Emergency Management and Planning Coordinator

Emergency Management and Planning Coordinator

Tidewater Community College has served South Hampton Roads both students and employers for 50 years. It has grown from 1 campus into a regional educational and economic force. TCC is the largest provider of higher education and workforce services in Hampton Roads, enrolling nearly 25,000 students in 2024-25. Founded in 1968 as a part of the Virginia Community College System, Tidewater Community College (TCC) services South Hampton Roads with 4 campuses in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach, 7 regional centers and 2 important cultural institutions.

The college had 3,399 graduates in , 40 percent of whom pursued degrees that would let them transfer to 4-year institutions. TCC's institutional accreditation is affirmed through 2027 by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

The Emergency Coordinator oversees all phases of emergency management at various campuses and any off-campus location. This position is responsible for developing and implementing an all-hazard approach to emergency planning and preparedness. This position will take the lead on college wide Emergency Management preparation and campus readiness, to ensure compliance with Federal and state laws and regulations, as well as college initiatives, policies, and procedures.

Network closely with campus officials and maintain relationships needed to prepare for, respond to, mitigate against, and recover from campus level emergency events. The Emergency Coordinator reports to the Director of Public Safety.

• Provide guidance and support to campuses before, during and after an incident or planned event.
• Support Emergency Management training for individual campuses, and college administration to ensure compliance with mandated federal, state, and college Emergency Management regulations.
• Serve as the liaison to faculty, staff, students on assigned campuses, and local governmental agencies, community organizations, or others to explain and provide technical assistance on emergency management program specifics and requirements.
• Study and analyze operations and problems, prepare reports of findings and recommendations, and prepare justifications for procedural or policy changes.
• Coordinate college preparation, response, mitigation and recovery to emergency incidents as necessary.
• Initiate investigative procedures if there is a violation of policies, laws, rules or regulations.
• Provide reviews and carry out evaluation of Emergency Management compliance activities to include, but not limited to Governor's Executive Orders, college policies and procedures related to Emergency Management among others.
• Under the consultation of the Director of Public Safety; support and maintain training and exercise scheduling in compliance with mandates and requirements; participate in development of the COOP, CEMP, Emergency Operations Plan and campus emergency plans.
• Provide support and collaboration in the planning, development, implementation, analysis, and documentation of preparedness projects.
• Prepare comprehensive reviews of literature, statutes, rules, and/or policies and prepare administrative reports, studies, and specialized research projects.
• Conduct or participate in workshops, conventions, training sessions, public awareness activities and seminars.
• Meets with campus leadership regularly to ensure open communications and appropriate feedback is obtained.
• Assure that college employees and organizational units are ready to respond in practical, productive ways to emergencies.
• This position would serve as backup to the Director of Public Safety, in his/her role of CEMP emergency plan.
• Coordinate recovery and respond to emergency incidents, as necessary.
• Develop effective relationships with State and local first responders and emergency management officials.
• Organize, execute, and evaluate the college's emergency preparedness and continuity of operations exercise program in accordance with the Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program (HSEEP).
• Perform other tasks as assigned.

May be required to perform other duties as…