05049 - Office Dir Saf Sec Emerg Mgmt

Virginia Department of Transportation • Richmond, VA

5h • Onsite

About The Position

This position leads, directs, manages, and oversees all aspects of program areas, ensuring operations comply with state and federal laws, regulations, policies, and guidelines. The role is responsible for leading, directing, managing, and overseeing all aspects of safety, security, and emergency management programs for VDOT.

Requirements

• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences.
• Ability to establish working relationships with multiple groups and stakeholders.
• Ability to motivate subordinate staff and build working partnerships across organizational and geographical boundaries.
• Ability to interpret and apply relevant state and federal laws, policies, regulations, and guidelines.
• Ability to lead in the development, implementation, and monitoring of statewide policies and programmatic initiatives.
• Ability to lead the development of complex projects and oversee multiple project teams.
• Ability to negotiate and lead discussions to reach desired results.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other stakeholders to develop projects and programs.
• Advanced skill in the use of computers and software applications.
• Knowledge of activities related to business administration, including planning, budgeting, and human resources development.
• Knowledge of critical and operational agency facilities and transportation assets inclusive of relevant methods, programs, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Knowledge of incident and unified command structures, field operations, and emergency response personnel.
• Knowledge of operational principles, research techniques, and methodologies to include organizational management, administrative process, and program areas.
• Knowledge of safety functions and operations related to a large organization.
• Knowledge of supervisory principles and practices to include performance management.
• Knowledge of the theories and principles of employee health and safety, security, emergency response organizations, and emergency operations programs and services.
• Leadership and consultation skills to include working with all levels of management and elected and appointed officials.
• Knowledge of agency-wide homeland and personnel security issues, initiatives, and programs pertaining to critical infrastructure.
• Knowledge of security trends, related legislation, ethics, law, and operations security practices and policies.
• Knowledge of security, maintenance, operational measures, and approaches.
• Skill in applying federal and state safety codes for compliance.
• Skill in the use of computers and web-based applications.

Nice To Haves

• A combination of training, experience, or education in Homeland Security, Emergency Management, Safety, Risk Management, Public Administration, or related field.
• Experience coordinating agency-wide safety, security, and emergency management programs.
• Experience coordinating occupational safety and health, homeland and personnel security issues, initiatives, and programs pertaining to critical infrastructure protection.
• Experience developing plans, strategies, program identification, resolution, and corrective and preventative actions.
• Experience in business operations, program management, and security.
• Experience in occupational safety and health, security management, emergency operations, law enforcement, or criminal justice.
• Experience leading and directing operations for a business unit or variety of program areas.
• Experience supervising staff, programs, and budgets.
• Experience working with sensitive and classified materials.

Responsibilities

• Develop and administer budgets to ensure proper financial stewardship and effective program delivery.
• Communicate with stakeholders, including VDOT staff, officials, and diverse groups, on program-related matters.
• Act for and in support of Executive Management on safety, security, and emergency management initiatives.
• Serve on special program committees with a statewide focus.
• Oversee, coordinate, and direct VDOT's response to natural and man-made disasters, weather events, and emergency incidents statewide.
• Plan, oversee, and implement program delivery.
• Oversee staff priorities through subordinate supervisors.
• Develop and implement strategic plans and processes to improve systems and services.
• Monitor program performance and implement business process improvements.
• Provide periodic reports to VDOT executive staff on trends, lessons learned, and methodologies to improve operational efficiency.
• Provide leadership, direction, and program evaluation for the Office of Safety, Security, and Emergency Management.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Manage statewide strategic planning, preparedness, training, and policy development in all aspects of safety, security, and emergency management operations for VDOT.
• Serve as an executive consultant to the districts in managing their Critical Infrastructure Procedures and safety, security, and emergency management operations.

Benefits

• Market based pay program
• Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process for individuals with disabilities
• Pre-employment screenings (Fingerprint based Criminal History Background Check, DMV Record Check, Work History Verification, References, Pre-employment physical, Drug screen)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed