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The ideal candidate for this position will be a Civil Engineer withexperience in project management and oversight andadministering various programs for mitigation of hazards, including earthquake, flood and tornado, and with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). This position starts at a salary of $91,231 (GS-13). Apply for this exciting opportunity to become a member of the Region 5 or Region 3 team within FEMA. Viewcommon definitions of terms found in this announcement.
Major Duties
When disaster strikes, America looks to FEMA. Now FEMA looks to you. Join our team and use your talent to support Americans in their times of greatest need. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) prepares the nation for all hazards and manages Federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. We foster innovation, reward performance and creativity, and provide challenges on a routine basis with a well-skilled, knowledgeable, high performance workforce. Please visit www.fema.gov for additional information.
EMERGENCY ASSIGNMENT: Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.
In this position, you will serve as a Civil Engineer in the Risk Analysis Branch of the Mitigation Division. This is a complex and challenging position requiring knowledge of local and regional natural hazard planning, hydraulics and hydrology. Typical assignments include:
- Managing and oversee highly technical and complex projects relating to floodplain mapping.
- Recommending technical direction and coordinate with other Regional Project Officers in conducting flood risk studies and mapping.
- Reviewing completed work submitted by Regional mapping partners for technical adequacy of results and to determine conformance with FEMA policies, procedures, and methods.
- Collaborating with Federal Agencies, State agencies, Tribes, local governments and other stakeholders in the development and review of flood hazard information.
- Identifying and define study and mapping standards and recommending modifications so that hazard maps and studies reflect current policy and legal requirements.
Qualifications
The qualification requirements listed below must be met within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.
Basic Requirements: Degree: professional engineering. To be acceptable, the curriculum must: (1) be in a school of engineering with at least one curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as a professional engineering curriculum; or (2) include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics: (a) statics, dynamics; (b) strength of materials (stress-strain relationships); (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics; (d) thermodynamics; (e) electrical fields and circuits; (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics. OR A combination of college level education or training AND technical experience that has furnished you with (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying professional engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following: Professional registration or licensure
Written Test
Specified academic course
Related Curriculum In addition to the Basic Requirements, you must have the following:
You qualify for this position at the GS-13 level (starting salary $91,231) if you possessthe following:
One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade (GS-12) in the Federal Service. This experience may have been gained in the federal government, a state or local government, a non-profit organization, the private sector, or as a volunteer; however, your resume must clearly describe at least one year of specialized experience. Specialized experience for this position includes: Serving as a civil engineer and project manager for administering various mitigation programs, and
Providing oversight and monitoring of civil engineering studies. NOTE: Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. For a brief video on How to Create a Federal Resume, clickhere.Current or former FEMA Reservists/DAE employees: To accurately credit your experience for these intermittent positions, make sure to list the dates (from MM/YY to MM/YY) of each deployment, along with the job title and specific duties you were responsible for during each deployment. Failure to provide this information may result in disqualification.The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
Pay Range
$99,170.00 - $131,532.00