Department of Homeland Security
This position serves in FEMA Region 10's Mitigation Division, Risk Analysis Branch. The ideal candidate for this position has experience with Risk MAP and National Flood Insurance Programs and in hydrology and hydraulic engineering.
- What will I do in this position if hired? In this position, you will serve as an advisor, technical representative, and engineering expert in support of the National Flood Insurance Program and Region 10's Mitigation Division, Risk Analysis Branch. Typical assignments include: Providing expert technical direction to internal and external stakeholders related to flood risk studies and Risk Map program mapping. Collaborating with federal agencies, state agencies, and local governments in the development and review of flood hazard information. Providing comprehensive technical, administrative, and engineering advice and assistance to internal and external customers. Serving in grants administration and contracting functions, including Contracting Officer's Technical Representative. Represents the Region as a technical subject matter expert in structured and unstructured settings on technical engineering matters related to the risk assessment programs. What else do I need to know? 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.
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