Job Description

Requisition No: 887076

Agency: Division of Emergency Management

Working Title: Compliance Coordinator - 31001098

Pay Plan: CS Exempt (EOG)

Position Number: 31001098

Salary: $59,866.44

Posting Closing Date: 11/10/2026

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Compliance Coordinator

Bureau of Mitigation

Florida Division of Emergency Management

This position is located in Tallahassee, FL

This is an Internal Advertisement and only current FDEM employees will be considered.

The Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) leads the state’s preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation efforts for natural and man-made disasters. Working closely with federal, state, and local partners, FDEM coordinates emergency operations, supports resilient communities, and helps safeguard the people of Florida.

Position Overview and Responsibilities:

This position serves as a Compliance Coordinator; this role is responsible for conducting and teaching staff how to perform Compliance Audits and maintain completion of Legacy State Community Assistance Visits (CAVs) to ensure communities are in compliance with the requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Close legacy Community Assistance Visits (CAVs) by investigating and assessing compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and Florida Building Code (FBC).
• Facilitate the NFIP Compliance Audit program, created by and in partnership with FEMA, to ensure that each of Florida’s 469 NFIP-participating communities are audited on a 5- to 7-year basis.
• Conduct field assessments to monitor new development (structural and non-structural) in FEMA-designated flood zones.
• Hold individual meetings with community officials to review local floodplain management programs and identify/resolve any potential procedural concerns.
• Create annual schedule and objectives that ensure performance targets are met and/or exceeded each quarter.
• Review technical staff reports for accuracy and completeness and conduct quality control on written correspondence between the Office of Floodplain Management (OFM) and local communities.
• Train OFM Specialists on the Audit program to maintain efficient and effective audits within Florida.
• Oversee staff workload and delegate tasks appropriately.
• Present technical information to a wide range of stakeholders, including local Floodplain Administrators, building officials, planners, engineers, and surveyors.
• Perform assigned duties during Emergency Operations Center (EOC) activation in support of emergency response and recovery efforts.
• Perform other duties as assigned, including deployment for disaster events.

In response to emergency events, FDEM employees may be required to work irregular hours, to work more than 8 hours per day, to work extended periods (including weekends and holidays), to work at locations other than their official headquarters, and to perform duties in addition to those outlined in the employee’s position description. Employees must be able to deploy to emergency sites with limited advance notice.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to travel for non-emergency purposes 15-20% of the time.
• Familiarity with or eagerness to learn 44 CFR 60.3.
• Familiarity with or eagerness to learn flood provisions in the Florida Building Code.
• Knowledge of effective public speaking techniques and utilization of presentation software.
• Ability to work in a team environment and independently.
• Ability to effectively establish goals, objectives, and priorities for long-term project planning needs.
• Ability to plan, organize, manage, and monitor staff work assignments.
• Ability to effectively communicate, orally and in writing, creating presentations, conducting trainings, writing reports and correspondence.
• Experience with project management preferred.
• Ability to organize and manage data.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) certificate or ability to obtain within six months of hire date.
• Valid driver’s license.

Special Notes:

Successful completion of background screening will be required for this position.

The State of Florida and FDEM participate in E-Verify. This federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.