Remote-Eligible Seismic Risk & Building Codes Engineer

Federal Emergency Management Agency; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 91,000 - 118,000; Full time

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

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.