OPS Engineering Specialist I - 31902069

Requisition No: 843092 

Agency: Division of Emergency Management

Working Title: OPS Engineering Specialist I - 31902069

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 31902069 

Salary:  $30.00 Hourly 

Posting Closing Date: 12/26/2024 

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Engineering Specialist I OPS

 Bureau of Mitigation

State of Florida Division of Emergency Management

This position is located in Tallahassee or Orlando, FL

 

 

The Florida Division of Emergency Management plans for and responds to both natural and man-made disasters.  These range from floods and hurricanes to incidents involving hazardous materials or nuclear power.  The Division of Emergency Management (FDEM or Division) is the liaison between federal, state, and local agencies. FDEM prepares and implements a statewide Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, routinely conducts extensive exercises to test state and county emergency response capabilities, provides technical assistance to local governments as they prepare emergency plans and procedures, as well as conducts emergency operations trainings for state and local government agencies.

 

The Division serves as the lead agency for the State Emergency Response Team (SERT), whose primary goal is the coordination of the state’s efforts during disaster response and recovery. This coordination is conducted within the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) in Tallahassee. Additionally, the Division manages the State Watch Office; the 24-hours a day operation tasked with providing situational awareness to stakeholders statewide. After a disaster, FDEM conducts damage assessment surveys and advises the Governor of the state of Florida on whether to declare an emergency and seek federal relief funds. It is against this backdrop that FDEM strives to demonstrate its mission of, “Coordinate, collaborate and communicate with our community stakeholders for a resilient Florida” along with our vision of, “Leading the Profession in building prepared and resilient communities”.

 

Position Overview and Responsibilities:

This position is in the Bureau of Mitigation at FDEM. The Bureau of Mitigation manages three Federal grants as well as one state of Florida grant to assist in reducing or eliminating the loss of life and property by lessening the impact of disasters.

 

Responsibilities associated with this position include reviewing data, providing cost benefit analyses, collecting data from various site visits, and assisting in trainings. The specific duties of this position are as follows:

• Review project applications, site plans, and engineering designs for consistency, feasibility, and compliance with Hazard Mitigation Programs.
• Collect information for cost benefit analysis purposes.
• Review technical engineering aspects on project agreements.
• Analyze and interpret engineering data, solve problems relating to engineering, and perform technical engineering site visits.
• Verify information for residential and commercial construction requirements for Coastal A and V-Zones and drainage improvement systems.
• Conduct technical Benefit-Cost presentations to special purpose workshops and seminars.
• Provide technical engineering support to programmatic areas during workshops and seminars.
• Oversee project timelines and provide status reports on respective projects.
• Conduct mitigation assessments by collecting and interpreting data from the field.
• Provide technical assistant to subgrantees on project concerns, including the monitoring of interim and final inspections.