The Disaster Engineering Specialist :
- Conducts site inspections to validate and record infrastructure damage to include : taking photographs, making site sketches, and writing detailed damage descriptions. Develops and reviews scopes of work and cost estimates, including code and standard requirements.
- Reviews and analyzes engineering reports, designs, and as-built plans.
- Makes recommendations regarding claim eligibility. Develops or evaluates hazard mitigation proposals and benefit-cost analyses. Works with applicants to prioritize their projects, facilitates applicant meetings throughout the program delivery and recovery stages, and communicates the final determination to the applicants.
- Provides analyses and updates reports, participates in status update meetings with FEMA, and identifies the need for technical specialists.
- May coordinate and complete basic to moderately complex site inspections to validate and record damage to assist in the FEMA Public Assistance grant delivery process.
- Other duties as assigned.
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