About the Position: Serve as an Emergency Management Specialist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Headquarters in Cincinnati, OH. Relocation Incentive may be authorized. Situational telework as determined by agency policy.

Duties

Utilize knowledge of the principles, methodology and practices of emergency operations planning, serves as staff emergency operations planner within the Emergency Operations Team of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division (LRD). Develop and coordinate policy for the employment of LRD engineering resources for national emergency, mobilization missions assigned by higher headquarters, requests for emergency assistance, or contingency support operations. Participate in planning LRD support to the Civil Sector during national emergencies and mobilization as well as assuring continuity of operations and Corps of Engineers survival. Position requires experience planning civil disaster response or military operations. Serves as central contact point for coordination and for progress surveillance and speaks with authority on all technical and administrative elements of the mobilization activities within LRD. Develop, modify, coordinate, and implement policy, procedures, standards and criteria for the LRD Emergency Preparedness Plan and implementation of USACE Authorities under PL 84-99.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized experience: One year of specialized experience which includes developing and coordinating policy and procedures for disaster response and recovery, national emergency and mobilization missions; preparing written plans for disaster response to support Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) plans and other federal agencies; and planning civil disaster response under USACE Public Law 84-99. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12 or above). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: CommunicationsDecision MakingEmergency and Disaster ManagementIncident Response Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).

Contacts

• Address RE-W2SMAA USAED-GREAT LAKES AND OHIO RIVER DO NOT MAIL Cincinnati, OH 45201 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk