Total Solutions, Inc. (TSI) is seeking experienced personnel to support the U. S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance (PA) Program’s disaster-related operations.
The PA Program provides supplementary Federal assistance to State and local governments, certain private nonprofit organizations, and Indian Tribes and Alaskan Native Villages under Presidential major disaster declarations to clear debris; implement emergency protective measures for the preservation of life and property; repair or replace infrastructure, such as streets, bridges, and water control facilities; repair or replace public buildings and related equipment; repair or restore public utilities; and repair or restore public recreational facilities and parks. These program activities are highly visible and require the services of skilled and professional personnel.
If you have any of the following experience, you could qualify as a Site Inspector on the FEMA PA TAC V contract:
• Construction Manager
• Construction or Building Inspector
• Civil Engineer
• Structural Engineer
• Electrical Engineer
• Mechanical Engineer
• Professional Engineer (P.E.)
This position is expected to be forward deployed to the site of federally declared disasters in Georgia and North Carolina. The candidate must be willing and able to deploy up to 100%of the time to sites of the disasters for a minimum of 6 and up to 12 months, or more. Candidates who cannot travel will not be considered. Staff may be lodging in a hotel for up to a year. Travel expenses are paid. This position is contingent upon your ability to obtain/maintain/transfer a DHS/FEMA Clearance.
Job Duties and Responsibilities include:
• Conduct inspections at sites and facilities damaged by disasters to determine and document the extent of disaster related damages.
• Measure facilities and components of facilities using the most efficient tools (e.g. tape measure, measuring wheel, laser measure, GoogleEarth Pro, etc.)
• Document grant applicants’ damage claims through a Site Inspection Report (SIR), a Damage Description and Dimensions (DDD) and by capturing Essential Elements of Information (EEI).
• Site Inspectors must understand the concepts of volume.
• Compile documentation and enter data into FEMA’s Grant Manager software.
• Must provide their own Personal Protective Gear and Measuring equipment.
• Create maps, photo markups, and sketches to supplement written reports that the grant management software stores and generates.
• Provide good customer service to applicants through prompt follow-up and a professional demeanor.
• If deployed as a Site Inspector or other position that visits damaged facilities, you will need to provide your own personal safety gear (reflective construction vest, Hard Hat, Steel Toed work boots) and measuring equipment (tape measure, measuring wheel, and laser measure)
Skills and Competencies:
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Proficient in the use of TEAMS
• Use of measuring tools such as measuring tape, measuring wheel, laser measure, etc.
• Must know or be able to learn Grants Manager, GoogleEarth Pro, and other FEMA Systems
• Must know or be able to learn how to create a Firmette or Flood Map
• Must be able to learn how to use time and expense systems.
• Good in oral and written communication
• Ability to follow directions.
• Ability to work in challenging conditions.
• Ability to work with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders.
Required Education and Experience:
• All candidates are required to pass a FEMA security training (annual), Grants Manager training, and Site Inspector training class (E/L 0865) in order to qualify for deployment. These classes are delivered on-demand and on-line at this time but may be delivered in-person in the future.
• 5+ years’ experience in your area of expertise (Construction Manager, Construction or Building Inspector, Engineer, etc)
• 2 to 3 deployments on FEMA Projects (State and Local included) or 2 years’ experience on 1 FEMA PA Project
• Working knowledge of Grants Manager or Grants Portal
• For engineers only: Undergraduate degree or higher in your field of Engineering
• For engineers only: Current Professional Engineer (P.E.) license in any state is required
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