Emergency Management Specialist - Oakland, United States - Department Of Homeland Security

Description

Summary

The ideal candidate for this position has knowledge of floodplain management requirements; community planning/permitting; writing and administration of ordinances/regulations; building science principles; and the National Flood Insurance Program. This position is with Regional Offices, Region Nine, Mitigation Division, Floodplain Management & Insurance Branch.

Duties

What will I do in this position if hired?

In this position you will serve as Floodplain Management Specialist in the Mitigation Division in support of the National

Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Typical assignments include:

• Working with local communities to ensure compliance with all applicable floodplain management regulations, ordinances, executive orders, policies, and guidance.
• Gathering, reviewing, and organizing permit and compliance-related information from communities in support of audits of local floodplain management programs.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with internal and external partners, local and state officials, building officials, and floodplain managers.
• Responding to inquiries from State, Local, Territorial and Tribal governments and the public regarding floodplain management, flood insurance, and flood mapping.
• Providing training and technical assistance on floodplain management requirements and best practices to encourage the local adoption of higher regulatory floodplain management regulations.
• Managing a compliance case load and providing technical assistance and training to communities as they adopt and enforce local floodplain management regulations.

What else do I need to know?

At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.

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Promotion Potential: Future promotions will be dependent on your ability to perform the duties at a higher level, the continuing need for an employee assigned to the higher level, and administrative approval.