ICF

Director, Risk Management and Insurance – Disaster Management

ICF
Posted 10/20/2026full-timeRemote • Virginia • United StatesLead💰 $143,756 - $244,385 per yearWebsite
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Demonstrates extensive expertise in risk management and insurance, particularly within public sector entities, with a strong focus on business development, team leadership, and client advisory roles. Proficient in managing public entity insurance programs, including the National Flood Insurance Program and floodplain management compliance.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Risk ManagementPublic Sector Insurance ProgramsNational Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)Business DevelopmentTeam Leadership

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead business development for risk management and insurance work at federal, state, and local levels
  • Build relationships with public sector risk managers, government offices, emergency management agencies, brokers, carriers, and industry associations
  • Oversee the Risk and Insurance team, set priorities, assign staff, mentor team members, and develop technical and professional skills
  • Provide senior oversight of project quality, schedule, budget, and client satisfaction
  • Advise clients on designing, restructuring, and operating public entity insurance programs
  • Guide clients on the National Flood Insurance Program, floodplain management compliance, and flood risk reduction
  • Support clients through claims after large or catastrophic losses
  • Strengthen risk data and exposure management through property schedules, statements of values, databases, and analytics tools
  • Advise on insurance marketing and renewal strategy and participate in insurance market meetings
  • Design and deliver client training, workshops, and conferences
  • Collaborate with disaster recovery, grants management, mitigation, and resilience practices on integrated solutions and cross-selling
  • Contribute to practice strategy, thought leadership, industry events, and professional associations

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor's degree in risk management, business, public administration, industrial management, finance, or a related field
  • 10+ years of progressive experience in risk management, insurance, or a related field
  • At least 5 years supporting or working for public sector entities
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience managing or advising on public entity property insurance and workers' compensation programs
  • 3+ years of working knowledge of the NFIP and floodplain management requirements
  • Experience working with brokers, carriers, claims adjusters, and TPAs across the claims and renewal lifecycle
  • 3+ years leading teams, managing staff, or running programs, including budget planning and oversight
  • 3+ years of proven business growth experience
  • Willing and able to travel throughout the United States
  • Valid current U.S. driver's license and ability to pass an MVR check
  • Strong business development, communication, proposal writing, presentation, team leadership, strategic thinking, analytical, data management, stakeholder coordination, organization, judgment, integrity, discretion, and client-service skills
  • Must be authorized to work in the United States
  • Preferred: ARM, CFM, CPM, CPCU, ARM-P, CRM, or CIC designations; public-sector risk association leadership; government contracting and capture; state risk management office, self-insurance fund, or workers' compensation trust experience; disaster recovery, FEMA Public Assistance, or hazard mitigation experience; risk data management and analytics experience

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Travel requirements covered for work needs
  • Reasonable accommodations for disability, religious beliefs, disabled veterans, and individuals with disabilities
  • Equal opportunity employment
  • Benefits offerings referenced under the Transparency in Coverage Act

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Hard Skills
Risk ManagementInsurance Program DesignClaims ManagementData ManagementBudget PlanningAnalytical SkillsProject OversightProperty InsuranceWorkers' CompensationFloodplain Management
Soft Skills
CommunicationStrategic ThinkingTeam LeadershipClient ServiceProposal Writing
Tools & Technologies
Analytics ToolsDatabase ManagementClaims Processing Systems
Certifications & Qualifications
ARMCFMCPMCPCUARM-PCRMCIC
Industry Keywords
Public SectorEmergency ManagementDisaster RecoveryFEMA Public AssistanceRisk Data ManagementGovernment ContractingMitigation PracticesStakeholder CoordinationInsurance MarketingProfessional Associations