINE's preparedness and government services portfolio. This executive will serve as both the strategic architect and the primary business developer for service lines that span emergency planning, training and exercise programs, grant administration, staff augmentation, disaster case management, continuity of operations, and other professional services delivered to government clients. The VP of Preparedness will carry full profit-and-loss (P&L) responsibility and be expected to build lasting client relationships that position LEMOINE as a go-to partner well before disaster strikes.

Job Location: This position will be fully REMOTE, but with significant travel expected servicing client engagements, project locations, and business development activities under management.

What We Are Looking for in a Leader Thought Leadership

• Understanding the Business: Apply deep knowledge of the disaster lifecycle-particularly the preparedness phase-to identify where LEMOINE can deliver value to government clients. This includes emergency planning, hazard mitigation planning, grant administration, training and exercise design, staff augmentation, disaster case management, and adjacent professional services that serve the same customer base.
• Shaping the Market: Serve as an industry thought leader by monitoring regulatory developments, presidential policy directives, national preparedness frameworks, and emerging federal and state funding opportunities. Translate that awareness into new service offerings and competitive positioning for LEMOINE.
• Making Complex Decisions: Navigate the complexity of government procurement, multi-agency coordination, and competing stakeholder priorities. Balance short-term wins with long-term strategic positioning to grow a sustainable book of business.

Results-Driven Approach

• Driving Revenue: Operate as the lead business developer for the preparedness portfolio, building a robust pipeline of opportunities, advancing capture efforts, and closing new work across multiple states and service lines.
• Owning the P&L: Take full ownership of the financial performance of the preparedness service line. Set and achieve revenue targets, manage project margins, control overhead, and deliver consistent, profitable growth.
• Managing Execution: Ensure that every engagement-whether a multi-year grant administration program or a short-term staff augmentation deployment-is delivered on time, on budget, and to the standard that builds repeat business and referrals.

People Management

• Building Collaborative Relationships: Cultivate trusted partnerships across a broad ecosystem-state and local emergency management agencies, county administrators, NGOs, tribal organizations, federal partners, and private-sector teaming partners. Represent LEMOINE at conferences, industry events, and in the day-to-day relationship building that drives long-term client loyalty.
• Optimizing Diverse Talent: Attract, develop, and retain high-performing professionals across emergency management, grant administration, case management, and government consulting disciplines. Build teams that reflect the communities we serve and can scale with demand.

Personal Attributes

• Being Authentic: Exhibit courage, instill trust, and promote honesty, integrity, and authenticity in all aspects of preparedness leadership and client engagement.
• Being Open: Demonstrate self-awareness, actively seek personal development, manage ambiguity, embrace nimble learning, exhibit resiliency, and practice situational adaptability.

Job Responsibilities

• Leads business development as the primary driver of growth for the preparedness portfolio, identifying, pursuing, and closing new opportunities in emergency planning, grant administration, staff augmentation, disaster case management, training and exercise programs, and related professional services for state and local government clients.
• Owns the profit-and-loss (P&L) performance for the preparedness service line, including revenue generation, cost management, margin accountability, and resource forecasting.
• Possesses extensive experience and expertise in federal regulations, including but not limited to 2 CFR 200, the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, FEMA Preparedness Grant Programs (EMPG, SHSP, UASI), the National Preparedness System, and Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP). Translates these regulations into actionable service designs and program implementations.
• Provides high-level advisory and consulting services to state and local government agencies encompassing emergency operations planning, continuity of operations (COOP), hazard mitigation planning, grant administration and compliance, disaster case management program design, and municipal and state staff augmentation.
• Cultivates and actively maintains strong professional relationships and credibility with emergency management directors, county and municipal executives, and planning officials across designated federal, state, and local accounts.
• Remains well-informed about regulatory developments, presidential policy directives, national preparedness frameworks, industry dynamics, and emerging funding opportunities. Utilizes this knowledge to prioritize recurring client engagements and identify new market opportunities.
• Utilizes a consultative selling approach to craft compelling business cases, showcasing the distinct value of LEMOINE's solutions and securing targeted business opportunities.
• Manages and nurtures essential client relationships and strategic partnerships, including mutual aid agreements, memorandums of understanding, teaming arrangements, and subcontractor relationships.
• Strategically plans, oversees, and supervises proposal efforts while collaborating with capture managers, proposal staff, marketing and sales teams, and LEMOINE's subject matter experts to develop win themes and competitive pricing strategies.
• Develops written materials and tools for presentations, policies, procedures, program implementation, training curricula, exercise design, and after-action reports.
• Ensures all project estimates and service proposals adhere to program requirements and actively supports their accuracy and completeness.
• Provides guidance and leadership to project teams, deployed staff augmentation personnel, and case management teams throughout the organization and at client sites.
• Demonstrates proficiency in enforcing and complying with LEMOINE's LIFE Safe Work Practices.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university in Emergency Management, Public Administration, Homeland Security, Business Administration, Engineering, or related curriculum, or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years of professional experience in emergency management, disaster preparedness, government consulting, grant administration, or related fields, with demonstrated success in business development and revenue generation.
• Proven track record of P&L ownership or direct accountability for a service line, practice area, or business unit.
• Experience delivering services such as emergency operations planning, training and exercise programs (HSEEP), continuity of operations planning, hazard mitigation planning, grant administration, disaster case management, or staff augmentation to federal, state, tribal, territorial, or local governments.
• Strong knowledge of FEMA preparedness grant programs, the National Preparedness System, federal procurement processes, and state/local government contracting.
• Solid skills in the areas of budgeting, financial analysis, and proposal development, as well as excellent teamwork, communication (written and oral), and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrates the ability to focus and operate in a dynamic environment. Prioritize competing issues, project needs, business needs, organizational issues, and client relations and make judgments at a level consistent as a member of executive management.
• Willingness to lead business development initiatives after work hours and on weekends as required to achieve market and overall business development goals.
• Willingness and ability to travel, as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Emergency Management, Homeland Security, Public Administration, or a related discipline.
• Established relationships with state and local emergency management agencies, FEMA regional offices, or HUD program offices.
• Experience with NIMS/ICS frameworks and completion of NIMS 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, and 800 courses.

Physical Demands

The physical and mental demands of this position must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Section 3

This position is a Section 3 eligible job opportunity under the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968. Section 3 residents are encouraged to apply. The purpose of Section 3 of the HUD Act of 1968 is to ensure that preference for employment opportunities generated from the expenditure of HUD funds is directed to local low and very low-income persons, particularly those who receive federal housing assistance. All qualified applicants will be considered but may not necessarily receive an interview. Due to the large volume of submissions received by this office, information concerning application and/or interview status cannot be provided. Selected applicants will be contacted for next steps in the interview process. Applicants who are not selected may not receive notification. This position is subject to close at any time once a satisfactory applicant pool has been identified.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Lemoine Company, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant based on their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status.

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