About the Position: Serves as the Chief of Emergency Management Branch and as principal advisor to the Commander on all matters relating to natural and technology disasters and national security emergencies, civil disturbances, and terrorism activities. Responsible for managing the District Emergency Programs.

Duties

Serves as a subject matter expert on PL 84-99 and the Stafford Act, and is well versed about authorized projects, Continuing Authorities Programs, and other USACE emergency authorities. Serves as Chief of Readiness and Contingency Operations Division. Conduct after-action sessions to develop a district corrective action plan and provides recommendations to Major Support Command (MSC) and/or Headquarters United States Army Corps of Engineers ( HQUSACE) for improvements in response capabilities.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Chief, Readiness and Contingency Operations Division must be on call 24 hours per day and deployable on TDY assignments to any area in the USACE theater of operation impacted by natural disaster or national emergency.
• Deployments normally last 30-days real time but may be extended based on specific situation.
• Position requires incumbent to travel approximately 25% of the time.
• Must possess and maintain a valid civilian driver's license.
• A one year Supervisory probationary period may be required.

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 EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic 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.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPriority 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: providing program advice and recommendations to leadership and staff as needed, on a wide array of program issues including policy applications, project eligibility and program execution for operational readiness and response activities pursuant to public laws, regulations and disaster assistance authority of USACE, Department of Defense, Department of the Army (DA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Transportation (DOT) and other Federal Agencies. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/ level position in the federal service (GS-12). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: DecisivenessEnvironmental Emergency Response SupportLeadershipTechnical Competence 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).

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Contacts

• Address RL-W2SR06 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-WILMINGTON DO NOT MAIL Wilmington, NC 28402 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk