About the Position: The incumbent is the Chief of Emergency Management Branch and serves as principal advisor to the Commander on all matters relating to natural and technology disasters and national security emergencies, civil disturbances, and terrorism activities. The position is responsible for the Savannah District Natural Disaster Program, National Emergency Preparedness (NEPP) Program.

Duties

Serve as a subject matter expert on Public Law 84-99 Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies and PL 93-288 the Stafford Act, and is well versed about authorized projects, Continuing Authorities Programs, and other USACE emergency authorities. Maintain and monitor controls for sound financial management of all emergency preparedness and response and recovery functions. Initiate and direct appropriate action for USACE and FEMA assigned missions. Prepare and maintain response plans, execute response exercises, and training programs for accomplishment of assigned missions. Conduct after-action sessions to develop a district corrective action plan and provides recommendations to MSC and/or HQUSACE for improvements in response capabilities. Maintain ongoing understanding of laws, regulations, policies, practices and expectations of other federal/state/local government agencies, ensuring consistency with USACE emergency response. Lead District-wide team in developing plans for disaster and emergency conditions that may threaten areas within district boundaries, and other contingencies requiring support to civil authorities. Conduct regional or district-wide exercises to evaluate the readiness of district or region’s capabilities. Extensively integrate district and MSC emergency management activities with USACE stakeholders and partners, to include all relevant federal/state/local government agencies. Direct personnel assigned to Emergency Operations Center when activated. Deploy district resources to emergency locations and assigns and coordinates teams to provide technical assistance to other agencies at emergency locations. Ensure timely activation of PRTs and individual functional team members to enable rapid deployment. Supervise personnel assigned to the Emergency Management Branch. Maintain controls for sound financial management of all emergency preparedness and response and recovery functions.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• The duties of this position require the incumbent to possess or obtain and maintain a valid state Driver's License in one of the 50 U.S. states or possessions to operate vehicles.
• This position is supervisory as defined by the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) General Schedule Supervisory Guide (GSSG). A one year probation to assess your ability to perform supervisory duties is required unless previously completed.
• This is a Mission Essential position and is not subject to administrative dismissal in emergencies based on inclement weather conditions, or other emergency situations, as appropriate.

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 specialized 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 involves: 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 (DOD), Department of Army (DOA), 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 or above). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Emergency ResponseLeadershipTechnical 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).

Contacts

• Address RL-W2SR05 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-SAVANNAH DO NOT MAIL Savannah, GA 31402 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk