Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator

Travis County•Austin, TX

9h•Onsite

About The Position

Travis County’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM), a division of Emergency Services, coordinates community disaster preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery. The Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator works under the general direction and guidance of the Chief Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator and helps lead OEM efforts to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate natural and human-caused disasters. The role works with OEM leadership, municipal partners, first responders, community organizations, contractors, and state and federal agencies, and may support incidents including flooding, hurricanes, severe weather, wildfires, winter storms, and public health emergencies. Two positions are available: Planning and Logistics. The Planning position leads preparedness, response, recovery, and community resilience planning. The Logistics position leads operational readiness, resource tracking, and disaster logistics. Both positions support office activities across planning, operations, finance, and logistics and supervise assigned emergency management programs rather than the entire work unit. The role is primarily in person, at the EOC, in the office, or at locations throughout the county. It requires a flexible schedule, participation in an on-call rotation as the 24-hour duty officer, and work during nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Emergency Management, Public Administration, Environmental Sciences, Business Management, Planning, or a directly related field, and four years of increasingly responsible experience in emergency management, strategic planning, research, project management, policy research, or program development; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Valid Class C Texas Driver’s License.
Completion of NIMS IS-100, IS-200, IS-700, and IS-800.
Complete G-300 and G-400 within six months of the start date.
Obtain International Association of Emergency Managers Associate Emergency Manager (AEM) or Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) certification within three years of the start date.
Knowledge of hazard mitigation planning; community outreach and educational programming; FEMA and Texas mitigation grants and programs; the National Incident Management System; principles of emergency management administration; and applicable federal, state, local, and county laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines.
Skills in researching and analyzing emergency management issues, explaining technical problems in non-technical language, problem-solving, decision-making, public speaking, content delivery, and Microsoft Office 365.
Ability to communicate effectively; function calmly, effectively, and professionally in stressful and emergency situations; make sound judgments and decisions; manage time and meet constraints; work within teams; analyze problems and implement recommendations; and maintain effective working relationships with county employees and officials, outside agencies, and the public.
Successfully pass criminal, education, and employment background checks; the posting also specifies credit and driving background checks.
Be legally authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not provided.
Ability to meet the stated physical requirements, including occasional lifting or carrying up to 20–50 pounds and performing physical activities listed in the posting.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing and managing community mitigation and resiliency programs, policies, and plans.
Experience with grants for community organizations.
Experience with program and project management.
Bilingual English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

Support OEM activities across planning, operations, finance, and logistics during mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.
Supervise assigned emergency management programs.
For the Planning position: lead development and maintenance of emergency management, preparedness, response, recovery, and resilience plans.
For the Planning position: conduct risk and vulnerability assessments.
For the Planning position: coordinate countywide planning initiatives with local, regional, state, and federal stakeholders.
For the Planning position: support FEMA recovery grant projects and community recovery planning.
For the Planning position: lead community outreach, stakeholder engagement, and preparedness campaigns.
For the Planning position: develop planning assumptions, scenarios, and readiness strategies for all hazards.
For the Planning position: facilitate training and exercises to evaluate and improve plans and procedures.
For the Logistics position: maintain inventories of emergency supplies, equipment, facilities, and response resources.
For the Logistics position: develop and manage resource tracking and accountability systems.
For the Logistics position: coordinate procurement, staging, distribution, and deployment of emergency resources during incidents.
For the Logistics position: manage logistics plans for shelters, feeding operations, commodity distribution points, and emergency support services.
For the Logistics position: coordinate with vendors, contractors, and partner agencies to ensure resource availability.
For the Logistics position: establish and maintain inventories of critical supplies, including food, water, non-perishable commodities, and emergency equipment.
For the Logistics position: support emergency operations and resource coordination within the EOC.
Participate in an on-call rotation as the 24-hour duty officer and serve in emergency response roles as needed.