EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

U.S. Fleet Forces Command; Portsmouth (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Fleet Forces Command in the Norfolk area seeks a Senior Emergency Management Specialist to lead radiological drills and outreach efforts. You will coordinate with federal, state, and local agencies to shape and exercise radiological response plans within NORFOLK SHIPYARD operations.

The role emphasizes developing and executing drills, maintaining strong executive communications, and ensuring readiness across the radiological control program. Security clearance and travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in radiological emergency management within DoD or similar entities.
• Experience coordinating with senior officials and emergency agencies.
• Ability to plan/execute complex drills and coordinate multiple organizations.
• Strong written and oral communications for executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead radiological drills and outreach events as project lead.
• Review state/local emergency management structures to identify civil authorities for outreach.
• Establish and maintain outreach with Federal, State, and Local agencies.
• Communicate with local authorities, third parties, and emergency personnel to gain feedback.
• Support development, maintenance, testing, and coordination of radiological emergency response organization and drills.
• Design, plan, and direct major radiological emergency drills with focus on public affairs and civil authority outreach.

Skills

Radiological emergency management

Stakeholder coordination

Drill planning

Public affairs liaison

Job description

Summary

You will serve as the Senior Emergency Management Specialist in the Radiological Control Office (105), Radiological Control Norfolk Shipyard (NNSY) Support Operations (105.1S), Radiological Emergency Planning Division (105.6) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

• You will serve as the Project Lead for major radiological drills and outreach events.
• You will review organizational structures of State and Local emergency management and radiation health agencies to determine appropriate civil authorities to be included in outreach activities.
• You will establish and maintain a successful outreach program through interactions with Federal, State, and Local agencies.
• You will communicate with local authorities, third parties, emergency personnel and stakeholders to gain feedback concerning program operations, opportunities for improvement, and deficiencies.
• You will support the development, maintenance, testing, and coordination of the radiological emergency response organization, response, drills and exercises, procedures, training, and equipment within cognizant areas of responsibility.
• You will designs, plans, and directs major radiological emergency drills with a focus on public affairs, executive liaison functions, and civil authority outreach.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
• You will be required to wear personal protective equipment such as helmets, gloves, coveralls, glasses, goggles, respirators and safety shoes continuously for the duration of the work shift.
• Work is performed in areas where potentially harmful physical and chemical agents are present (e.g. fumes, dust, heat, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and chemicals). You will be required to participate in medical surveillance programs.
• You will be required to climb ladder and scaffolding.

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• Experience in the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program resulting in a diversified knowledge of radiological emergency management and response plans.
• Experience coordinating and maintaining relationships with internal and external groups such as senior organizational leaders, government officials, emergency management agencies or other external stakeholders.
• Experience organizing and leading teams to plan/execute complex projects, resolve highly complex issues and integrate work of several support organizations to meet schedule dates.
• Experience developing clear, accurate and audience-appropriate written and oral communications to include correspondence, briefing materials, meeting agendas, read-ahead packages, stakeholder communications and executive-level presentations.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf

PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/

Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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