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The ideal candidate will have experience in the construction and installation of manufactured housing components, and with federal contracting policies, and regulations. Candidate will have strong leadership, employee performance management, program management, and communication skills.
03/21/2023 to 04/04/2023
$36.97 - $51.59 per hour
Salary listed reflects the Rest of U.S. Scale and, if applicable, will be adjusted to meet the locality pay of the negotiated duty station.
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76% or greater - In addition to frequent travel related to deployment(s), occasional non-emergency travel may also be required.
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Intermittent - Appointments are temporary, not to exceed 2 years. At the end of the appointment term, Reservists may be renewed, based upon operational needs.
Full-time - Reservists are intermittent, on-call employees. When deployed, work hours may vary based upon the needs of the disaster and may exceed 40 hours per week.
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FEMA-23-KW-644300-RSV
714148900
This announcement will close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) Tuesday April 4, 2023, OR at 11:59 p.m. ET on the date the 200th application is received, whichever comes first. This job is open to: U.S. Citizens
What will I do in this position if hired?
Duties: As an Emergency Management Specialist (Manufactured Housing Unit Leader) in FEMA's Reservist Program, you will be responsible for coordinating with internal and external stakeholders on the identification, selection, acquisition, design, construction, inspection, and installation of Manufactured Housing Units (MHUs) on private and commercial sites. Typical assignments include:
What else do I need to know?
At FEMA, our mission to help people before, during and after disasters; so, every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. During large-scale or unprecedented events, all FEMA employees may be called upon to support response or recovery efforts, either virtually or in person. Deployments may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than your official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in your official position description. If deployed in person, travel may last weeks, with little advance notice, and may require relocation to emergency sites.
As a Reservist Employee, your role is to support response or recovery efforts. Reservists are intermittent, on-call employees. Please note that this is not a full-time position, and you only are paid when deployed. Deployment frequency and length varies based on disaster response need. Due to the irregular nature of disasters, Reservist employees are not guaranteed regular recurring hours, deployments, or renewal of employment.
The Civilian Reservist Emergency Workforce (CREW) Act protects the job rights of FEMA Reservists while they are deployed to disasters, emergencies, and critical trainings by including FEMA Reservists under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployments Rights Act (USERRA). This means that if you hold another job, you are able to deploy as a FEMA reservist and your job will be protected. It also protects you against penalization, discrimination, or loss of employee benefits as a result of your deployments to disasters, emergencies, and critical trainings. For more information, please visit FEMA.gov/careers or review the USERRA Resources from the Department of Labor.
FEMA is committed to ensuring that its workforce reflect the diversity of the nation. At FEMA, our workforce includes the many identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, ages, cultures, and beliefs of the people it serves. To learn about the ongoing diversity and inclusion efforts, reasonable accommodation process, and the FEMA Core Values, please visit fema.gov.
To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo, successfully pass, and maintain a background investigation for Public Trust as a condition of placement into this position. This may include a credit check after initial job qualifications are determined, a review of financial issues, such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs (please visit: Mythbuster on Federal Hiring Policies for additional information). For more information on background investigations for Federal jobs please visit OPM Investigations.
All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
To qualify for the Reservist Emergency Management Specialist (Manufactured Housing Unit Leader) position, you must demonstrate work experience in each of the following areas , you must demonstrate work experience in each of the following areas:
OR
Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
or
3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree
or
LL.M., if related.
In addition:
Please read the following important information to ensure we have everything we need to consider your application:
Documenting your experience:
NOTE: If you are qualifying based on education and/or are selected for a position which requires a college degree to meet minimum qualification requirements, you will be required to submit your official college transcript(s) at time of selection.
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. For example, specific courses accepted for college-level credit by an accredited U.S. college or university, or foreign education evaluated by an organization recognized for accreditation by the Department of Education as education equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. college or university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. Visit the Department of Education's Recognition of Foreign Qualifications for more information.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
We will review your resume, supporting documentation, and your responses to the occupational questionnaire to ensure you meet the minimum qualification requirements listed in the announcement. If you are qualified, you may be referred to a hiring manager for consideration.
We recommend that you preview the online questions for this announcement before you start the application process.
Do not include any photos or personally identifying information (PII) in your documents, including birthday and social security numbers.
It is your responsibility to verify that any information entered or uploaded is received and is accurate. Determining your eligibility and qualifications is dependent on the supporting documentation and information provided, which may impact your referral for further consideration. If a document is not legible, Human Resources will not be able to view it in your application. All application materials, including transcripts, must be in English.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above by 11:59pm (EST) on the closing date of the announcement.
If you are unable to apply online (e.g., experiencing documented system issues, you do not have access to the internet, etc.), you may be able to submit a paper application package. To do so, please contact the Human Resources Specialist listed in the Agency Contact Information prior to the close of this announcement.
An employee, job applicant, or an individual acting on behalf of the employee, may request a Reasonable Accommodation by emailing FEMA-Reasonable-Accommodation@fema.dhs.gov with "time sensitive" in the subject line.
To review the common definitions of terms found in this announcement, please visit the DHS Common Definitions page.
Note: One or more positions may be filled using this vacancy announcement. Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for DHS to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.
If you are found qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration. The hiring manager will review the list of qualified candidates and will conduct interviews. Failure to complete the interview may result in removal from consideration.
If you are selected, you will be notified by phone or email with a tentative job offer. If you fail to respond, fail to meet the conditions of employment, or fail any other pre-employment requirements (such as the background investigation) we may rescind a tentative job offer.
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Any Offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Personnel Management guidance and U.S. Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/714148900. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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