Sr Specialist, Emergency Mgmt

Job Summary

This is the second level practitioner in emergency management, supporting the planning, coordination, and implementation of programs for the City of Fort Collins. This position provides operational support in the Emergency Operations Center and contributes to community preparedness, outreach, and resilience initiatives.

The position applies emergency management principles across all phases of the emergency management cycle—including preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation—and supports the identification, assessment, and planning for natural and human-caused hazards that may impact the community.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The following duties and responsibilities are illustrative of the primary functions of this position and are not intended to be all inclusive. Develops strategic goals and plans that allow the city, and individual departments, to be prepared for supporting unified responses to emergencies, regardless of type and scope.

Assists with the development of policies that guide Emergency Management practices in the City, ensuring that they not only serve preparedness and response goals, but enhance daily operations across the City. Assists with plan development and updates related to National Incident Management System compliance and training.

Assists with achieving scheduled emergency management activities/functions. Assists with the development, coordination and/or delivery of training and exercises for the Fort Collins community, including public and private sectors. Assists in the maintenance, training and application of the emergency notifications systems within the community.

Assists with the activation, operation, and maintenance of the Fort Collins Emergency Operation Center. Represents Fort Collins Office of Emergency Management at local, county, regional, state and federal activities. Conducts surveys to determine the types of emergency-related needs that will need to be addressed in disaster planning or provide technical support to others conducting such surveys.

Consults with officials of local and area governments, schools, hospitals, and other institutions to determine their needs and capabilities in the event of a natural disaster or other emergency. Develops and maintains liaisons with municipalities, county departments, and similar entities to facilitate plan development, response effort coordination, and exchanges of personnel and equipment.

Keeps informed of federal, state and local regulations affecting emergency plans, and ensure that plans adhere to these regulations. Attends meetings, conferences, training, and workshops related to emergency management to learn new information and to develop working relationships with other emergency management officials.

This may require travel Assists with identification, application and management of grants that would benefit Emergency Preparedness Safety. Assigned duties and responsibilities as needed to support all missions of the Emergency Preparedness Safety department including the areas of emergency preparedness, security, and special events.

This job description is a living document and may not be all-inclusive; employees are responsible for other duties as assigned.