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This position is being announced under FEMA's Cadre of On-call Response/Recovery Employee (CORE) Program. Thisis a temporary appointment in the Excepted Service, not to exceed 2 years, with the option to extend based on workload and funding availability. Veterans Preference does not apply to the CORE selection process.View common definitions of terms found in this announcement.
Major Duties
When disaster strikes, America looks to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Now FEMA looks to you. Join our team and use your talent to support Americans in their times of greatest need. 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 provide subject matter expertise in the management of the Environmental/Historic Preservation (EHP) review process for FEMA Region Two in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
Typical assignments include:
• Implementing the Environmental/Historic Preservation (EHP) Management Plan. Managing the dissemination of the EHP information to incident management organizational components and external customers. Participating in meetings, site visits and designating EHP points of contact. Ensure staff is completing the EHP component review process as well as the Environmental Management Information System (EMIS) to meet EHP performance measures.
• Making organizational adjustments based on the complexity of the incident and requesting additional personnel, supplies, services, and equipment as needed.
• Establishing work assignments and setting priorities. Ensuring subordinates are qualified to perform assigned positions, that they receive needed training, and are briefed on information relevant to their assignments. Communicating any special safety considerations or hazardous situations to subordinates. Evaluating their performance and taking corrective actions when necessary.
• Identify any organizational or process needs for the organization and make recommendations to the Branch Director on their resolution.
• Provide leadership to staff on either environmental or historic preservation issues.
• Ensuring continuity of operations in the organization and a completing transition at the termination of activities. Preparing, evaluating and submitting written EHP reports and documents.
• Assisting with the development of incident-specific guidance such as Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and PowerPoint presentations, ensuring their proper distribution. Establishing and maintaining lines of communication within the sectors, branches, or programs as needed
Promotion Potential: Positions filled under Stafford Act regulations generally do not have documented promotion potential; however, dependent on an employee’s ability to perform higher level duties, the continuing need for an employee to perform work associated with a higher level position, and administrative recommendation and approval, promotions may be earned by CORE employees.
Qualifications
The qualification requirements listed below must be met within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.
To qualify for this position atthe IC-13level, your resume must demonstrate at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the IC-12 level in 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 the following specialized experience: Advising management and subordinates regarding environmental protection or historic preservation policies;
Reviewing, interpreting, or determining compliance with environmental protection or historic preservation laws and regulations, based on knowledge or experience working with at least two of the following: National Environmental Policy Act, National Historic Preservation Act, Endangered Species Act, Coastal Barrier Resources Act, Clean Water Act, Coastal Zone Management Act, Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, Clean Air Act, Archaeological Resources Protection Act, Executive Order 11988 (Floodplains), Executive Order 11990 (Protection of Wetlands), or Executive Order 12898 (Environmental Justice for Low Income and Minority Populations; and
Managed employees to promote sound business practices. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills, and provides valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.Your application must show that you meet all requirements for this position. You may be found “not qualified” if you do not possess the minimum competencies required for the position.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/DD/YY to MM/DD/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, click here. NOTE: If you are using the USAJOBS Resume Builder, please insert the dates of employment in MM/DD/YY format at the top of the “Duties, Accomplishments, and Related Skills” text field for each period of employment included on your resume.
Current or former FEMA Reservists/DAE employees: To accurately credit your experience for these intermittent positions, make sure to list the dates (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/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.
Pay Range
$91,231.00 - $118,603.00