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Disaster Engineer Specialist

Disaster Engineer Specialist
ID:	F76NCR13-002	Location:	Asheville	Program:	FOREST
Wage/Hr:	$80.00	Hours/Week:	26	Minimum Age:	55
For over 25 years, National Experienced Workforce Solutions (NEW Solutions) has specialized in connecting experienced workers (ages 55+) with full-time and part-time job opportunities that support the critical missions of Federal Agencies across the United States. NEW Solutions connects experienced workers (ages 55+) with the U.S. Forest Service. These experienced professionals provide administrative, scientific, and technical support to the U.S. Forest Service through the Agriculture Conversation Experienced Service (ACES) Program. Positions listed here do not guarantee employment for any definite period. Enrollment in the Experienced Worker Programs administered by NEW Solutions is temporary. The enrollment relationship between NEW Solutions and the Enrollee is an ?at-will? relationship. This means that an Enrollee is free to terminate enrollment at any time during the enrollment period, and NEW Solutions and the Agency have the right to terminate the relationship with the Enrollee. PLEASE NOTE: An ?Enrollee? is not a federal employee, nor an employee of NEW Solutions. An ?Enrollee? is a participant in a grant program established through a Cooperative Agreement funded by the agency and administered by NEW Solutions. This opportunity applies to applicants legally eligible to work in the United States.
Qualifications: Minimum of 20 year(s) of experience OR MA/MS Degree Experience required with Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS PowerPoint, Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI) Duties: Disaster Engineer Specialist will provide professional consultation on all aspects of the engineering program in direct support of recovery and rebuilding efforts related to the consequences of wildfires, hurricanes, and other natural disasters. Responsibilities will include designing and managing facilities-related projects to restore and enhance infrastructure impacted by such events, coordinating emergency repairs to ensure continuity of operations, and ensuring that all engineering projects related to disaster recovery meet organizational standards and comply with legal and regulatory requirements. Create strategic plans and set engineering guidelines to support disaster program implementation. 30% Create detailed plans and set engineering standards to ensure successful program implementation. in support of recovery activities. 30% Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate engineering solutions with broader resource management goals. Collaborate with teams from various departments to ensure engineering solutions support overall resource management goals, in support of recovery and rebuilding activities. 20% Establish policies, goals, and guidelines for the engineering program, develop both short-term and long-term strategies to achieve objectives, and ensure all actions comply with relevant laws, regulations, and policies. 20% Other: Physical requirements: Office setting; seated for long periods of time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

NEW Solutions is committed to promoting equal opportunity and to an environment free from discrimination and harassment in any form administering Experienced Worker Programs under cooperative agreements with federal agencies. It is NEW Solutions' policy to comply with all applicable laws that provide equal opportunity and to prohibit unlawful discrimination in enrolling participants in the federal programs.