Emergency Management Administrator

Our Mission:

Ensure Mohave County is prepared to protect against, mitigate the effects of, respond to, and recover from the hazards and threats that pose greatest risk to the County.

• 11 Paid Holidays.
• End of Year PTO Buyback (optional).

• Enrollment in Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS)
• Contribution rate of 11.98% with 100% Employer Match starting on first day
• Deferred Compensations Programs (optional)

• Low-cost, high-value health care plans for you and your family that include Medical, Dental, Vision
• 24/7 Virtual Care including Onsite Health Screening Events
• Marketplace Discount
• Onsite Gyms
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Wellness Program
• Basic Life, Supplemental Life/AD&D Insurances - Additional voluntary benefits include Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity Plans.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) or Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA-includes Dependent Care).

• Must pass pre-employment background screening.
• Must pass pre-employment drug screening.

• Organize and direct the County’s Emergency Management and Homeland Security programs and activities related to the four phases of emergency management: mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.
• Perform the duties and responsibilities of County Emergency Management Director when interfacing with Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs.
• Prepare and maintain the County’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) activation procedures and call out lists and ensures that the EOC and emergency related systems and software are maintained in a ready status at all times; provides ongoing training to City personnel on these systems
• Develop, prepare and maintain the County’s Emergency Operation Plan, hazard/operational annexes, Hazard Mitigation Plans, and Community Wildfire Protection Plans.
• Prepare incident preparedness and after-action reports and presentations.
• Work closely with other County departments and a variety of outside agencies, such as governments, tribal entities, school districts, hospitals, utilities, and not-for-profit organizations to develop and implement emergency plans, policies and procedures.
• Review legislation and legislative changes to ensure that the County is in compliance with federal, state and operational area laws and regulations; recommends changes as appropriate.
• Develop and implement training and exercises to prepare County staff
• Set up and activate the EOCfor actual emergencies and fills the role of EOC Director as needed
• Lead Event/Incident Action Planning Process; drafts the County’s Incident/Event Action Plan; liaisons with internal and external participants.
• Recruit, train and direct the work of groups of volunteers, including Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).
• Prepare and manage the Emergency Management division budget, contracts and vendors.
• Oversee the Homeland Security Grants program; procures Federal Emergency Management Agency and Department of Homeland Security mitigation, response, and recovery grants.
• Chair the County’s Local Emergency Planning Committee.
• Represent the County by attending and participating in professional meetings and seminars relating to disaster and emergency preparedness at county, state and federal level.
• Report to work as scheduled; may work a variety of schedules including evenings, weekends, holidays, and special events as required.
• Perform professional, administrative and investigational work in the maintenance and coordination of American Public Works Association accreditation and reaccreditation coupled with implementation of adopted management practices.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Emergency Management, Public or Business Administration, Organizational Management, Risk Management, Safety…