BATON ROUGE, La. — There is still time to apply for 100 FEMA reservist positions for Public Assistance (PA) Site Inspector Specialists. FEMA has extended the application deadline by a week to 5/6/2017 and is looking for construction managers, building inspectors and disaster recovery specialists to work in various locations.
This week the Baton Rouge Joint Field Office (JFO) also kicked off a national pilot program designed to convert FEMA’s local hires to reservist status. A robust team of FEMA reservists need to be available and ready to respond to disasters at anytime, anywhere in the nation.
FEMA provides help and support to people in the midst of an emergency situation and those dealing with the aftermath. Reservists are brought to the site to assist in federally declared disaster operations. PA specialists will conduct site inspections of claimed disaster-related damage. Essential knowledge for these positions include: understanding and experience related to general engineering and construction practices for public infrastructure, experience inspecting and assessing damaged infrastructure and general knowledge of building codes and standards.
Preferred professional certifications: construction management, construction and building inspectors, disaster recovery specialists, sewage and waste water treatment experts, roads and bridge work and customer service experience.
Those who sign up for the Reservist Program must be able to deploy with little or no notice to anywhere in the United States and its territories for an extended period of time. While activated and deployed reservists will serve in a federal travel status and be entitled to lodging, transportation and per diem reimbursement for authorized expenses in accordance with travel regulations. Expected hourly rate will be up to $24/hour, depending on experience.
All applications must be sent via e-mail to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the following subject line: 2401 – Public Assistance Site Inspector Specialist – PA. Again, applications will be accepted through 5/6/2017. For more information visit www.laworks.net.
