Senior Emergency Management Specialist

SPRING CAREER EXPO 

9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Hylton Performing Arts Center - 10960 George Mason Circle

(Prince William Campus of George Mason University)

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Do you have a passion for developing emergency management plans? Are you skilled in plan development, revision, and implementation in an all-hazards emergency management setting?  If so, the Prince William County Office of Emergency Management has a career opportunity for you as a Senior Emergency Management Specialist!

As a Senior Emergency Management Specialist for Planning, you will manage multiple complex planning projects through the development, maintenance, or revision of emergency management, hazard mitigation, emergency operations, and/or resiliency plans. This is accomplished through direct coordination with internal and external partners, team leadership, project management, and organization skills.

About This Role: This is a Mid-Level emergency management planning position responsible for:
 

• Routine coordination, collaboration, and facilitation of multiple, complex planning processes and meetings with a variety of emergency management partners from concept development through plan implementation.
• Develop all-hazard planning annexes, procedures, checklists, job aids, and operational plans for preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation activities of the Emergency Management program.
• Conduct extensive research to prepare, develop, and maintain emergency management plans and procedures.
• Align and integrate planning projects with other county plans, policies, procedures, governmental policies, and complex planning principles.
• Support the development of training and exercises related to assigned planning projects.

During activations, the incumbent will be expected to fill Section Chief roles in the County’s Multi-Agency Coordination Center. 
 
Minimum Requirements:

• High school diploma or G.E.D. and 5 years of emergency management experience, business continuity, or disaster relief.  Part-time work, internships, and volunteer experience in emergency management, business continuity, or disaster relief may be considered as relevant experience.

Preferences:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in emergency management, public administration, public policy, or a closely related field. 
• The most qualified candidate will have: 
  1. Demonstrated experience leading and managing the development and maintenance of multiple complex plans simultaneously. This includes project scoping, developing timelines and milestones, facilitating planning meetings with multiple stakeholders, and writing documents for local, state, or federal planning processes. 
  2. Strong oral and written communication skills. 
  3. Demonstrated experience preparing clear, concise, and comprehensive reports, studies and plans that translate complex data-driven concepts and hazard risk messaging to a wide range of stakeholders. 
  4. Ability to maintain active listening in emergencies and other fast-paced environments to understand stakeholder needs and translate incident information to written planning section documentation. 
  5. Work history of disaster activation or multiple full-scale emergency management exercises in an emergency operations/multi-agency coordination center environment.
  6. Self-starter with strong customer service and organizational skills.
  7. Ability to work independently.

Special Requirements:
Background checks, which may include but are not limited to: Criminal History Check, Credit History Check, Education Verification Check, License Verification Check, and/or fingerprinting may be required as posted in the job advertisement.
 
Fire & Rescue Requirement: Effective October 2012, mandated by the Virginia State Board of Health 12VAC5-31-540, VA EMS Regulations require a criminal background check conducted by the Central Crime Records Exchange and the National Crime Information Center via Virginia State Police; and a driving record transcript from the individual’s state Department of Motor Vehicles.

• Must be able to perform duties outside of normal business hours 
• Must be able to periodically lift 20 pounds without assistance.
• FEMA-recognized certification in ICS-300, ICS-400 and the FEMA Professional Development Series is required before the end of the employee’s one-year probationary period.   (Attach to application, if available)

 
Work Schedule:
Incumbents will generally work Monday – Friday during normal business hours, with the periodic need to work night or weekend hours in support of emergency or planned events.   In the event of an emergency activation or planned event that requires staffing of an assigned Multi-Agency Coordination Center role, work will be on 12-hour shifts, potentially overnight, and may be for up to 14 days until incident conditions allow for reduction in staffing levels.  The nature of the position affords the periodic opportunity for flexible scheduling.   Occasional telework is permitted during non-emergency operations.
 
Hiring Salary Range: $84,444.00 - $97,968.00 Annually 

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