Sr. Emergency Management Officer

The role

The Community Engagement and Preparedness Lead sets the direction for public preparedness, outreach, and special event planning. This person supervises staff and builds relationships with community partners to manage emergency warnings and recovery.

What you will do

• Leads the Community Engagement and Preparedness program
• Supervises, trains, and evaluates assigned Emergency Management Officers and interns
• Leads the ReadyFW program and citywide preparedness campaigns
• Builds and maintains partnerships with neighborhood associations, faith-based and nonprofit organizations, VOADs, schools, hospitals, and businesses
• Oversees enrollment, messaging standards, and outreach for mass notification and public warning tools
• Leads emergency management planning for large special events
• Serves in the 24/7 Duty Officer rotation and in the JEOC during activations
• Tracks outreach metrics and program outcomes
• Manages related procurement

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in emergency management, public administration, communications, or a related field
• Three (3) years of progressively responsible emergency management experience for a large state or local government organization
• Valid Texas driver's license
• Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid technician-level amateur radio license

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Emergency Management, Public Administration, Communications, or a related field
• Two (2) years of experience supervising staff or leading a program or team
• Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) designation from the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) and/or Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) certification
• FEMA Professional Development Series (PDS) and Advanced Professional Series (APS), including NIMS, ICS 300/400, Public Information Officer (PIO) training, and special events contingency planning cours
• Experience planning emergency operations for large special events, or running community preparedness campaigns, volunteer programs, or public alert and warning systems such as IPAWS
• Bilingual in English and Spanish, or experience reaching diverse, multilingual, and access and functional needs populations

Benefits

• 11 Paid Holidays
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Paid Time Off
• Pension Plan
• Professional Development Opportunities

Before you apply

• Must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check
• Disqualified for felony convictions, felony deferred adjudication, Class A misdemeanor conviction, Class B misdemeanor convictions in the last 10 years, Class A misdemeanor deferred adjudication, Clas
• Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement may be considered if they have more relevant work experience
• Selected employees will be required to pass pre-employment checks including criminal background check, drug screen, and education verification

About the company

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Its employees serve over 1,000,000 residents.