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Job Description
| (9450) MANAGER II - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT |
Job Code: 4160
Pay Grade: 945
FLSA Status: Exempt
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| General Functions |
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Develop and coordinate programs to prepare for, respond to, mitigate, and recover from natural, technological, terrorism or man-made emergencies or disasters within Orange County and all thirteen municipalities. |
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| Representative Duties /Assignments |
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- Works with local government and private sector organizations to develop plans and capabilities responsive to hazards, which pose a serious threat.
- Coordinates all components of an integrated emergency management system, consisting of fire and police, emergency medical service, public works, volunteers, and other groups contributing to emergency management.
- Establishes and maintains a legal authority for the development and maintenance of an emergency management program and organization; carries out all directives in accordance with Florida Statute 252.
- Trains staff, to include the areas of hazards and their consequences, professional development, emergency response and recovery, emergency operations planning, and exercise development.
- Identifies and analyzes natural, technological, terrorism and man-made hazards and create a multi-year program development plan.
- Develops strategies to eliminate or reduce hazards constituting a significant threat, through a hazard mitigation program.
- Develops plans to respond to and recover from a disaster occurrence; act as senior coordinating official with State of Florida Division of Emergency Management Agency, State of Florida National Guard, and Federal Military Forces.
- Initiates and coordinates activities to utilize assets of the private sector, i.e., tourism industry, Chamber of Commerce, etc. in the local emergency management program.
- Maintains current information on the extent and availability of military resources available to support civil authorities in preparation for and following the occurrence of emergencies.
- Assists in the establishment of mutual aid or cooperative assistance agreements to provide needed services, equipment, or other resources in the event of an emergency.
- Coordinates with local industry to develop industrial and local business emergency plans and capabilities in support of local government plans.
- Develops and maintains an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) as a site from which key officials can direct and control operations during an emergency.
- Establishes and maintains an emergency broadcast system to alert key public officials and warn the public in the event of an emergency.
- Secures technical and financial assistance from State and Federal programs.
- Researches new grants and administers and tracks existing emergency management grants, i.e., Homeland Security funding, Urban Area Security initiatives, State competitive grants, other Federal grants as applicable.
- Coordinates and participates in disaster response exercises on an annual basis.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
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| Minimum Qualifications |
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Requires a Bachelor's degree in Emergency Management, Public or Business Administration or a related field and five years of experience in Emergency Management or a related field.
Must have completed the Federal Emergency Management Agency Professional Development Series (PDS) courses and Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) or obtain within one year of employment.
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| Preferences |
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Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) |
7/12/2019
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