Senior Emergency Management Specialist

Are you looking to grow your career in Emergency Management? Are you a detail-oriented person who enjoys working on a variety of preparedness projects? Do you enjoy working on a blend of local and regional planning initiatives? If so, the Prince William County Office of Emergency Management has a career opportunity for you as a Senior Emergency Management Specialist!

• Routine coordination, collaboration, and facilitation of multiple, complex preparedness project processes and meetings with a variety of emergency management partners from concept development through implementation.
• Development and maintenance of all-hazard planning frameworks, function and hazard-specific plans, and operational documents, including procedures, checklists, and job aids for preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation activities of the Emergency Management program.
• Align and integrate planning projects with other county plans, policies, procedures, governmental policies, and complex planning principles.
• Development and delivery of emergency management-related training.
• Development, execution, and evaluation of discussion- and operations-based exercises.

• High school diploma or G.E.D. and 5 years of professional emergency management experience.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in emergency management, public administration, public policy, or a closely related field.
• The most qualified candidate will have:
• Experience leading and managing the development and maintenance of multiple complex preparedness projects simultaneously. This includes project scoping, developing timelines and milestones, facilitating planning meetings with multiple stakeholders, writing documents for local, state, or federal planning processes, and delivering/executing training and exercises.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Experience preparing clear, concise, and comprehensive reports, studies, and plans that translate complex data-driven concepts and hazard risk messaging to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Ability to maintain active listening in emergencies and other fast-paced environments to understand stakeholder needs and translate incident information to written planning section documentation.
• Work history of disaster activation or multiple full-scale emergency management exercises in an emergency operations/multi-agency coordination center environment.
• Strong customer service and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently.

Background checks, which may include but are not limited to:
Criminal History Check, Credit History Check, Education Verification Check, License Verification Check, and/or fingerprinting, may be required as posted in the job advertisement.

Fire & Rescue Requirement:
Effective October 2012, mandated by the Virginia State Board of Health 12

VAC5-31-540, VA EMS Regulations require a criminal background check conducted by the Central Crime Records Exchange and the National Crime Information Center via Virginia State Police; and a driving record transcript from the individual’s state Department of Motor Vehicles.

• Must be able to perform duties outside of normal business hours
• Must be able to periodically lift 20 pounds without assistance.
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Professional Development Series (PDS) certification is required before the end of the employee’s 1-year probationary period. VDEM-recognized certification in IC-300 and IC-400 is required before the end of the employee’s one-year probationary period. If you have already earned the FEMA PDS and/or IC-300/IC-400, please attach it to your application prior to submitting.

Incumbents will generally work Monday – Friday during normal business hours, with the periodic need to work night or weekend hours in support of emergency or planned events. In the event of an emergency activation or planned event that requires staffing of an assigned Multi-Agency Coordination Center role, work will be on 12-hour shifts, potentially overnight, and may be for up to 14 days until incident conditions allow for a reduction in staffing levels.

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