Emergency Manager

Oregon Metro • Metro Regional Center, OR

10h • Hybrid

About The Position

Metro is seeking an Emergency Manager to join its Office of Risk, Readiness, & Resilience (R3). This role will lead the organization's preparedness, response, and recovery efforts for emergencies and operational disruptions. The Emergency Manager will be responsible for building and strengthening emergency management capabilities, guiding strategic planning, and leading a team to ensure continuity of operations, facilities, and services. This position focuses on program leadership, planning, and coordination, offering an opportunity to influence long-term resilience strategies and enhance coordination during critical incidents, making a tangible difference for employees, visitors, and the community. This role is strategic rather than first-response or field-response oriented.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in the assigned program area or related field (examples could be Emergency Management, Public Administration, Organizational Leadership)
• Three (3) years leading or supervising people
• Two (2) years project management experience in a similar role or area of responsibility
• Any combination of education, professional, volunteer and lived experience that provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the classification duties and responsibilities.
• Be able to successfully complete a background check at time of hire.
• Employees must reside in Oregon or Washington to work at Metro.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in local, regional, state, or federal government
• Professional certifications related to emergency management

Responsibilities

• Lead Metro’s emergency management program, including preparedness, response, recovery, and continuous improvement activities.
• Supervise emergency management staff and provide coaching, direction, and performance management.
• Manage program budgets, contracts, work plans, and operational priorities.
• Coordinate development and implementation of Metro’s Integrated Preparedness Plan (IPP) and Emergency Operations Plan (EPP).
• Partner with departments to identify capability gaps, establish preparedness priorities, and strengthen organizational readiness.
• Design and deliver emergency management training, exercises, and after-action improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate incident management and emergency response activities across Metro departments and regional partners.
• Support Emergency Operations Center (EOC) activation, coordination, and operational readiness.
• Represent Metro in local, regional, state, and federal emergency management coordination efforts.
• Build collaborative relationships that advance preparedness, information sharing, and regional resilience.

Benefits

• The full-salary range for this position is step 1:$118,785.08 to step 6:$151,603.70 annually.
• This position is not eligible for overtime and is not represented by a union.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager