PLANNER IV - 31001638

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert:

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert:

The State Personnel System is an E-Verify employer. For more information click on ourE-Verify Website .

Requisition No:880183

Agency:
Division of Emergency Management

Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act Tier II Unit Lead

Bureau of Response

Florida Division of Emergency Management

This position is located in Tallahassee, FL

The Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) plans for and responds to both natural and man-made disasters.

These range from floods and hurricanes to incidents involving hazardous materials or nuclear power.

FDEM is the liaison between federal, state, and local agencies. FDEM prepares and implements a statewide Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, routinely conducts extensive exercises to test state and county emergency response capabilities, provides technical assistance to local governments as they prepare emergency plans and procedures, as well as conducts emergency operations trainings for state and local government agencies.

FDEM serves as the lead agency for the State Emergency Response Team (SERT), whose primary goal is the coordination of the state’s efforts during disaster response and recovery. This coordination is conducted within the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) in Tallahassee. Additionally, FDEM manages the State Watch Office; the 24-hour a day operation tasked with providing situational awareness to stakeholders statewide.

After a disaster, FDEM conducts damage assessment surveys and advises the Governor of the State of Florida on whether to declare an emergency and seek federal relief funds. It is against this backdrop that FDEM strives to demonstrate its mission of, “Coordinate, collaborate, and communicate with our community stakeholders for a resilient Florida”, along with our vision of “Leading the Profession in building prepared and resilient communities”.

Position Overview and Responsibilities:

The Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) Tier II Unit Lead position works within the Florida Hazardous Materials Planning Program. Responsibilities of the position involve conducting detailed analysis to determine facility compliance with federal and state hazardous materials planning requirements including SARA Title III, the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA), and Tier II. Other responsibilities include providing planning assistance for various tasks including training staff, developing work plans and detailed reports, and assisting in identifying facilities and industries subject to hazardous materials regulations.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Serve as Tier II Unit Lead and perform all functions necessary to ensure chemical facilities are in compliance with EPCRA and Tier II.
• Continuously review and assess chemical and facility information for your assigned facilities.
• Perform facility outreach for suspected non-reporting facilities to ensure all facilities required to submit Tier II chemical inventories adhere to the law, utilizing all resources available to include, but not limited to: prior year reports, public information, Florida DEP storage tank records, State Watch Office incident reports, and Florida Department of State Corporate filing records.
• Provide technical assistance to facilities.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state statutes and regulations regarding hazardous materials.
• Process public records requests through FDEM External Affairs for hazardous materials related information.
• Provide technical assistance to vendors, local, state, and federal partners regarding management systems utilized by the Bureau (i.e., Salesforce platforms, Invoice Submission Portal, etc.)
• Participate in activations of the State Emergency Operations Center.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

In response to emergency events, FDEM employees may be required to work irregular hours, to work more than 8 hours per day, to work extended periods (including weekends and holidays), to work at locations other than their official headquarters, and to perform duties in addition to those outlined in the employee’s…