You will serve as a EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST in the Installation Emergency Management division of NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND.

Duties

You will advise on matters relating to an organization's emergency management program. You will conduct emergency management training to establish personnel are prepared and certified in incident command systems. You will coordinate all-hazard exercises to determine Emergency Operation Center (EOC) staff readiness.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 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) Using concepts, principles, and practices of emergency management to complete work assignments; 2) Developing and maintaining DON installation emergency management plans, coordinating disaster response or crisis management activities, providing disaster preparedness training, and preparing hazard assessments and emergency response plans for natural (e.g., hurricanes, floods, earthquakes), man-made threats, or technological (e.g., nuclear power plant emergencies, hazardous materials spills) disasters. Skill in ensuring plans support tenant commands and other key partners 3) Analyzing and evaluating methods and techniques used in emergency response to include presenting recommendations and conclusions for improvement; 4) Developing and maintaining DON installation Continuity of Operations Programs (COOP); and 5) Coordinating with agency response partners and the installation training team for exercise development, execution, and creating of after action plans. 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 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.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:
Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR
Successful completion of three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree OR Successful completion of an LL.M. degree that is related to the position being filled.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND 3730 North Charles Porter Avenue Oak Harbor, WA 98278 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]