FEMA - Engineering Specialist

Overview

Disaster Engineering Specialist

The Disaster Engineering Specialist:

• Conducts site inspections to validate and record infrastructure damage, including taking photographs, making site sketches, and writing detailed damage descriptions. Develops and reviews scopes of work and cost estimates, including code and standard requirements.
• Reviews and analyzes engineering reports, designs, and as-built plans.
• Makes recommendations regarding claim eligibility. Develops or evaluates hazard mitigation proposals and benefit-cost analyses. Works with applicants to prioritize their projects, facilitates applicant meetings throughout the program delivery and recovery stages, and communicates the final determination to the applicants.
• Provides analyses and updates reports, participates in status update meetings with FEMA, and identifies the need for technical specialists.
• May coordinate and complete basic to moderately complex site inspections to validate and record damage to assist in the FEMA Public Assistance grant delivery process.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Job Title: FEMA - Engineering Specialist
• Group: WAF Field Mod Fringe
• Employment Type: Temporary

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• 5 years of in-field experience or 2 years of in-field experience with a professional registration
• Domestic travel is required

We attract the best people in the industry, supporting their efforts to learn and grow. We strive to create a challenging and progressive work environment. We provide career opportunities that span a variety of disciplines and geographic locations, with projects that our employees plan, design, build and operate as diverse as the needs of our clients. CDM Smith is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, pregnancy related conditions, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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United States - Nationwide

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CDM Smith will not be held liable to pay a placement fee.

Amount of

Travel Required:

100%

Fulltime-Temporary

No - We will not support sponsorship, i.e. H-1B or TN Visas for this position

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and be able to obtain a FEMA Badge, which includes a background investigation for a Public Trust position
• Working knowledge of design applications and technical knowledge
• Knowledge of technologies and methodologies in the use of construction materials. Good organizational skills to balance and prioritize work
• Strong attention to detail
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Ability to adapt to change quickly and remain flexible

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