Public Health Preparedness and Response Unit Manager 2026-01750

Public Health Preparedness and Response Unit Manager

The Public Health Preparedness and Response (PHPR) Unit Manager serves as the subject-matter expert for public health emergency preparedness and response. This position manages and supervises all Unit operations to ensure Wyoming is fully equipped to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from public health incidents.

Working for the State of Wyoming offers more than a paycheck. Our total compensation package includes:

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid vacation, sick leave, FMLA, and holidays
• Retirement - Pension and 457(b) plans that help you build a secure future
• Flexible schedules and work-life balance options
• Meaningful work that makes a difference for Wyoming communities

And much more!

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The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function which may be performed in the job level.

• Review, design, and implement comprehensive emergency plans and readiness standard operating procedures to guide state and local public health emergency activities.
• Regularly review the Unit's progress toward Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) strategic goals, cooperative agreement objectives, and specific Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) capabilities and performance measures. Additionally, ensure that staff are trained and demonstrate proficiency in the Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals.
• Maintain general oversight of emergency exercises and drills to ensure they meet WDH logistical needs and comply with federal grant mandates. Ensure the PHPR Unit operates efficiently and meets federal and state requirements, including the Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Program and the Healthcare Preparedness Program (HPP).
• Serve within the incident management system for public health events as needed.
• Manage, guide, mentor, coach, counsel, and evaluate a technically diverse team. This includes both direct and secondary supervision responsibilities. Implement disciplinary procedures as necessary.
• Responsible for recruiting, interviewing, hiring, onboarding, workload assignment, performance appraisals, and recommendations for disciplinary actions up to and including termination.
• Supervise and develop public health emergency specialists across emergency disciplines, including Planning, Training, Exercises, and Communications.
• Maintain fiscal accountability over multiple complex federal funding streams, overseeing an annual operating budget of $6+ mil annually (encompassing Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Healthcare Preparedness, and Crisis Response allocations).
• Act as the primary point of contact for the CDC Project Officer;
  Principal Investigator on the PHEP cooperative agreement; grant writer and manager of PHEP grant and Crisis Response funding applications; draft budget plans, funding requests, and required state and federal reports. Review and oversee the HPP grant, budget, and work plan.
• Review, approve, and monitor the progress of all Unit contracts, Memorandums of Agreement (MOUs), and regional funding mechanisms annually to minimize organizational financial and legal risk.
• Oversee subrecipient monitoring for county and tribal public health agencies to meet contract deliverables, including capabilities and benchmarks outlined in local funding agreements.
• Maintain strategic communication networks with federal, state, and local partners, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Wyoming Air and Army National Guard, United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), local emergency managers, law enforcement, and hospitals.
• Provide technical assistance and logistical support to various units across the WDH as needed and upon request. This includes assistance to local Public Health Nursing (PHN) Offices for contract deliverables, carried out by the Public Health Response…