2026 Summer Intern, Disaster Management (Tallahassee, FL)
Let’s work together to help disaster impacted communities recover and re-build for future resilience. ICF’s growing Disaster Management division seeks interns to support our project activities. As a Strategic Resilience intern, you will provide support to specific recovery projects and functions for the Division. You will also work alongside project teams, helping state and local clients administer United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), United States Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and other federal and state funded programs. You will be exposed to a wide variety of experts across the firm including those who address issues related to infrastructure, disaster planning and recovery, financial literacy, energy efficiency, green building, and job training. This is an outstanding opportunity to work with talented and passionate individuals and to grow with a firm that believes in nurturing talent and developing long-term career success.
This is a full-time, 10-week, entry level internship position that begins in June and ends in August 2026. The internship is hybrid from our Tallahassee, FL office (2x per week). At this time, we are unable to provide relocation nor housing assistance. Pay is $23 per hour.
Responsibilities:
- Provide administrative and technical support to specific hazard mitigation funding and planning projects
- Work alongside project teams, helping state and local clients administer FEMA Mitigation-funded programs
- Interact with a wide variety of experts across the firm who address issues related to utilities, critical infrastructure, climate planning, finance, and more
- Support project teams implementing HUD, FEMA, and other federal and state funded programs, helping to refine program procedures and processes for implementation
- Research, interpret and apply disaster recovery regulations and policies
- Assist in the creation of written reports, policies and procedures, and training materials
Basic Qualifications:
- At least 30 credit hours of college coursework completed by start date.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Coursework with an emphasis on Emergency Management, Homeland Security or similar field
- A completed bachelors degree AND enrollment verification in a graduate program focusing on Emergency Management, Homeland Security or similar field
- Prior experience as an intern focused on Disaster Management, FEMA or related area
- Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills
- Experience conducting research, organizing, and analyzing information
- Experience writing detailed guidance, proposals, and procedural materials
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities
- Data-entry experience
- Strong time management skills
- Consistent attention to detail
- Proficiency in MS Office Applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel)
- Experience in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or other mapping platforms
Our work is done in a professional, collegial, and intellectual environment that allows individuals to pursue their passions, grow their careers, and generate meaningful results on behalf of our clients.