Job Description

Position: Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst — FEMA Public Assistance

Position Code:QA-PA

Employment Type: Non-Exempt, Hourly — Temporary, Project-Funded W-2 (contingent on task-order award)

Location: Nationwide (hybrid); deployable as required.

Reports To: PSCG Program Manager (task order).

Compensation: Competitive hourly Direct Labor rate commensurate with labor category and experience; deployed uplift applies during OCONUS/territory rotations. [Rate set per PSCG rate model.]

Contingent Position: This position supports an anticipated FEMA Public Assistance Technical Assistance Contract (PA-TAC VI), on which PSCG is teamed as a subcontractor to a large-business prime. Hiring is contingent on contract and task-order award. Qualified candidates are placed on PSCG's ready bench under a conditional (award-based) offer and activated on award; temporary, project-funded W-2 onboarding occurs upon task-order authorization.

THE ROLE

Essential Healthcare Solutions, LLC, is supporting Pinnacle Solutions & Consulting Group, LLC (PSCG) on this Contract. PSCG is seeking QA Analysts to perform independent quality control of FEMA PA work products against PAPPG, documentation, and eligibility standards to reduce RFIs, reformulations, and appeals.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Review site inspection reports, project applications, and project packages for completeness, accuracy, and documentation integrity.
• Maintain QA checklists and track findings to closure; report QA metrics.
• Support continuous improvement and lessons-learned across the program.

WHAT YOU NEED

• Bachelor's degree and five or more years of quality assurance / quality control experience in federal programs or disaster recovery, or additional experience in lieu of a degree. (Attachment 1 does not define a QA Analyst labor category; this mirrors the Program Strategist experience band pending the official standard.)
• Working knowledge of the FEMA PAPPG and 2 C.F.R. Part 200.
• FEMA IS-1000 (Public Assistance Program) recommended.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DHS/FEMA Public Trust.
• U.S. citizenship required for FEMA system access and badging (per DHS IT-access policy).

WHAT WE'D ALSO LIKE TO SEE

• FEMA PA experience; IS-1000 series.
• Six Sigma or equivalent QA credential.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive hourly Direct Labor rate commensurate with labor category and experience, with deployed uplift during OCONUS/territory rotations; billed hourly on a Time & Materials basis.
• Rapid activation from PSCG's ready bench when FEMA task orders are issued.
• A direct role performing mission-critical FEMA Public Assistance work on a national disaster-recovery contract with a growing SDVOSB.
• These are temporary, project-funded W-2 positions activated per task order; standard employee benefits (health, 401(k), professional-development budget) do not apply to temporary project hires.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY & FEDERAL CONTRACTING COMPLIANCE

PSCG is committed to recruiting, hiring, and retaining the best talent regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. As a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, PSCG especially encourages veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses to apply. PSCG participates in E-Verify and maintains a drug-free workplace per the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988. All employment offers are contingent on successful background investigation, citizenship or work-authorization verification where required, and confirmation of non-debarment via SAM.gov.

Essential HealthCare Solutions, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.