Director, Risk Management and Insurance - Disaster Management - Remote US - ICF

Overview

The following information aims to provide potential candidates with a better understanding of the requirements for this role. As Director of Risk Management and Insurance, you will lead ICF’s public-sector risk and insurance practice from a remote, nationwide base. You will guide a skilled team, drive business development, and act as a trusted advisor on NFIP, property, and workers’ compensation programs to protect public assets and reduce total cost of risk. You will shape client strategies, deliver integrated risk solutions, and mentor staff while advancing ICF’s public service mission. This role offers impact across federal, state, and local governments, with opportunities to influence policy, resilience, and disaster recovery.

Responsibilities

• Lead business development for risk management and insurance with federal, state, and local governments
• Build and maintain relationships with public sector risk managers, offices of finance, emergency management, brokers, carriers, and associations to generate pipeline
• Oversee the Risk and Insurance team: set priorities, assign projects, mentor staff, grow skills
• Provide senior oversight of project delivery across a portfolio for quality, schedule, and budget
• Advise clients on designing and running public entity insurance programs (property, casualty, workers' comp, self-insurance/trust)
• Guide NFIP, floodplain management compliance, and flood risk reduction strategies
• Support clients through claims with brokers, adjusters, TPAs, and agencies after large losses
• Strengthen risk data and exposure management using schedules, values, databases, and analytics tools
• Advise on insurance marketing and renewal strategies, including market meetings for clients
• Design and deliver client training on property risk, workers’ compensation, and loss prevention
• Collaborate with disaster recovery, grants management, mitigation, and resilience practices for integrated solutions
• Contribute to practice strategy, thought leadership, and industry presence

Key requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• 10+ years in risk management/insurance with 5+ years in public sector
• 3+ years managing public entity property insurance and workers’ compensation programs
• 3+ years working knowledge of NFIP and floodplain xklufbp management
• Experience with brokers, carriers, claims adjusters, and TPAs across lifecycle
• 3+ years leading teams and managing budgets
• 3+ years of business growth, new business, or client expansion
• Willingness to travel across the United States; valid U.S. driver's license and MVR check
• strong business development ability
• clear, persuasive written and verbal communication
• ability to lead, mentor, and motivate cross-location teams
• NFIP and floodplain management expertise
• risk data management and analytics (schedules, values, databases)
• experience with brokers, carriers, claims adjusters, and TPAs

Remote working/work at home options are available for this role.