Public Assistance Disaster Recovery – Estimator

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Job Description

We are accepting resumes for Estimator positions to perform the tasks listed above in the Project Overview.

The positions will be embedded within FEMA to provide technical assistance that may include: 

•  Perform field inspections of damaged facilities to gain an understanding of the probable scope of work, including means and methods of construction.  
•  Conduct both parametric and detailed cost analysis on a variety of public and municipal infrastructure.   
• Prepare estimates using a variety of documented data sources.   
• Identify scope of eligible work for projects, including cause and dimensions of damage, and the work necessary to repair the damage, and produce efficient, traceable, verifiable, and defendable cost estimates meeting the quality review requirements of FEMA.  

All Estimators 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. 

If selected the role would initially be a part-time, casual position and would become full-time upon task order awards.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements: 

• Due to the nature of the work, must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain DHS Public Trust clearance. 
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction, or Engineering field with 4 years of related technical experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Previous experience in building inspection.
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Teams, Excel, and Word), Adobe Acrobat, Google Earth (file conversion and import/export ability required), and smartphone. 
• 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, as a condition of employment, pass AECOM's motor vehicle records review.

Must provide completion certificates including your first and last name for the following free and publicly available courses.

Security/Privacy Courses (must have 2024 completion dates)

Unauthorized Disclosure of Classified or Unclassified Information (https://securityawareness.usalearning.gov/disclosure/index.html)

OPSEC Training (https://securityawareness.usalearning.gov/opsec/index.htm)

Insider Threat Training (https://securityawareness.usalearning.gov/itawareness/index.htm#)

Privacy at DHS: Protecting Personal Information (https://courses.dhs.gov/courses/course/privacy-dhs)

Information Technology Security Awareness Training (Cyber Awareness Challenge) (https://public.cyber.mil/training/cyber-awareness-challenge/)

Independent Study Courses (completion dates do not have to be recent)

IS-1000:  Public Assistance Program and Eligibility (https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-1000&lang=en)

IS-1001: The Public Assistance Delivery Model Orientation (https://training.fema.gov/is/courseoverview.aspx?code=IS-1001&lang=en)

IS-1002: FEMA Grants Portal – Transpa