Interdisciplinary Engineer

Federal Emergency Management Agency•Oakland, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is located in Resilience, Hazard Mitigation Directorate, Building Science and Planning Division, Earthquake & Wind Sciences Branch. The ideal candidate for the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program has the skills to advance seismic risk reduction, building science, and hazard-resistant building codes and standards. In this position, you will oversee projects to advance the state-of-the-art of seismic risk reduction for new and existing buildings and lifelines for FEMA's National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP). Typical assignments include: Providing subject matter expertise on the development, integration and application of NEHRP guidance and seismic risk reduction across FEMA programs. Supporting the development of hazard-resistant building codes and standards and coordinating with FEMA Components, interagency partners, and external stakeholders to advance seismic risk reduction. Advancing innovative approaches to applying building codes and standards to reduce risk from earthquakes and other natural hazards. At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. 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.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must successfully pass a background investigation.
Selective Service registration required.
Current federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Government credit card.
Must be able to deploy with little or no advance notice to anywhere in the United States and its territories for an extended period of time.
Degree in Engineering: A bachelor's degree in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by ABET; or includes 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.
Combination of education and experience: College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying 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. Adequacy demonstrated by: Professional registration or licensure (EI, EIT, or PE) or Written Test (Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination or any other written test required for professional).
Degree in Architecture: A bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in architecture or in a related field that included 60 semester hours of course work in architecture or related disciplines of which at least (1) 30 semester hours were in architectural design, and (2) 6 semester hours were in each of the following: structural technology, properties of materials and methods of construction, and environmental control systems.
Combination of Education and Experience for Architect: College-level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the arts and sciences underlying professional architecture, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the architectural principles, methods, and techniques and their applications to the design and construction or improvement of buildings. Adequacy demonstrated by: Related Curriculum (Degree in architectural engineering) or Experience (1 year of experience in an architect's office or in architectural work for each year short of graduation from a program of study in architecture. In the absence of any college courses, 5 years of such experience is required).
One full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal government, which has equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. Experience may be obtained in the federal government, a state or local government, or private sector, and must demonstrate the following: Supporting the management of complex and technical programs and projects; AND Collaborating with diverse technical and non-technical stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes; AND Applying knowledge of building science, seismic structural design, construction, mitigation, and retrofits; OR Applying hazard-resistant building codes, specifications, and standards.

Nice To Haves

Ideal candidate has skills to advance seismic risk reduction, building science, and hazard-resistant building codes and standards.

Responsibilities

Oversee projects to advance the state-of-the-art of seismic risk reduction for new and existing buildings and lifelines for FEMA's National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP).
Provide subject matter expertise on the development, integration and application of NEHRP guidance and seismic risk reduction across FEMA programs.
Support the development of hazard-resistant building codes and standards and coordinate with FEMA Components, interagency partners, and external stakeholders to advance seismic risk reduction.
Advance innovative approaches to applying building codes and standards to reduce risk from earthquakes and other natural hazards.
Be 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.
Deploy with little or no advance notice to anywhere in the United States and its territories for an extended period of time.