EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Developing, coordinating, and maintaining Installation Emergency Management Plans through a continuous cycle of planning, training, testing, and revising Emergency Management procedures; 2) Serving as an authoritative source for decisions and/or information on Installation Emergency Management (EM) matters; 3) Determining the equipment and budget requirements for provisions needed to support the Emergency Management Program; 4) Leading the Installation Exercise and Evaluation Team in annual all-hazards exercises; 5) Preparing documents from lessons learned and after-action reports to initiate corrective action plans; 6) Training Emergency Management personnel and First/Emergency Responders on appropriate preparedness, mitigation, responses, and recovery tasks. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Work is primarily performed while sitting, standing, and walking. Heavy physical exertion is required during simulated exercises and training or during actual emergency response conditions. WORK ENVIRONMENT: Work is performed in an office setting that is adequately lighted, heated and ventilated. However, the incumbent is required to spend significant time (30%) outdoors when conducting inspections, field planning, training, and exercises. During disaster responses and site assessments, the incumbent may be exposed to the elements and hazardous environments which may require using appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
You will serve as a EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST in the OPERATIONS DIVISION (N3), EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HQ DIVISION (N37) of NSF THURMONT.