Emergency Management Specialist (Deliberate Future Operational Planner)

Federal Emergency Management Agency; United States; On-site; USD 78,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Integration Team seeks an Emergency Management Specialist (Deliberate Future Operational Planner) to join operations in Springfield, IL, and Dimondale, MI. The role focuses on developing and coordinating deliberate and strategic disaster plans with interagency partners to enhance readiness and long-term response capabilities.

Ideal candidates will bring seasoned emergency management expertise, strong interagency coordination, and ability to provide

Qualifications

• One full year of specialized experience equivalent to IC-11 level, developing emergency operations or strategic contingency plans.
• One full year of specialized experience equivalent to IC-12 level, leading planning efforts and coordinating with partners.
• Experience collaborating with federal, state, local, tribal or territorial partners to strengthen disaster preparedness.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive emergency operations and deliberate or strategic contingency plans.
• Lead coordination of planning efforts with interagency partners.
• Analyze planning challenges, capability gaps, and risks to improve disaster preparedness and response.

Skills

Interagency coordination

Strategic plan development

Technical guidance

Emergency management

Job description

FEMA Integration Team (FIT) Emergency Management Specialist (Deliberate Future Operational Planner) in Springfield, IL, and Dimondale, MI locations will integrate with state partners to lead collaborative, deliberate, and future operational planning. Ideal candidates is an experienced emergency management professional, expertise in interagency coordination, strategic plan development, and technical guidance, dedicated to enhancing readiness and building long-term disaster response capabilities.

All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

• To qualify for this Emergency Management Specialist (Deliberate Future Operational Planner) position at the IC-12 level, you must possess one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the IC-11 level in the Federal government, which has equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. Experience may be obtained in the federal government, a state or local government, or private sector, and must demonstrate the following:
  1. Developing and drafting comprehensive emergency operations, deliberate, or strategic contingency plans;
  2. Collaborating with interagency partners, including federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial entities, establishing and aligning unified planning processes;
  3. Analyzing, researching, and resolving complex planning challenges and capability gaps identified during the disaster preparedness and response planning lifecycle.
• To qualify for this Emergency Management Specialist (Deliberate Future Operational Planner) position at the IC-13 level, you must possess one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the IC-12 level in the Federal government, which has equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. Experience may be obtained in the federal government, a state or local government, or private sector, and must demonstrate the following:
  1. Serving as a lead planner for the development of comprehensive emergency operations, deliberate, and strategic contingency plans;
  2. Providing technical leadership and coordinating planning efforts with federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, or other partners;
  3. Leading analysis of complex planning challenges, capability gaps, and operational risks to strengthen disaster preparedness and response capabilities.

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 provides valuable trai