Emergency Management Specialist

Summary

WORKING FOR THE CITY OF MCKINNEY

Working for the City of McKinney is more than a job. It is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others. It is also an opportunity to have a hand in the development of one of the fastest growing communities in the nation. In 2023, McKinney was named one of the top workplaces in DFW by the Dallas Morning News.

Although proud of that honor, everyone on our team is committed to making McKinney an even better place to live, work and raise a family. That’s why we exist.

City of McKinney employees work hard and at a very fast pace. However, we also look after and support one another. All of us are guided by four employee-inspired values – Respect, Integrity, Service, and Excellence (RISE). We are also supported by servant-based leaders who foster and support a healthy, family-oriented culture. All new employees are expected to embrace and live by our core values and commit to helping us sustain our exceptional work environment as a high performance organization.

Supports the administrative, technical, and preparedness activities of the City’s Emergency Management Program under general supervision of the Assistant Emergency Manager. This position is responsible for supporting activities through all phases of emergency management; keeping current on emergency management policies, laws, and practices; and assisting in maintaining emergency preparedness plans and associated products. This position has responsibility for enhancing and delivering public education programs and performs a variety of technical tasks relative to assigned areas of responsibility.

• Learn and demonstrate an understanding of how team, department, and City goals are interconnected.
• Contribute to a positive work culture.
• Maintain regular and reliable attendance.
• Ability to assess his/her work performance or the work performance of the team.
• Contribute to the development of others and/or the working unit or overall organization.
• Ability and willingness to work as part of a team, to demonstrate team skills, and to perform a fair share of team responsibilities.
• Ability to continuously learn and develop through a mix of internal and external training opportunities, and if applicable, encourage subordinates to do the same.

• Supports the development, implementation, monitoring and modification of emergency preparedness plans such as the city’s Emergency Management Plan and annexes, Continuity of Operations Plan, Hazard Mitigation Plan, and Disaster Recovery Plan.
• Provides administrative and technical support to the EMC in the continued development and maintenance of the City’s Emergency Management program including processing invoices, p-card reconciliation, and department purchasing.
• Serves as the emergency management Duty Officer on a rotational basis and monitors, evaluates, and recommends emergency preparedness related actions and precautions related to severe weather and other hazards or threats.
• Prepares and delivers public education presentations designed to enhance awareness and foster personal preparedness among the citizens of McKinney, civic and other local organizations, business and industry.
• Assists in the facilitation and coordination of training and exercises involving various City departments, local, state and federal partners and multiple external organizations.
• Maintains a current set of all response plans in various formats for reference and utilization during emergency situations.
• Coordinates the updating of the Emergency Management webpage as needed.
• Supports incidents involving multiple departments and agencies, and functions within the Emergency Operations Center or specified location during emergency and non‑emergency incidents including but not limited to major emergencies, disasters, training exercises and special events.
• Represents Emergency Management at various meetings, special events, trainings, conferences and seminars as requested.
• Assists in the coordination and delivery of the McKinney CERT program.
• Complies with all written City and departmental…