Emergency Management Specialist (Geospatial)

Federal Emergency Management Agency•Lakewood, CO

About The Position

This position is in FEMA’s Region 8 Response Division and serves as a Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) Team Lead. The role leads complex geospatial analysis, modeling, data management, and production supporting disaster response, recovery, planning, and operational readiness. It also develops and updates geospatial standards, procedures, doctrine, training materials, tools, and guidance; coordinates across FEMA and partner organizations; manages geospatial data and systems; and briefs senior leaders and stakeholders. All FEMA employees have regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities. Positions may be recalled at any time for emergency operations, which may involve irregular hours, work away from the official duty station, and duties outside the usual position description. Operational travel may last weeks to months, come with little advance notice, and require relocation to physically austere and operationally challenging emergency sites. The employee must be able to deploy anywhere in the United States and its territories for an extended period with little or no advance notice. Selected applicants must successfully undergo and maintain a TS/SCI background investigation and be able to obtain and maintain a Government credit card. The position requires a three-week, in-person training course in Emmitsburg, Maryland, within six months of onboarding; FEMA covers travel expenses. The role is a testing-designated position subject to random drug testing. A one-year probationary period applies to new Federal competitive service employees and new supervisors and managers.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Successfully pass and maintain a background investigation for Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI).
Register for Selective Service, if required.
Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements.
Be able to obtain and maintain a Government credit card.
Be able to deploy with little or no advance notice anywhere in the United States and its territories for an extended period.
At least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal government, obtained by the announcement closing date.
Specialized experience must include using GIS, remote sensing, cartographic production, or geospatial modeling; leading or coordinating technical geospatial projects; applying geospatial information to emergency management, response, recovery, planning, exercises, or operational readiness; and advising leadership and coordinating with Federal, State, local, regional, or partner organizations.
Attend a three-week, in-person training course in Emmitsburg, Maryland, within six months of onboarding.
Pass random drug testing as a testing-designated position.

Responsibilities

Lead complex geospatial analysis, modeling, data management, and production activities supporting FEMA disaster response, recovery, planning, and operational readiness.
Develop and update GIS standards, standard operating procedures, doctrine, training materials, tools, and guidance to improve agency-wide geospatial program effectiveness.
Coordinate with FEMA headquarters and regional staff, Federal, State, local, and partner organizations to align requirements, share information, prevent duplication, and leverage geospatial capabilities.
Manage GIS data, web services, specialized applications, shared systems, and data distribution protocols while ensuring compliance with licensing, copyright, sensitivity, and archival requirements.
Brief senior leaders and stakeholders on geospatial capabilities, project status, findings, recommendations, operational issues, and technology integration needs.
Support emergency management operations and deploy to emergency sites as needed, potentially with little advance notice and for extended periods.