Director of Disaster Response - Norfolk, VA

The Director of Disaster Response will build and expand Canopy's national disaster response platform, positioning the company as a premier provider of emergency infrastructure services. This role spans emergency management, government contracting, business development, logistics, and field operations while developing the people, partnerships, systems, and processes needed to prepare in advance, secure work, and mobilize quickly.

Supervisory Responsibilities: 

·       This role has no direct reports.

Essential Functions: 

·       Build and continuously improve Canopy’s national disaster response platform.

·       Develop operational plans, mobilization procedures, response protocols, resource matrices, checklists, and internal workflows.

·       Establish scalable systems capable of supporting multiple simultaneous disaster response operations.

·       Maintain organizational readiness for hurricanes, severe weather, flooding, wildfires, winter storms, infrastructure failures, and other emergency events.

·       Develop pre-event planning and activation procedures for Canopy leadership and operational teams.

·       Conduct post-event reviews and continuously improve Canopy’s response capabilities.

·       Identify and monitor federal, state, local, utility, and other public-sector procurement opportunities.

·       Support Canopy responses to RFPs, RFQs, emergency solicitations, task orders, and rapid procurement requests.

·       Maintain visibility into existing and potential emergency contract vehicles.

·       Coordinate with Canopy leadership, estimating, operations, finance, legal, and strategic partners during proposal development.

·       Assist with proposal strategy, pricing coordination, capability statements, technical responses, and required documentation.

·       Maintain awareness of registrations, licenses, certifications, insurance requirements, and other compliance requirements associated with disaster response contracting.

·       Develop and maintain mobilization plans for Canopy disaster response missions.

·       Coordinate personnel, subcontractors, equipment, transportation, staging locations, lodging, communications, temporary facilities, and other mission-critical resources.

·       Maintain situational awareness during developing weather and emergency events.

·       Assist executive leadership with activation decisions and operational briefings.

·       Provide concise executive-level updates during active operations.

·       Support field command and coordination during major deployments.

·       Travel and deploy on short notice when required.

Competencies:

·       Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills.

·       Setting priorities and defining actions, time, and resources needed to achieve predefined goals.

·       Being persistent and showing perseverance in achieving concrete and tangible results out of personal responsibility.

·       Understands and processes complex information and exercises sound judgment, considering the situation, the issues, the key players, and the levels of authority involved.

Work Environment:

·       Remote/In Office

Travel Requirements:

·       Regular travel with significant travel during disaster events.

Required education and experience:

·       10+ years of experience leading emergency management, disaster response, government contracting, debris management, heavy civil construction project management, emergency logistics, infrastructure, utility operations, transportation, or public-sector procurement.

·       Direct experience working in disaster-affected areas.

Preferred education and experience:

·       Experience supporting large-scale mobilizations is highly valued.

·       Experience supporting FEMA-related operations, state emergency management agencies, municipalities, utilities, or major disaster-response contractors is strongly preferred.

Additional eligibility requirements:

·       No other eligibility requirements.

Other duties:

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

This is a safety sensitive position that requires employee to be able to pass a background check and drug screen as required for this job.

Work authorization requirements:

Must meet I-9 requirements. This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

Affirmative Action/EEO statement: XKIG provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, obligations, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

Reasonable Accommodation Statement

XKIG is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all federal, state, and local nondiscrimination laws, including the ADA. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or hiring process, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at 877-418-2999 or 252-403-0552.

Benefits Offered:

This is a full-time position that offers health insurance benefits for medical, vision, and dental, as well as the option for enrollment in a 401K.

Paid Time Off (PTO)
Eligibility and accrual timelines vary by position with some roles gaining PTO immediately and others becoming eligible after a set period of employment. Details are provided during the hiring process and may vary for Union hires.

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