OEM Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Coordinator​/Emergency Planner

This is a Non-Civil Service Full-Time announcement for the Office of Emergency Management (OEM).

Assist with developing, implementing, and maintaining business continuity and disaster recovery strategies and solutions, including risk assessments, business impact analyses, strategy selection, and documentation of business continuity and disaster recovery procedures and plans with multiple agencies.

Plan, conduct, and debrief regular mock-disaster exercises to test the adequacy of existing plans and strategies, updating procedures and plans regularly. Act as a coordinator for continuity efforts after a disruption event.

Assist in other emergency plan development and updates for the Office of Emergency Management. Acts in a 24-hour on call role for the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) for emergency or prescheduled activations. Performs related administrative duties as assigned.

*** This position may require working varying shifts including overnight, weekends, holidays, and is subject to re-call during emergency situations, even during time of weather emergencies and/ or inclement weather conditions.

*** Applicants considered for this position will undergo a background check and drug screen.

*** This position will accrue compensatory time in lieu of overtime, unless emergency or disaster situations in which would then have to be approved by the Departmental Director or their designee.

• Act as lead OEM Coordinator for oversight of the Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Program as outlined in the Mayor’s Executive Order No. 60.
• Assist metro agencies in developing, implementing, reviewing and updating business continuity and disaster recovery plans within their organizations. Plans will include safeguarding the information and systems used to support essential services and ensure recovery capabilities are in place and tested.
• Assist metro agencies in conducting Business Impact Analyses (BIA) and risk assessments to identify critical functions and recovery objectives.
• Develop and maintain BC/DR critical services inventory, and standardize polices and templates across Metro Government.
• Plan and facilitate regular meetings and training to validate plans and readiness.
• Organize large-scale, cross-departmental initiatives, such as tabletop simulations and annual multi-site testing exercises.
• Lead or facilitate response and recovery efforts during actual disruptions, disasters, and activations, ensuring smooth communication across teams.
• Assist in ensuring plans meet regulatory requirements and industry standards, and document exercise results for continuous improvement.
• Collaborate and act as lead from OEM with executive leadership in the BC/DR steering committee and agencies to integrate technological, physical, and human-resource recovery strategies.
• Assist, maintains, critiques, and implements other emergency planning materials for OEM, and other agencies with approval by supervisor.
• Create emergency planning presentations and literature.
• Conduct presentation which could involve public speaking.
• Assist in writing and reviewing plans. This includes but is not limited to the Metro Comprehensive Emergency Mgmt. Plan (CEMP), BC/DR Plans, multiple contingency plans, site specific and hazard-specific plans, hazard mitigation, etc.
• Help coordinate various operational components and personnel as assigned by supervisor, in accordance with the CEMP.
• Assemble and prepare essential data needed to assess a situation. Provide official report of an incident to immediate supervisor.
• Research and gather estimates for products needed to be ordered for planning needs.
  • Work with OEM finance to ensure ordering and delivery of items.
• Respond in a timely manner to the Metro Emergency Operations Center (EOC) upon activation and/…