Emergency Management Specialist.

Pretrial Services Agency; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Pretrial Services Agency in Washington, DC seeks an Emergency Management Specialist to advise on emergency program development and ensure compliance with federal standards. The role focuses on protecting the PSA community and maintaining essential functions during disruptions.

The position requires developing and maintaining critical programs, guiding readiness exercises, and delivering training to diverse PSA audiences across the agency.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in emergency management within a government setting.
• Ability to develop and implement emergency management programs.
• Knowledge of federal standards and policy requirements.

Responsibilities

• Advise the Unit Chief on emergency management strategies and program development.
• Manage emergency activities to protect PSA community safety and welfare.
• Provide guidance adaptable to small agency resources while ensuring compliance.
• Represent PSA in agency-wide emergency coordination activities.
• Recommend policies for facilities, planning, preparedness and response.

Skills

Emergency planning

Continuity of operations

Risk analysis

Program development

Policy guidance

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

FEMA guidelines

Job description

Duties

As An Emergency Management Specialist, You Will

• Serve as a principal advisor to the Unit Chief, Administrative Services and Quality Management on all aspects of emergency management functions and serve as an expert technical advisor/consultant in the development of an emergency management program framework for a small federal agency.
• Serve as an Emergency Management Specialist responsible for managing emergency activities including initiatives to develop, implement and maintain the programs crucial for protecting the safety and welfare of the PSA community.
• Provide guidance on emergency management activities adaptive to small agency resource limitations to ensure continued compliance with U.S. Government policy standards and requirements on all issues related to emergency management.
• Serve as a PSA representative to agency-wide emergency coordination program.
• Recommend policies for facilities management, emergency planning, preparedness and response, and continuity of operations.
• Recommend changes to PSA's continuity of operations document in accordance with changes in agency practices and directives, or Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) guidelines.
• Recommend updates to the Occupant Emergency Plan.
• Recommend and develop methodologies to analyze organizational impact of potential threats and design processes to perform risk analysis.
• Develop and maintain critical programs crucial for protecting the safety and welfare of the PSA community and continuing the essential functions of the PSA during exigent conditions.
• Serve as planner, participant and observer for readiness exercises sponsored by PSA as well as develop and present training to diverse audiences in PSA emergency management programs.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

Bargaining Unit Status and chapter: Not Covered, AFGE Local 1456

This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies

This is not a law enforcement position

Conditions of Employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period, if not already completed.
• All applicants are subject to a comprehensive criminal background investigation and required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must meet the specialized experience requirement below.

To qualify at the GS-13 level

You must possess one year of specialized experience guiding emergency planning, preparedness and response, and continuity of operations programs for an Agency. This includes recommending systems and procedures, resolving critical problems that arise, developing new approaches to be followed by others, and ensuring the Agency's emergency response is managed in accordance with applicable regulations and policies.

NOTE: Your resume must clearly show the specialized experience related to this position. Failure to demonstrate how you possess the experience requirements will result in an "Ineligible" rating.

Education

There is no education substitution for specialized experience at this grade level.

Additional information

• If you are an eligible Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) applicant as defined by 5 CFR 330.702, you may apply for special selection over other applicants for this position. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies.
• If you are a veteran with preference eligibility and you are claiming 5-point veterans' preference, you should attach a copy of your DD-214 (unedited long version) or other proof of eligibility. If you are claiming 10-point veterans' preference, you must attach an SF-15, "Application for 10-point Veterans' Preference" plus the proof required by that form.
• All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review in our office, in other Federal agency personnel offices, and on OPM's web site at
• In accordance with Executive Order 14170 and the Merit Hiring Plan guidance issued by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, applicants for this position are invited to respond to four essay questions. These questions are designed to provide you with an opportunity to share your commitment to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution, as well as your dedication to public service. While your responses are not required and will not be scored, we encourage you to thoughtfully address each question. Please provide a response of 200 words or less to each question. You will be asked to certify that you are using your own words and did not use a consultant or artificial intelligence (AI) such as a large language model (LLM) like ChatGPT or Copilot.

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.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.