Program Manager - Emergency Management Job Everett area,Washington USA,Management

BASIC FUNCTION

To supervise, plan, coordinate, and manage activities and operations within one or more emergency management programs.

STATEMENT OF ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

Plans, organizes, supervises, coordinates, and evaluates subordinate level employees as necessary and provides for their training, guidance, and mentoring; participates in the selection, hiring, promotion, discipline, and termination of subordinate employees; promotes and contributes to a work environment consistent with the department mission, vision, and values.

Works as a team with the other Program Managers to develop and maintain a comprehensive emergency management strategy that supports the departmental mission and meets community needs; promotes problem solving partnerships within and across emergency management programs.

Acts as a technical resource for staff to resolve problems; oversees the day-to-day operations of the work group and remains consistent with county and department standards, principles, methods, and priorities; signs-off on appropriate documents as required and authorized.

Reviews, develops, and implements policies, procedures and budgets related to specific emergency management functions as directed; ensures that areas of operation comply with applicable federal and state laws, regulations, and guidelines, and with County ordinances, policies, and procedures.

Leads and supervises multi-agency and/or multi-disciplinary work groups that may include DEM staff as well as staff from various Snohomish County departments; local jurisdictional partners; regional, state, and federal stakeholders; as well as representatives from non-governmental organizations, the private sector, community volunteers, and other emergency management related groups.

Develops, maintains; and supervises the development and maintenance, of disaster-related plans or portions of plans, procedures, and checklists. These plans include the Snohomish County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP), Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP), Disaster Recovery Framework (DRF) and Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP).

Develops, facilitates, and/or evaluates disaster-related training and exercises to ensure the department’s compliance with the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP); supervises the development, facilitation, and evaluation of disaster related training and exercises.

Oversees activities that ensure the operational readiness of the Snohomish County Emergency Coordination Center (ECC). These activities include training ECC staff, maintaining the ECC’s technology and guidelines, and identifying enhancements to the ECC’s readiness.

Develops, delivers; and supervises the development and delivery, of emergency management preparedness presentations to diverse audiences as the subject matter expert in their assigned emergency management program.

Prepares correspondence and reports pertaining to the assigned emergency management program; prepares recommendations to the Deputy Director; represents DEM at public meetings or at meetings with public officials and commissions, community groups and outside agencies as assigned and necessary.

Manages contracts or grants, including the development and monitoring of scope(s) of work, budget(s), and schedule(s).

During ECC activations, exercises authority and sound judgment to lead an assigned team to coordinate various facets of disaster response and recovery activities; supervises specific emergency management functions within the ECC. In this capacity, the incumbent may work extended hours for periods that may last for several days or weeks.

STATEMENT OF OTHER DUTIES

Performs other emergency management functions as required or assigned;…