This position is located in region 1, Mitigation Division/Risk Analysis Branch in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The ideal candidate for this position will be a project manager for flood insurance studies, providing technical assistance to contractors and cooperating technical partners on engineering and GIS mapping and experience communicating with the general public on floodplain mapping, mitigation planning, and Risk (MAP) programs.
What will I do in this position if hired? In this position, you will serve as the Supervisory Program Specialist (Project Manager).
Typical assignments include: Providing comprehensive expert technical direction to internal and external stakeholders related to flood risk studies, FEMA's Risk Mapping, Assessment, and Planning (MAP) Program, and Flood Insurance Rate Map creation, maintenance, and update Providing comprehensive technical, administrative, and GIS advice and assistance on matters related to the Risk MAP program, including defending controversial findings in public or high-level forums.
Ensuring conformance with FEMA mapping standards and recommends modifications. Performing project management duties including ensuring documentation management, the appropriate method for conducting a study is chosen, and the costs associated with studies is monitored. 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 uses the Rule of Many method under 5 CFR § 332.402. All qualified applicants who either exceeded the cut number/percentage or tie with other qualified applicants at the cut number/percentage will be referred to the selecting official for consideration. We will provide the selecting official with a sufficient number of names, when available, to consider at least three candidates per vacancy.
If fewer than three eligible and available candidates per vacancy result, we will expand the group in accordance with our pre-announced supplement strategy and OPM policy. 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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shakita.fultz@fema.dhs.gov · 202-340-9264
This position is with Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
The posted pay range is $120548 – $156715/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-09-25.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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