SUPERVISORY PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST
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Supervisory Emergency Management Specialist
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Department of the Army
GS-14 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $104,604 - $135,987
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-13. Senior expert or supervisor.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves leading a team to plan and manage emergency responses for disasters like floods and coastal issues across a large region in Hawaii, working with federal and state partners to coordinate support and resources.
It requires overseeing programs for disaster recovery, humanitarian aid, and military operations while ensuring staff training and funding compliance.
A good fit would be someone with strong leadership experience in emergency management and a background in coordinating large-scale operations under pressure.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience as an emergency manager directing region-wide operations
- Experience coordinating with federal and state agencies for disaster planning and response
- Technical expertise in engineering and public works for emergency support functions, such as infrastructure repairs and assessments
- Ability to lead and supervise staff, including hiring, training, performance management, and discipline
- Proficiency in managing mission assignments from agencies like FEMA, Department of Army, and Combatant Commands
- Oversight of funding, compliance, and resource allocation for district-level emergency programs
- U.S. citizenship and ability to qualify based on experience (no education substitution allowed)
Full Job Description
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
About the Position: Serves as Chief, Readiness and Contingency Operations Division as well as the senior technical expert and program manager for the region.
Who May Apply: US Citizens 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 serving as emergency manager and / or directing region-wide emergency management operations; coordinating with federal and state partner agencies for planning and execution of disaster response; and providing technical engineering and public works expertise for emergency support functions (such as executing emergency contract support; providing emergency repair of infrastructure; and/or performing pre-and post-incident assessments).
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-14).
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. Major Duties:
- Leads all Readiness and Contingency Operations (RCO) programs across a massive Area Of Responsibility (AOR).
- Directs planning, execution, and evaluation of disaster response for Flood Control and Costal Emergencies (PL 84-99), Stafford Act mission assignments (PL 93-288), Field Force Engineering, oversees humanitarian assistance, and military contingencies.
- Receives and manages mission assignments from Combatant Command, Department of Army, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and request/coordinate military support and inter-Division resources.
- Supervises Readiness and Contingency Operations staff: assignments, performance, disciplining, hiring, and training.
- Oversees funding, mission execution, and compliance at district level; reviews district requests and adjusts authorities/funding.
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