FEMA OPS Project Manager/Sr Planner
Position Summary
The Senior Planner (Senior Operations Planner) will support FEMA AGS AOPO activities. You will independently lead large, complex operations research projects, with management review of end results, and develop comprehensive program management documentation and supporting operational management procedures.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Duties include, but not limited to:
- Analyze moderately complex management problems and management information requirements, and formulate mathematical models for computer-based solutions.
- Develop equations that relate constants and variables, restrictions, alternatives, conflicting objectives, and numerical parameters.
- Gather, relate, and identify data for model variables using professional judgment and mathematical tests.
- Review model operations and testing to assess adequacy and determine when reformulation is needed.
- Coordinate the work of assigned personnel.
- Prepare written, non-technical reports for management that present solutions or alternatives ranked by desirability and probability of success when no single solution exists.
- Develop a comprehensive program management plan and required supporting operational management procedures.
Requirements
Minimum Requirements
- A bachelor's degree and 10 years of emergency planning experience.
- A master's degree in an appropriate field may substitute for two years of experience.
- Program management skills and program management development knowledge sufficient to complete comprehensive program management documentation and supporting operational management procedures.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Power BI.
- Familiarity with federal aviation program management, UAS, and federal procurement processes.
Preferred
- Experience with ArcGIS.
Location, Schedule, and Travel
- The Senior Planner will work on-site at FEMA Headquarters in Washington, DC. The schedule is Monday through Friday, eight hours per day, in accordance with the AOPO staffing schedule. The Senior Planner may take PTO with a suitably qualified Senior Planner replacement available and FEMA COR approval.
Security Requirements
- You may be subject to a background check and, at minimum, may be required to obtain and maintain a public trust security clearance. PIV card access is required for FEMA facilities and use of a government-furnished laptop.
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Special Note
The position is contingent upon candidate’s ability to meet physical and medical requirements as needed by the position; including compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local jurisdictional requirements.