City of Surrey
Emergency Management Specialist
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EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Exempt – Regular Full-Time
The City of Surrey is committed to building a safe, inclusive, and thriving community. To advance this vision, the Public Safety Department leads core operations and integrates public safety functions across all City departments.
As the Emergency Management Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of emergency management and overall public safety in Surrey. As the City expands its capacity for emergency preparedness, this role will initially focus on a non-operational, pre-incident scope of work. Later phases of the role are, however, expected to include operational responsibilities, such as Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) leadership roles, tactical decision-making during emergencies, deployment of field resources, and/or operational supervision.
The Emergency Management Specialist will be expected to work in close collaboration with Surrey Fire Services (SFS);
Surrey Police Service (SPS); and other safety, security, and health partners and integrate extensively with existing emergency management functions across the organization.
OVERVIEW The Emergency Management Specialist establishes and supports a corporate, hybrid emergency management model within the Public Safety Department, providing strategic leadership, governance, and coordination of emergency planning, preparedness, and risk reduction across the organization. The role ensures a whole‑of‑government approach by embedding emergency management responsibilities across departments, aligning with leading metropolitan practices, and maintaining clear operational role alignment with SFS and SPS leading field response and incident command.
Reporting to the General Manager, Public Safety, you will:
- Buildout the future-state hybrid emergency management model for the City, which may include a review of current emergency management functions.
- Support the development and delivery of the City’s emergency management and preparedness program in tandem with SFS and SPS.
- Coordinate emergency planning, risk assessment, and policy development activities.
- Lead training, exercises, and initiatives to enhance organizational readiness in collaboration with SFS and SPS.
- Build partnerships with internal departments, external agencies, and community stakeholders.
- Advance public education and community preparedness efforts.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Emergency Management Infrastructure: Support the design, build out, and fit-up of a new EOC, in collaboration with SFS, SPS, and other key partners.
- Hazard, Risk, and Vulnerability Assessment: Work alongside SFS to identify and analyze natural, technological, human-caused, and climate-related hazards; assess community vulnerabilities, critical dependencies, and potential cascading impacts; and maintain and periodically update City risk profiles to inform planning and investment priorities.
- Emergency Planning and Policy Development: Work alongside SFS to develop, maintain, and update municipal emergency plans (e.g., bylaws, emergency plans, continuity plans, etc.); ensure plans are aligned with provincial legislation, standards, and best practices (e.g., Emergency and Disaster Management Act); coordinate plans across departments to ensure role clarity and interoperability; and embed emergency preparedness into broader municipal policies, land‑use…
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