Emergency Management Specialist (Mitigation)

Federal Emergency Management Agency•Philadelphia, PA

About The Position

The Emergency Management Specialist (Mitigation) works in FEMA Region 3’s Mitigation Division, Risk Analysis Branch. The role serves as a subject matter expert in grants and contract management for Risk Analysis programs and supports FEMA Hazard Mitigation program implementation in areas such as Risk Analysis, Floodplain Management, Flood Insurance, and Hazard Mitigation Assistance. The specialist supports the full grant lifecycle, including award, post-award administration, monitoring, and closeout, and advises branch and division leadership about risks, opportunities, and interdependencies among Risk Analysis and other Mitigation grants and funding vehicles. The role also manages the technical-services contract lifecycle, including task-order procurement and award, technical monitoring, invoice processing, and closeout, in support of Risk Analysis data production, delivery, and outreach. The position advises federal, state, local, and other partners on FEMA Risk Analysis programs, including the delivery, interpretation, and use of data for risk-informed decision-making. It also performs technical writing and spokesperson duties for Risk Analysis and coordinated FEMA Mitigation program areas, tailoring communication to internal and external audiences. All FEMA employees have recurring emergency-management responsibilities and are subject to recall around the clock. Emergency operations may involve irregular hours, work outside the official duty station, extensive travel with little advance notice, and deployment for extended periods to austere or operationally challenging sites. If selected, the 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 with 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.
At the GS-12 level: one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-11, demonstrating support for projects involving flood risk analysis, floodplain management, hazard mitigation, grants, or contracts; communication of hazard mitigation, flood risk reduction, or resilience program policies and procedures to diverse audiences; and analysis of program operations to evaluate effectiveness against established goals and objectives.
At the GS-13 level: one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-12, demonstrating management of projects involving flood risk analysis, floodplain management, hazard mitigation, grants, or technical-services contracts; administration of grants and oversight of service contracts supporting flood risk analysis or hazard mitigation programs; communication of relevant policies and procedures to diverse audiences; and analysis of program operations with recommendations for improvement.
Attend a three-week in-person training course in Emmitsburg, Maryland, within six months of onboarding if selected.
No educational substitution is available; applicants must meet the stated experience qualifications.

Responsibilities

Serve as the Risk Analysis Branch subject matter expert for grants and contract management.
Facilitate grant awards, post-award administration, monitoring, and closeout.
Support branch and division leadership on risks, opportunities, and interdependencies among Risk Analysis and other Mitigation grants and funding vehicles.
Manage task-order procurement, pre-award and award actions, post-award technical monitoring, invoice processing, and task-order closeout.
Advise federal, state, local, and other partners and stakeholders on FEMA Risk Analysis programs, including data delivery, interpretation, and use for risk-informed decision-making.
Perform technical writing and spokesperson functions for Risk Analysis and coordinated FEMA Mitigation programs, adapting content and delivery for internal and external audiences.
Deploy in support of emergency operations when required, potentially with little or no advance notice and for extended periods.