Emergency Management Planner

Emergency Management Planner

Agency: Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM)

Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

• Competitive state retirement benefits with employer matching
• 11 paid holidays each year
• A generous benefit allowance to offset the cost of health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents
• Opportunities for professional growth and cross-agency collaboration
• Priority interview consideration for U.S. veterans with appropriate certification
  Veterans with certification letters from the Office of Management and Enterprise Services’ Office of Veteran Placement are entitled to an interview for any position for which they meet minimum qualifications.

• Committed to public service and community preparedness
• Can work effectively in team environments and high‑pressure situations
• Resourceful in problem‑solving and coordinating across diverse partners

We are seeking an Emergency Management Planner to provide support to our Resilience area in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This is a regular, full‑time position governed by the Oklahoma Civil Service system, with a 12‑month trial period.

Under the direction of the State Hazard Mitigation Officer, the Emergency Management Planner serves as the agency’s lead planning specialist, coordinating, developing, integrating, and maintaining emergency management planning initiatives supporting statewide resilience, continuity, preparedness, mitigation, and recovery objectives.

• Serve as the primary coordinator and custodian of the Oklahoma State Administrative Plan and associated planning documentation.
• Develop, maintain, revise, and coordinate updates to the State Administrative Plan (SAP).
• Ensure planning documents align with federal and state statutes, regulations, grant requirements, and agency policy.
• Coordinate review cycles and stakeholder input processes for statewide planning documents.
• Monitor filing requirements associated with FEMA grant programs and emergency management guidance.
• Develop administrative procedures, planning guidance, and supporting documentation necessary to maintain compliance with applicable planning requirements.
• Support audits, monitoring activities, and program reviews involving planning‑related deliverables.

• Support statewide resilience initiatives through planning, risk analysis, and mitigation strategy development.
• Coordinate development and integration of hazard mitigation planning efforts supporting state and local resilience objectives.
• Assist with identification and prioritization of mitigation opportunities that reduce risk to people, property, infrastructure, and critical services.
• Lead planning initiatives involving hazard vulnerability assessments, consequence analysis, and predictive evaluation of cascading impacts to critical infrastructure and community lifelines.
• Promote integration of mitigation concepts into emergency management, community development, infrastructure, and land‑use planning efforts.
• Assist local jurisdictions in understanding and implementing mitigation planning requirements and best practices.
• Support development of planning products that strengthen long‑term resilience and disaster risk reduction.

• Coordinate continuity planning efforts that support continuity of government and continuity of operations capabilities.
• Develop, maintain, and improve Continuity of Operations (COOP) planning initiatives.
• Facilitate continuity planning workshops, planning teams, and stakeholder coordination activities.
• Support continuity planning efforts involving critical functions, essential personnel, communications, facilities, and resource requirements.
• Assist agencies and stakeholders in developing continuity capabilities and continuity planning products.
• Coordinate testing, validation, and improvement of continuity plans through exercises and planning activities.
• Promote continuity planning integration with preparedness, resilience, and emergency operations…