The ideal candidate for this position will have experience with the development, implementation, and socialization of hazard-resistant building codes and standards in Federal Programs, State, Local and Tribal jurisdictions, as well as other associated stakeholder organizations.
Current Federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band in the Federal service. The time-in-grade and qualification requirements must be met within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. To qualify for this position at the GS-12 level, you must possess one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal government, which has equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. Experience may be obtained in the federal government, a state or local government, or private sector, and must demonstrate the following: Assisting with architectural or engineering design reviews to ensure compliance with current building code standards (i.e., safe rooms, 361 shelters); AND Providing advice regarding building codes and benefit-cost analysis to stakeholders. To quality for this position at the GS-13 level, you must possess one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal government, which has equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. Experience may be obtained in the federal government, a state or local government, or private sector, and must demonstrate the following: Conducting architectural or engineering design reviews to ensure compliance to building code policy guidelines (i.e., safe rooms, 361 shelters); AND Providing advice regarding building codes and benefit-cost analysis to stakeholders; AND Utilizing data-driven analysis to evaluate program improvements. In addition to the specialized experience described above, you must meet the following education requirement(s) to be considered qualified for the position: (Submission of transcript is required) For the 808 (Architecture) Series: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/architecture-series-0808/ For the 810 (Civil Engineering) Series: https://www.opm/gove/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0800/civil-engineering-series-0810/ **Transcripts are required. Please read the following important information to ensure we have everything we need to consider your application: Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Please limit your resume to five pages. If more than five pages are submitted, only the first five pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications. Your resume serves as the basis for experience related qualification determinations, and you must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable), as it relates to this job opportunity. Please use your own words, be clear, and specific when describing your work history. We cannot make assumptions regarding your experience. Are you qualifying based on your work experience? Qualifications are based on your ability to demonstrate in your resume that you possess one year of the specialized experience for this announcement at a comparable scope and responsibility. To ensure all of the essential information is in your resume, we encourage you to use the USAJOBS online Resume Builder. If you choose to use your own resume, it must contain the following information organized by experience/position: (1) job title, (2) name of employer, (3) start and end dates of each period of employment (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY), (4) detailed description of duties performed, accomplishments, and related skills, and (5) hours worked per week (part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience). Federal experience/positions must also include the occupational series, grade level, and dates in which you held each grade level. Are you a current or former FEMA Reservist/Disaster Assistance Employee (DAE)? To accurately credit your experience from intermittent positions and Reservist Deployments, you must list the dates (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY) of deployments that are relevant to your qualifying experience, along with the job title and specific duties you were responsible for during each deployment. Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information. Failure to provide the above information in your resume may result in your application being found "not qualified." Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills, and provides valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. For additional information on crediting experience and/or education, please reference the OPM General Schedule Qualification Standards
What will I do in this position if hired? In this position, you will serve as the Region's building codes subject matter expert, supporting and executing regular coordination for the adoption, update, enforcement and administration of building codes and providing post-disaster building codes expertise for the Region. Typical assignments include: Participating in the development of applicable hazard-resistant building codes and standards and engaging State, Local, Tribal and other partners to advance improvements to disaster-resistant model building codes & standards. Identifying ways to increase building codes capability and capacity in the Region and among State, Local, and Tribal partners through outreach and communication. Representing FEMA at interagency meetings; coordinating with agencies/organizations (i.e. State Code Commissions, Building Officials Associations, Industry Groups); and giving presentations to improve community resilience through current building codes and standards. Supporting the implementation of the FEMA Building Code Strategy within the Region and coordinating directly with regional programs to prioritize activities to advance the adoption and enforcement of disaster-resistant building codes and standards. 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. Promotion Potential: Future promotions will be dependent on your ability to perform the duties at a higher level, the continuing need for an employee assigned to the higher level, and administrative approval.