Interdisciplinary Engineer

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Oakland (CA)

Hybrid

USD 91,000 - 118,000

Full time

48 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, life, and long

Thrift Savings Plan

Flexible Spending Accounts

Employee Assistance Program

Paid federal holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in California seeks an Interdisciplinary Engineer to help advance seismic risk reduction through the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) for both new and existing buildings and critical lifelines.

You will contribute subject matter expertise on NEHRP guidance, collaborate with FEMA components and external partners, and push innovative building-code applications to reduce earthquake risk and other natural hazards.

Qualifications

Positive education requirement; submit unofficial transcripts with your online application.
Foreign education may be used to meet federal qualifications if comparable to US education and evidence is provided.
DHS offers competitive salaries and a broad benefits package including health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan; FSAs; and more.

Responsibilities

Oversee projects to advance seismic risk reduction for new and existing buildings and lifelines under NEHRP.
Provide subject matter expertise on development, integration and application of NEHRP guidance.
Coordinate with FEMA components, interagency partners, and external stakeholders to advance seismic risk reduction.
Advance innovative approaches to applying building codes and standards to reduce earthquake and other hazards.

Skills

Seismic risk reduction

Building science

Hazard-resistant codes

Interagency coordination

Education

Transcript submission required

Job description

Department: Department of Homeland Security

This position is located in Resilience, Hazard Mitigation Directorate, Building Science and Planning Division, Earthquake & Wind Sciences Branch. The ideal candidate for the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program has the skills to advance seismic risk reduction, building science, and hazard-resistant building codes and standards.

Key Responsibilities

What will I do in this position if hired? In this position, you will oversee projects to advance the state-of-the-art of seismic risk reduction for new and existing buildings and lifelines for FEMA's National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP). Typical assignments include: Providing subject matter expertise on the development, integration and application of NEHRP guidance and seismic risk reduction across FEMA programs.

Supporting the development of hazard-resistant building codes and standards and coordinating with FEMA Components, interagency partners, and external stakeholders to advance seismic risk reduction. Advancing innovative approaches to applying building codes and standards to reduce risk from earthquakes and other natural hazards. 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.

Requirements & Education

Positive Education Requirement: This position has a positive education requirement, as outlined in the "requirements"section. You must submit a copy of your transcripts (unofficial are acceptable) with your online application. Once selected and prior to appointment, applicants must provide official college transcripts.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. For example, specific courses accepted for college-level credit by an accredited U.S.

college or university, or foreign education evaluated by an organization recognized for accreditation by the Department of Education as education equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. college or university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. Visit the Department of Education's Recognition of Foreign Qualifications for more information.

DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays. Other benefits may include flexible work schedules; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers.

DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities. For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service- connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $90925 – $118204/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-19.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.