Emergency Management Specialist

Emergency Management Specialist

Department: Department of Labor

Location(s): Atlanta, Georgia

Salary Range: $112556 - $146325 Per Year

Job Summary: The position is in the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM), Office of Field Operations (OFO), Emergency and Security Branch. This position is responsible for managing and coordinating the full range of emergency management program activities throughout the OFO area of operations. This position is outside the bargaining unit.

Major Duties:

• As an Emergency Management Specialist, you will be responsible for emergency management programs and work such as preparedness and response; training and exercises; activation and mobilization of resources; ongoing emergency and command operations; response and recovery operations; continuity planning and operations; communications; logistics; disease outbreaks; impacts to critical infrastructure that would impact Essential Functions; hazard risk assessment, effects, and classification; collaborating with stakeholders and partners. Major duties for this position include but are not limited to the following: Coordinate and manage emergency management programs, including preparedness, response, training, resource mobilization, command operations, recovery, continuity planning, communications, logistics, and hazard risk assessment. Administer emergency management activities and oversee regional hazard, weather, and safety leave procedures for regional and field locations. Develop, implement, evaluate, and update regional emergency management and preparedness plans, initiatives, and Continuity Program procedures. Create and revise procedures, guides, instructions, and publications to address new or updated security and operational requirements. Safeguard information, personnel, property, assets, and materials by conducting security-related work to prevent theft, loss, misuse, fraud, disclosure, espionage, or sabotage. Provide technical guidance and leadership in the development and implementation of physical security initiatives. Develop, maintain, and disseminate security policies, procedures, and related documents. Conduct facility and personnel security surveys and studies as needed.

Qualifications: Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. For this position, the next lowest grade is the GS-12. Qualifying specialized experience for this position includes the following, and applicants must demonstrate a minimum of 4 of 5 of the below: Experience developing and implementing emergency management standards, regulations, practices, training, and procedures to identify, minimize or eliminate hazards and threats. Experience developing plans to ensure the serviced organizations have the capability to continue essential functions when normal operations are impacted. Experience managing plans, training, coordination of exercises to maintain preparedness of an organization. Experience providing coordination and assistance to serviced organizations to ensure the capability of continuing essential functions during any event or incident. Experience providing technical advice on preparedness and response activities associated with natural and/or man-made disasters.

How to Apply: Persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or have speech disabilities, please dial 711 to access telecommunications relay services. To apply for this position, you must complete the initial online application, including submission of the required documentation specified in the Required Documents section. Your application and ALL required supplemental documents MUST be received by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on the vacancy closing date to receive consideration. Important - Save your information before the 30 minute system timeout! For help, go to USAJOBS Help Center. STEP 1 - Create USAJOBS Account on www.usajobs.gov, including Resume and Saved Documents. For each employment period, include start/end month & year and note full-time or part-time (if part-time, include # of hours worked per week) otherwise, your application may be considered incomplete. STEP 2 - Complete the 1st part of the application process (USAJOBS). Once you have identified a job on USAJOBS that you wish to apply for, click on the job title and then click the Apply button. For questions about the vacancy, contact the Agency Contact at the bottom of the announcement. Proceed through the steps noted at the top of the USAJOBS page. You will be able to select a resume and documents from your USAJOBS Account that you can submit as a package as part of your DOL application. In the final step, once you have certified your application, click the Continue to agency site button. STEP 3 - Complete the 2nd part of the application process (DOL). On the Department of Labor (DOL) page, create a DOL Account if you have not already and click Apply to this vacancy. Continue through the progress steps at the top of the DOL page. The 2nd progress step is where you answer the vacancy-specific questions. The 3rd progress step Documents is where you submit the required documents (only if applicable to you) specified in the Required Documents section of this vacancy. STEP 4 - On the Review and Submit step, verify each section of your application is complete and correct. In order to submit your application, you must have a check mark next to each section listed. If there is an X, return to the appropriate section and follow the prompts. When it is ready for submission, certify your application and click the Submit Application button. STEP 5 - To update your application, including supporting documentation: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your application record, and click Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. If you are required to complete any USA Hire Assessments, you will be notified after submitting your application. The notification will be provided in your application submission screen and via email. The notification will include your unique assessment access link to the USA Hire system and the completion deadline. Additionally, in USAJOBS you can click "Track this application" to return to your assessment completion notice. Access USA Hire using your unique assessment link. Access is granted through your USAJOBS login credentials. Review all instructions prior to beginning your assessments. You will have the opportunity to request a training a testing accommodation before beginning the assessments should you have a disability covered under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. Set aside at least 2 hours to take the USA Hire Assessments; however, most applicants complete the assessments in less time. If you need to stop the assessments and continue later, you can re-use your unique assessment link. Your responses to the USA Hire Assessments will be reused for one year (in most cases) from the date you complete an assessment. If future applications you submit require completion of the same assessments, your responses will be automatically reused. Visit the USA Hire Applicant Resource Center for practice assessments and assessment preparation resources at https://support-usahire.opm.gov/hc/en-us. To update your application, including supporting documentation: During the announcement open period, return to your USAJOBS account, find your application record, and click Edit my application. This option will no longer be available once the announcement has closed. To view the announcement status or your application status: Visit https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/howto/application/status/. Your application status page is where you can view your application status, USA Hire assessment completion status, and review your notifications sent by the hiring agency regarding your application. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date.

Application Deadline: 2026-03-30