Emergency Management Planner (Grant)

St Mary's County Government•Leonardtown, MD

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

This position performs high-level planning duties for the County's Emergency Management Division. The work includes a wide variety of tasks used to formulate, organize, coordinate, and maintain emergency plans. The Emergency Planner will maintain/update existing emergency preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation plans for St. Mary’s County, as well as assist in the coordination of response to and recovery from emergency events at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant (CCNPP) and activities within Emergency Planning Zones (EPZs). The position will also provide public education and outreach for aspects of Emergency Services, as they relate to preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation. Often will operate under limited direction, establishing courses of action and methods to obtain desired results. Required to make frequent decisions with only general guidance. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Ability to gain thorough knowledge of St. Mary’s County Government policies and procedures
Ability to act as a representative of St. Mary’s County
Expert knowledge of emergency management principles and procedures
Knowledge of relevant Federal, State, and Local emergency management laws and regulations regarding the administration of plans and programs
Ability to effectively communicate with other staff members
Ability to coordinate, advise, and work with other professionals
Ability to effectively deliver presentations to groups of various sizes and in a variety of venues
Ability to prioritize and multitask
Ability to review and analyze existing information and make informed and sound decisions
Ability use available resources to research information
Ability to keep accurate records
Ability to operate relevant computer systems, including hardware and software, and simple office machines
Bachelor’s degree in public safety field or equivalent technical training, education, and/or experience preferred
Completion of the NIMS/ICS 100, 200, 300, 400, 700 and 800 within one year of employment
Completion of the Emergency Management Institute’s Professional Development Series Independent Study Program. within the first year of employment. (Introduction to Exercises Fundamentals of Emergency Management, Emergency Planning, Leadership & Influence, Decision Making & Problem Solving, Effective Communication and Developing & Managing Volunteers)
Must have valid Maryland Driver’s License
Successfully pass a criminal background investigation with negative results
Must successfully pass pre-employment drug testing
Must be available for emergency response day and or night, holidays, and weekends

Responsibilities

Plans, coordinates and manages the department, county-wide and regional coordination of emergency and administrative plans for response, recovery, mitigation and prevention of all disasters involving emergency preparedness activities
Provides review and input to emergency plans, including but not limited to Emergency Operation Plan, Hazard Mitigation Plan, COOP Plans, and other agencies mitigation plans as directed
Develops, writes, and maintains the County's Radiological Emergency Plan (REP) in coordination with FEMA, MEMA, Calvert and Dorchester Counties Public Safety Departments and Federal guidelines
Reviews and recommends revisions to county ordinances regarding existing approved plans
Develop, coordinate, write, and maintain a County Disaster Recovery Plan as well as Recovery Support Functions (RSF) in coordination with FEMA, MDEM, and Federal guidelines
Tests existing plans, makes recommendations for improvement, and coordinates agencies with including improvements into plans
Liaisons with federal, state, local and volunteer agencies involved in the development and execution of emergency plans including strategic planning for future generations
Performs research related to tasks that may require Department Planning activities
Provides staff support as directed at emergency management training and exercise activities
Assist in preparing projects and annual reports
Researches and recommends preparedness, response, recovery, mitigation plans not yet developed
Assists with the planning, and implementation of public awareness and training/exercise programs to enhance the County's disaster resilience (includes general public, schools, day care centers, vulnerable populations, critical infrastructure facilities, and special events)
May be required to provide public outreach to various business, volunteer organizations and the public
Provides response as needed and directed to assist with emergency response operations involving the Department
This position is considered “essential” personnel during emergencies and can be called upon for response
Performs other duties as assigned