Safety & Emergency Management Coordinator

King County•Renton, WA

13h•Hybrid

About The Position

King County Parks is seeking a field-oriented Safety & Emergency Management Coordinator to support frontline staff, strengthen operational resilience, and help build a proactive, people-centered safety culture across diverse park and natural area environments. This role offers the opportunity to make a direct impact through hands-on field engagement, emergency preparedness coordination, incident response support, and practical safety problem-solving. Working closely with the rest of the Parks Safety Team, you’ll help implement and grow a modern safety effort grounded in collaboration, equity, continuous improvement, and real-world operational support. Ideal candidates are relationship-driven, adaptable, and passionate about helping teams work safely and confidently in dynamic public service environments. This role also offers broad exposure to safety operations, emergency preparedness coordination, and cross-divisional operational support within an evolving operational safety function. Reporting to the Parks Safety Manager, the Safety & Emergency Management Coordinator helps strengthen operational safety, emergency preparedness, and continuity of operations across the King County Parks Division. This role supports the teams who maintain and steward one of the largest park systems in the Pacific Northwest by helping ensure employees have practical safety resources, emergency support, and clear operational guidance across diverse fields and public service environments. The position leads and coordinates emergency preparedness initiatives, supports incident and emergency response efforts, and helps advance operational readiness for severe weather, disruptions, and emerging events. The role also works closely with frontline staff, supervisors, and leadership to identify hazards, improve safety practices, and implement practical, field-informed solutions that strengthen day-to-day operations. This is an opportunity to contribute to an evolving safety and emergency management program with broad operational impact, including cross-divisional coordination, Emergency Operations Center support, and proactive safety improvement efforts that help build resilience, accountability, and a people-centered safety culture across King County Parks. This position follows a hybrid work model, blending remote and in-person work.

Requirements

Working knowledge of occupational safety principles, hazard mitigation practices, and applicable workplace safety regulations including OSHA/WISHA standards.
Experience coordinating or supporting emergency management, emergency preparedness, or operational continuity efforts.
Strong communication and relationship-building skills, including experience working collaboratively with frontline staff, supervisors, leadership, and partner agencies.
Strong observational, analytical, and problem-solving skills to identify operational risks, assess complex situations, and recommend practical solutions in dynamic work environments.
Experience developing, organizing, implementing, or communicating operational policies, emergency guidance, reports, or program documentation.
Experience using Microsoft Office Suite and digital systems to track incidents, preparedness activities, corrective actions, or operational records.
Demonstrated commitment to fostering equitable access to safety resources, emergency preparedness support, and operational guidance across diverse workgroups and operational environments.
Ability to travel to and move throughout Parks facilities, trails, natural areas, maintenance shops, and outdoor worksites across King County.
Ability to walk over uneven terrain, gravel surfaces, and outdoor worksites during field visits and site assessments.
Ability to occasionally life and carry materials or equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
Ability to work outdoors for extended periods in varying weather and environmental conditions.
Ability to respond to operational incidents or emergency situations, which may occasionally require extended standing, walking, or movement through field conditions.
Washington State Driver’s License

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting emergency management, emergency preparedness, or operational continuity efforts within a public sector, parks, utility, natural resources, or field operations environment.
Experience participating in emergency response coordination, drills, exercises, or ICS-based operations.
Occupational safety or emergency management certifications such as OSHA 30, ICS/NIMS coursework, Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), or related credentials.

Responsibilities

Coordinate emergency management and operational preparedness efforts across the Parks Division, including emergency action planning, drills, exercises, severe weather readiness, and continuity support.
Conduct field safety visits, hazard assessments, and operational safety reviews across Parks facilities, trails, shops, and natural areas while providing coaching and real-time support to staff and supervisors.
Support emergency response coordination, incident investigations, corrective action follow-up, and continuous improvement efforts related to operational safety and preparedness.
Help implement and communicate safety policies, emergency guidance, and operational expectations through practical field support, resource development, and employee engagement.
Serve as Parks’ representative on the DNRP Emergency Management Committee and collaborate with internal partners, leadership, and workgroups to strengthen divisional safety and emergency preparedness efforts.