RESILIENCY OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

City of New York • New York, NY

1d • $70,652 - $74,955 • Hybrid

About The Position

New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) helps New Yorkers before, during, and after emergencies through preparedness, education, and response. NYCEM is responsible for coordinating citywide emergency planning and response for all types and scales of emergencies. The mission of the Planning and Resiliency (P&R) Bureau is to prepare the City to respond and adapt to emergencies through collaborative, scalable planning; comprehensive interagency coordination; and advancing recovery and resiliency. The Resiliency Implementation unit coordinates with City partners to increase the resiliency of City neighborhoods, facilities, and infrastructure through targeted development, funding, coordination, and operations of projects that reduce risk and mitigate damage of natural hazards to NYC. NYC Emergency Management seeks a candidate responsible for (1) coordinating the Resiliency Implementation Unit’s Interim Flood Protection Measures (IFPM) program which provides temporary protection from storm surge to City facilities and neighborhoods and (2) supporting Resiliency Operations activities including but not limited to interagency coastal resiliency emergency operational planning and sharing deployable flood protection best practices with other entities.

Requirements

• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a state's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and six years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following: emergency management, fire, police, or military service, public safety, public health, public administration, urban planning, engineering, or another specialized area to which the appointment is to be made; or
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of satisfactory full time professional experience in the areas listed in "1" above; or
• A master's degree from an accredited college in emergency management, public administration, urban planning, engineering, economics, political science, the physical sciences ,or related field and one year of satisfactory full-time professional experience in the areas listed “1" above, at least two years of which must have been in one of those areas, or another specialized area to which the appointment is to be made.
• Education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2", or "3" above. However, all candidates must have a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent.

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint)
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong analytical skills with ability to understand and communicate technical information to a variety of audiences
• Experience with capital project development, project delivery, construction management, logistics, flood mitigation, and/or emergency management
• Understanding of budget planning and/or financial management
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, coordinate stakeholder communications, and provide project management support within specified deadlines
• Comfortable working in fast-paced environment with rapidly-changing conditions and tight timeframes
• Ability to work well within a team structure while maintaining independent latitude for good judgement
• Experience with infrastructure operations, maintenance, repairs, and/or redesigns preferred
• Driver’s license and ability to drive in NYC

Responsibilities

• Identify, develop, and maintain tools that support operational decisions and protocols for the IFPM program and coastal resiliency operations
• Facilitate interagency review of deployable program(s) operational documents
• Provide coordination and/or training support for contractors, agency partners, and other entities involved in the operations, maintenance, and/or deployment of NYC flood protection.
• Update and develop outreach tools and conduct outreach to stakeholders
• Provide reporting, recordkeeping, interagency coordination, communications and/or construction management support during Resiliency Operations activations and exercises
• Assist with IFPM construction monitoring and attend site visits for IFPM program and other projects as needed
• Facilitate data collection and coordinate support for citywide resiliency mapping and operational decision-making for flood response
• Support development of deployables best practices and knowledge sharing with partners
• Assist with IFPM inventory management through data, fiscal, assessment, and review support
• Support budget management, vendor coordination, invoicing, and procurement for program
• Perform other duties as assigned by Resiliency and Recovery leadership

Benefits

• The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED