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Emergency Management Specialist

Department of Defense
Defense Logistics Agency
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Summary

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Overview

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Open date: 02/10/2025
Closed date: 02/16/2025
This job will close when we have received 100 applications which may be sooner than the closing date. Learn more
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Work site options
Telework eligible
No
Remote job
No
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Salary
$142,488 - $185,234 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 14
Promotion potential
14
Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule
Full-time
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Appointment type
Permanent
Occupations and job series
Supervisory status
No
Federal service type
This job is in the Competitive Service
Represented by a union
No
Drug test
Yes
Security clearance
Top Secret
Financial disclosure required
No
Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests.
Announcement number
DLADS-25-12686297-DHA
Control number
830925400

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Clarification from the agency

This is a Direct Hiring Authority Notice open to the Public using the Department of Defense for Certain Personnel DHA.

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Duties

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  • Provides infrastructure support to governmental entities to maintain essential functions during time of crisis.
  • Participates in the planning, implementation, and execution of COOP and Emergency Management operations.
  • Acts as senior analyst in National-level, Defense, and Homeland Security planning and policy, responsible for continuing government operations during regional, state and national crises and disasters.
  • Develops, coordinates, and analyzes policy, directives, and other documentation in accordance with DoD Directives, the Defense Continuity Strategy, and the National Continuity Policy Implementation Plan (NCPIP).
  • Develops guidance for National-level continuity, and emergency management communications policies, including public alert and warning, COOP/COO communications, and command and control.
  • Facilitates programs which impact DoD's ability to conduct humanitarian assistance, disaster response and support for national security events.
  • Conducts studies of organizational elements to develop resource requirements including manpower and funding.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a U.S. citizen
  • Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
  • Required to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance with access to SCI and Special Access Programs (SAPs); including submitting to background checks as a condition of employment and/or continued access to Special Access Programs.
  • Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
  • Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
  • Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
  • Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
  • Bargaining Unit Status: No
  • Pre-Employment Physical: Not Required
  • This position may require operational and/or training deployments.
  • Frequent travel is required, often without sufficient notification.
  • Employee may be subject to 24-hour on-call duty.
  • Employee must be able to relocate to emergency sites with little advance notice and function under increased mental and physical stress.
  • Employee must physically be able to move and assemble equipment relating to communications and operations centers.

Qualifications

To qualify for an Emergency Management Specialist, your resume must support:

One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to successfully perform the duties of the position, and is directly in or related to this position. To be creditable, specialized experience must be at the GS-13 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade (General Schedule (GS) positions only), time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the cut-off/closing date of the announcement. Creditable specialized experience includes:

  • Developing, evaluating and ensuring implementation of training and technical concepts, policies and procedures for specialized
    logistics Continuity of Operations (COOP).
  • Participates in the planning, implementation, and execution of COOP and Emergency Management operations.
  • Knowledge of National and Department-level continuity programs; public alert and warning; Earned Value Management (EVM); Defense efficiencies and modernization projects; Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Explosives (CBRE) protection and detection measures; emergency management; and communications policies..
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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Physical Demands
The work requires some physical exertion and above-average agility and dexterity. Individual is required to lift in excess of 75 pounds unaided for distances of 100 yards or more. While much of the work is sedentary, it also requires walking over rough terrain, standing, bending, and the carrying of moderately heavy equipment, and performs work operations in an industrial, storage, or comparable work area. Individual is required to achieve proficiency in OSHA Level A, B, and C Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Work may also be required over long hours, including very early and/or very late. Long-distance travel may be necessary at times.

Work Environment
Work is performed in an office environment. Fieldwork assignments require visits to manufacturing, storage, or other industrial areas, and involve moderate risks or discomforts. Work may involve entering sites that have atmospheres Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health. Protective clothing and gear and observance of safety precautions is required and may require individual to perform selected duties while wearing Level A, B, or C Personal Protective Equipment.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Additional information

This is an Emergency Essential (EE) position. The incumbent will be designated Non-Combat Essential (NCE). In the event of a crisis, the incumbent may be required to deploy, within CONUS only, via temporary reassignment or be required to stay in place to support contingency operations. The incumbent may be required to take part in readiness exercises. This position cannot be vacated during a national emergency or mobilization without seriously impairing the capability of the organization to function effectively; therefore, the position requires the incumbent to be screened from military recall. Military Reservists selected for an EE position must arrange for a military deployment waiver from the Reserve Unit, which will remain in effect while assigned to the EE position. This requirement must be met prior to placement in an EE position. An NCE employee could be deployed to support emergency operations, humanitarian missions, disaster relief, or other expeditionary missions in the continental United States that are not considered "combat" locations. Deployment will be via Temporary Duty (TDY) orders. Deployment may entitle the employee to additional monetary compensation dependent upon the deployment location.

For Important General Applicant Information and Definitions go to: http://www.dla.mil/portals/104/documents/careers/GenAppInfoDef.pdf

Reemployed Annuitants: This position does not meet criteria for appointment of Reemployed Annuitants. The DoD criteria for hiring Reemployed Annuitants can be found at: http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf

Drug-Free Workplace: The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has established a Drug-Free Federal Workplace Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for DLA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with DLA for a period of six months. This policy extends to random testing for the use of illegal drugs by employees who occupy testing designated positions defined as sensitive in Section 7(d) of Executive Order 12564. The Defense Logistics Agency's Drug Free Workplace Plan's drug testing panel includes testing for the following illegal substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates (codeine/morphine), 6-Acetylmorphine (heroin), phencyclidine, amphetamines (amphetamine/methamphetamine), methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), oxycodone, oxymorphone, hydrocodone, and hydromorphone. ADVISORY: By using cannabidiol (CBD) products you are risking a positive drug test result for marijuana.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Direct Hire Evaluation: Once the application process is complete, a review of your application will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements. This vacancy will be filled through a Direct Hire Authority. All applicants who meet the basic qualification requirements will be forwarded to the Selecting Official for consideration. The rule of Three, Veteran's Preference and traditional rating and ranking of applicants do not apply to this vacancy. We will evaluate your application for basic eligibility and to determine if your experience meets the basic qualification requirements described in the announcement. All applicants who meet the qualifications and other basic requirement are eligible for referral and selection consideration. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating.

Defense Logistics Agency

America's Combat Logistics Support Agency: The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) agency. DLA provides worldwide logistics support for the missions of the Military Departments and the Unified Combatant Commands under conditions of peace and war. It also provides logistics support to other DoD Components and certain Federal agencies, foreign governments, international organizations, and others as authorized.

Agency contact information

DLA Installation Support POC
Phone
614-692-0877
Fax
614-693-1672
Email
dhrsc.installation.spt@dla.mil
Address
DLA Installation Support
8725 John Kingman rd
Ft Belvoir, VA 22060
US

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