Federal Emergency Management Senior Consultant - Safety, Fire and Environmental Programs

Federal Emergency Management Senior Consultant - Safety, Fire and Environmental Programs

ProSidian Consulting is looking for professionals who share our commitment to integrity, quality, and value. ProSidian is a management and operations consulting firm with a reputation for its strong national practice spanning six Enterprise Solution Areas including Risk Management, Energy & Sustainability, Compliance, Business Process, IT Effectiveness, and Talent Management. We help clients improve their operations.

ProSidian Seeks a Federal Emergency Management Senior Consultant - Safety, Fire and Environmental Programs (SFEP) headquartered near CONUS - Northern Virginia, Washington DC, Maryland to support engagement for Gov't. - Federal (USA) Sector Clients charged with responsibility for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of whole community strategies and processes to Build a Culture of Preparedness, maintain active readiness, and preparing, carrying out, and/or coordinating emergency functions to prevent, protect from, mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies and disasters. We serve clients transitioning from preparedness to management to enhance flexibility and unity of effort while implementing standardization across the organization.

This position currently best aligns with the Senior Consultant Labor Category and ideal candidates exhibit the ability to visualize, analyze, and convert data and experiences to meet performance challenges while confidently engaging in productive "Jugaad" and dialogue targeting mission success.

ProSidian Team Members work to provide expert assistance for Safety, Fire and Environmental Programs (SFEP). Similarly, individual organizations may also request and separately fund task orders with the consent of the Director of Safety, Fire and Environmental Programs (SFEP). Provide Emergency Management Program Support, Development, implementation and sustainment of the Emergency Management (EM) Program as an on-site contractor fulfilling task order execution and support and off-site work product development.

Federal Emergency Management Senior Consultant - Safety, Fire and Environmental Programs (SFEP) Candidates shall work to support requirements for Program Support and Team ProSidian staff must be proficient as a Situation Unit Leader and/or Documentation Unit Leader. Team ProSidian must be proficient in WebEOC, a Juvare software product. Team ProSidian may be requested to assist with the set-up and break-down of the Emergency Operations Center during incidents or National Security Events. The Senior Consultant provides overall administration of Team ProSidian's delivery team and is principal point of contact for the CO and COR. Note: this contract shall limit this Position Title to only one individual.

Team ProSidian will provide the EM Program with:

• Support to develop plans, policies and procedures; including, business analysis to support synchronization of other plans and programs within AOC;
• Support to develop and execute training events and exercises, to include awareness campaigns and outreach programs;
• Support to develop and maintain an EM Improvement Plan based upon After Action Reports, lessons learned and best practices;
• Develop materials and facilitate program development and status briefings adaptable to various audiences, spanning senior level management to blue collar staff;
• Incident support during emergencies to assist the Incident Command Post or Emergency Operations Center; and,
• Support on-site, at least one day per week, for identified short-term work projects in addition to the above.

Key tasks and Workstreams:

5.1 Emergency Management Program Development: Assist the SFEP with development and implementation of the AOC's Emergency Management Program and Strategic Planning efforts.

5.2 Emergency Preparedness Training: AOC's emergency preparedness training is a robust training specifically tailored to several subordinate organizations within AOC. The training is presented to a diverse audience at multiple locations and on multiple shifts across the AOC facilities. The training topics are on emergency preparedness and emergency management program initiatives.

5.3 Emergency Management Exercises: Support the AOC conducts multiple exercises throughout the year supporting the agency as a whole and individual organizations. Exercises could span all five mission areas or individual core capabilities. Team ProSidian must have an understanding of the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) and able to apply those concepts within the AOC environment.

5.4 Emergency Management Corrective Actions Program: Work collaboratively to develop, implement and maintain an AOC-wide emergency management corrective actions program based upon information gained from real-world incidents, training and exercise events.

5.5 Exigent and Crisis OperationsL Provide support during incidents to the Incident Command Post and/or Emergency Operations Center; and post incidents to SFEP and/or individual organizations. Team ProSidian staff must be proficient as a Situation Unit Leader and/or Documentation Unit Leader. Team ProSidian must be proficient in WebEOC, a Juvare software product. Team ProSidian may be requested to assist with the set-up and break-down of the Emergency Operations Center during incidents or National Security Events.

5.6 Design and Construction Documentation Review for Impacts: Survey construction projects and associated documents for impact to emergency response operations or AOC's emergency preparedness protective actions.

The Federal Emergency Management Senior Consultant - Safety, Fire and Environmental Programs (SFEP) shall have consecutive employment in a position with comparable responsibilities within the past five (5) years, Must be able to use a computer to communicate via email; and proficient in Microsoft Office Products (Word/Excel/PowerPoint) and related tools and technology required for the position. Work products shall be thorough, accurate, appropriately documented, and comply with established criteria. The candidate shall ensure that duties are performed in a competent and professional manner that meets milestones/delivery schedules as outlined.

The Senior Consultant must possess the following required skills/experience:

• Eight (8) years or more of emergency management experience dealing with incident response and recovery and/or EM planning;
• Six (6) years or more of experience in exercise design;
• Two (2) years or more of Training and Exercise Program management;
• Two (2) years or more of training experience or possess a Train-the-Trainer certification;
• Technically competent with Microsoft Office 2016 products or later. Other desired professional certifications include:
• Professional Development Series certificate from the Emergency Management Institute. A Certified Emergency Manager certificate from the International Association of Emergency Managers is not an acceptable substitute;
• Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program certificate from the Emergency Management Institute.
• Must exhibit critical soft skills including:
• Excellent active listening and verbal communication skills;
• Strong business writing ability;
• Flexible and adaptable attitude;
• Can conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines;
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of stakeholders;
• Ability to discuss technical issues with non-technical, executive-level government officials; and
• Strong understanding of EM concepts to cross-walk between Executive and Legislative Branch terminology and approach.

TRAVEL: Occasional travel may be required to attend meetings, events, site visits, or other training requirements. Travel is coordinated with the technical point of contact and approved in writing by the Contracting Officer in advance, is allowed, in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations.

LOCATION: Work shall be conducted at or in proximity to CONUS - Northern Virginia, Washington DC, Maryland

• U.S. Citizenship Required - You must be a United States Citizen
• Excellent oral and written communication skills (This employer participates in the e-Verify program)
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Products (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, & Adobe)
• All ProSidian staff must be determined eligible for a "Facility Access Authorization" (also referred to as an "Employment Authorization") by the USG's designated Security Office.
• Other Requirements and Conditions of Employment Apply
• May be required to complete a Financial Disclosure Statement
• Must be able to submit to and qualify for varying levels of background investigative requirements, up to a Top Secret or DOE "Q" clearance.

As a condition of employment, all employees are required to fulfill all requirements of the roles for which they are employed; establish, manage, pursue, and fulfill annual goals and objectives with at least three (3) Goals for each of the firms Eight ProSidian Global Competencies [1 - Personal Effectiveness | 2 - Continuous Learning | 3 - Leadership | 4 - Client Service | 5 - Business Management | 6 - Business Development | 7 - Technical Expertise | 8 - Innovation & Knowledge Sharing (Thought Leadership)]; and to support all business development and other efforts on behalf of ProSidian Consulting.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Teamwork ability to foster teamwork collaboratively as a participant, and effectively as a team leader
• Leadership ability to guide and lead colleagues on projects and initiatives
• Business Acumen understanding and insight into how organizations perform, including business processes, data, systems, and people
• Communication ability to effectively communicate to stakeholders of all levels