Supervisory Emergency Management Specialist (Planning Unit Leader)

Federal Emergency Management Agency; Kansas City (MO); Remote; USD 60,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the United States is seeking a Supervisory Emergency Management Specialist (Planning Unit Leader). This 2-year temporary Excepted appointment is with an IMAT CORE team and involves deployment to disaster sites, with a starting pay of $43.57/hr and a max of $51.84/hr, including locality pay.

When deployed, you will lead Planning Section efforts for open and active disasters in Region 7 or nationwide, facilitating planning processes and advising staff

Qualifications

• No Educational Substitution: There is no educational substitution for this position.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Supervisory Emergency Management Specialist (Planning Unit Leader) on an IMAT team.
• Execute Planning Section responsibilities for open and active disasters in Region 7 or nationwide.
• Facilitate Planning processes and apply project management principles for program delivery.
• Provide training, exercises, and documentation to support FEMA mission.

Job description

Supervisory Emergency Management Specialist (Planning Unit Leader)

• Department: Department of Homeland Security

This position is being announced under FEMA's Incident Management Assistant Team (IMAT) Program. This is a 2-year temporary appointment in the Excepted service. This position is located on a Type 1, Regional IMAT and has a starting salary of 43.57 per hour; however, the maximum salary possible in this position is $51.84 per hour. Salary listed includes locality pay.

Key Responsibilities

What will I do in this position if hired? In this position, you will serve as an Supervisory Emergency Management Specialist (Planning Unit Leader), on a team executing the full range of the Incident Management Assistance Team - Planning Section responsibilities for open and active disasters in Region 7 or across the Nation.

When deployed, typical assignments include: Facilitating the Planning processes and/or leveraging project management principles to enable Agency field program delivery. Supporting and advising customers and program area staff on Planning processes and requirements to enable program delivery. Communicating, collaborating, and coordinating amongst groups of stakeholders with differing priorities by applying planning processes, principles, and frameworks.

When not deployed, typical assignments include: Participating in exercises at the national, regional and state levels; to include all training as required by the position with states and Other Federal Agencies, professional development and emergency management training and workshops.

Providing input for the development of and participates in the execution and documentation of functions and plans that affect critical aspects of FEMA's mission, operational responses, and programs. 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. This announcement is for a position as an IMAT CORE (Incident Management Assist Team, Cadre of Response/Recovery Employee).

IMAT CORE employees are full time employees hired to directly support the response and recovery efforts related to disasters. IMATs are the first FEMA personnel deployed to an incident and manage the field-level federal response and early recovery with a primary focus on critical infrastructure stabilization, especially life-saving and life-sustaining efforts. Appointments to IMAT CORE positions may be renewed based upon workload needs and funding availability.

Employees are hired under the Robert T. Stafford Act and are excluded from the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing jobs in the competitive service. They can be hired under a streamlined process instead of a competitive process. After 3 years of continuous service, Stafford Act employees may be granted competitive eligibility to apply for permanent full-time positions at FEMA. Appointments may be renewed based on workload, funding, and supervisory approval.

Requirements & Education

No Educational Substitution: There is no educational substitution for this position, and you must meet the qualifications listed in the "requirements" section of this announcement.

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 $43.57 – $51.84/hr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-08.

Who is eligible to apply?

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