Public Assistance Disaster Recovery – Technical Specialist – Structural Engineer

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Job Description

Job Description 

AECOM is looking for Structural Engineers to work on Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance Technical Assistance Contract (PA-TAC) contract supporting FEMA’s Public Assistance (PA) Program supporting FEMA Regions I and II. The objective of this contract is to help communities in FEMA Regions I and II recover from major disasters by providing them with technical grant assistance to restore their damaged infrastructure and successfully participate in the PA Program.  

This work requires the ability to deploy for up to one year to disaster locations within Regions I and II as determined by FEMA. Reimbursable per diem (meals and lodging) at GSA rates, airfare, and rental car costs apply to all staff living greater than 50 miles from duty station.  

Position Description: The Structural Engineers will be embedded within FEMA to provide technical assistance that may include the following: 

• Conduct site inspections to validate and record infrastructure damage to include: taking photographs, making site sketches, and writing detailed damage descriptions. 
• Develop and review scopes of work and cost estimates, including code and standard requirements.  
• Review and analyze engineering reports, designs, and as-built plans.  
• Make recommendations regarding claim eligibility.  
• Develop or evaluate hazard mitigation proposals and benefit-cost analyses.  
• Work with applicants to prioritize their projects, facilitates applicant meetings throughout the program delivery and recovery stages, and communicates the final determination to the applicants.  
• Provide 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. 
• The Structural Engineers will use FEMA’s Grants Manager system.  FEMA’s Grants Manager system is used to assign and track actions throughout PA project development, and to collect all PA project-related information and documents, including correspondence. 

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements: 

• Must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain DHS Public Trust clearance. 
• Bachelor’s degree and 6 years of related technical experience.  
• Must have technical knowledge base and experience in discipline’s standard concepts, principles and techniques as well as in the design and/or construction of public infrastructure.  
• Must be able to pass a DHS/FEMA background investigation. 
• Strong Computer skills needed - position is 100% computer-based and work is completed through a web-based application
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Teams, Excel, and Word), Adobe Acrobat, Google Earth (file conversion and import/export ability required), and smart phone. 
• Must be able to commit to travel assignments for up to 1 year in duration.  Trips home to your residence are reimbursed and allowed every 30-45 days, depending on task order specifics.  
• Must have a valid driver’s license. 
• Must be financially able to support yourself while awaiting expense report reimbursements. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Persons with construction-related experience a plus, specifically with structures (bridges, buildings, etc.)    
• Bachelor's Degree with 5 years of experience in a related field and professional registration or Bachelor's degree with 10 years of experience in a related field  
• Professional Engineering (PE) license. 
• Prior FEMA PA and/or CRC experience preferred, but not required, including experience with and un