This position serves in the Environmental Planning and Historic Preservation (EHP) Cadre as a senior technical expert and field leader in support of disaster response and recovery operations. Ideal candidates have demonstrated experience leading EHP and providing authoritative technical guidance on environmental planning, compliance requirements, and historic-preservation considerations.
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What will I do in this position if hired? In this Environmental Protection Specialist position, you will lead efforts to identify, avoid, minimize, and mitigate potential adverse effects on environmental and historic preservation resources.. Typical assignments include: Disseminating technical and regulatory information through briefings, documents, workshops, conferences, seminars, and/ or public hearings.
Acting as a single point of contact for the Regional Environmental Officer (REO) or Deputy REO (DREO) on all EHP matters related to FEMA's regulatory compliance for the emergency or disaster declaration, or post-disaster recovery activities. Coordinating with FEMA offices, programs, and directorates to fulfill EHP requirements. Overseeing environmental & historic preservation compliance reviews for all proposed FEMA grants (e.g.
Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant projects) and other FEMA-funded actions (e.g. Direct Housing activities, Mission Assignments). Initiating and successfully completing interagency consultation under various environmental laws, such as the National Historic Preservation Act and the Endangered Species Act. 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 a CORE (Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery Employee). CORE employees are full-time employees hired to directly support the response and recovery efforts related to disasters.
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 three years of continuous service, Stafford Act employees may be granted competitive eligibility to apply for permanent full-time positions at FEMA.
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.
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lizette.gauthier@fema.dhs.gov · 202-000-0000
This position is with Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
The posted pay range is $106437 – $172980/yr.
Applications close on 2026-11-12.
This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-11-06 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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