Emergency Management Specialist (Preparedness)

Federal Emergency Management Agency•Philadelphia, PA

About The Position

The Emergency Management Specialist serves in FEMA Region 3’s Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program. The role focuses on emergency planning and preparedness, including activities related to crises, disasters, humanitarian emergencies, natural hazards, and man-made or technological incidents. The specialist coordinates and supports emergency response preparedness training, exercises, and local assistance. The ideal candidate has experience reviewing or developing radiological emergency response plans and/or conducting or evaluating radiological emergency-related exercises. FEMA employees have regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities and may be recalled at any time to support operations. Duties may involve irregular work hours, work outside the official duty station, and assignments beyond the position’s usual description. Emergency deployments may require extensive travel with little advance notice and extended stays at emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions. The selected employee must attend a three-week in-person training course in Emmitsburg, Maryland, within six months of onboarding.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Successfully pass and maintain a Moderate Risk background investigation.
Register for Selective Service, if applicable.
Current federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Government credit card.
Ability to deploy with little or no advance notice anywhere in the United States and its territories for an extended period.
GS-11: One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-9 reviewing or developing emergency response plans for natural hazards, conducting or evaluating emergency response exercises, and responding to or planning for natural hazards incidents; OR a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education toward such a degree, or an LL.M. in a related field; OR an eligible combination of specialized experience and related graduate education beyond the first full year of graduate study.
GS-12: One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 reviewing or developing emergency response plans for technological hazards, developing and conducting emergency response exercises for chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear scenarios, and responding to or planning for technological hazards incidents involving hazardous-material releases.
If qualifying through education, submit transcripts; official transcripts are required before appointment.
Attend a three-week, in-person training course in Emmitsburg, Maryland, within six months of onboarding.

Nice To Haves

Experience reviewing and/or developing radiological emergency response plans.
Experience conducting and/or evaluating radiological emergency-related exercises.

Responsibilities

Participate in preparedness activities and assist with planning and preparation for crises, disasters, humanitarian emergencies, hazards, and natural or man-made/technological incidents.
Serve as a specialist in emergency planning and preparedness.
Provide, coordinate, and participate in emergency planning and work involving coordination of emergency response and preparedness training, exercises, and local assistance.
Support emergency management operations, potentially involving irregular hours, duties outside the official position description, and deployment to emergency sites.