Recovery Coordinator

Salary: $79,040.00 - $87,027.20 Annually
Location : Houston, TX
Job Type: Regular Full-time
Job Number: 14825
Department: Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Opening Date: 04/09/2025
Closing Date: 5/9/2025 11:59 PM Central

Position Description
The Recovery Coordinator is responsible for the development, implementation, and socialization of Harris County's recovery plans and initiatives. These plans and initiatives will create a whole community recovery framework that helps to centralize communications with partners, standardize procedures and best practices, smoothly incorporate new organizations, foster equity and diversity throughout the disaster continuum, reduce duplicative efforts, and coordinate federal, state, and local recovery resources and programs.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage the development, implementation, and socialization of Harris County recovery plans and other planning documents.
• Serve as the Recovery Manager when activated and implement the County's recovery coordination structure.
• Develop and maintain partnerships with community recovery stakeholders to ensure a successful and coordinated recovery process.
• Advocate for impactful changes to legislation, programs, and standards to transform the recovery ecosystem to better serve residents.
• Serve as a subject-matter expert on several local and regional committees and workgroups to foster greater collaboration and promote collective resilience.
• Develop and provide presentations to organizations, businesses, and the public on preparedness, recovery, and resiliency.
• Identify existing recovery best practices documents, refine them, and share documents with the community through ReadyHarris.
• Respond to the EOC as requested, and fill a role in the Incident Command System during emergency or disaster situations.
• Participate in the HCOHSEM On-Call Program.
• Perform other duties and special assignments as assigned.

Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

https://hrrm.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/EqualEmploymentOpportunityPlan.aspx
If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) 274-5445 or email ADACoordinator@bmd.hc
Requirements

Education and Experience:

• BS/BA from an accredited college or university and
• Five (5) years progressive experience in emergency services, disaster recovery and/or public safety.

OR

• Associates degree from an accredited college or university and
• Seven (7) years of progressive experience.

OR

• High School Diploma or G.E.D. equivalent from an accredited educational institution and
• Nine (9) years of specialized work experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Demonstrate a working knowledge of:

• "Best practices" management principles, methods, and practices;
• Federal, State, and County laws and regulations affecting emergency management and recovery operations, and the ability to interpret and apply them correctly;
• Non-profit and faith-based organizations role in disaster recovery, work experience for non-profit agencies;
• Knowledge of the organization, operation, and policies of County government.

Demonstrate:

• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) with the public, government officials, emergency responders, community partners, and others;
• Effective work habits and relationships, including the ability to work as part of a team or independently, and the ability to accomplish complex tasks simultaneously;
• Ability to speak extemporaneously on a broad variety of County-related emergency management and recovery issues;
• A high level of interpersonal skills to develop and maintain effective working relationships with government officials and other emergency response and recovery partners, the media, and the general public.
• Ability to function effectively as a member of the Command and General Staff in accordance with National Incident Management System (NIMS) protocols during emergency or disaster situations.
• Work effectively in suddenly changing work conditions and assignments, including extended periods under high levels of stress in adverse conditions, and independent from routine chain of command or communication systems.
• Maintain necessary physical abilities to perform required job functions. Position requires standing, walking, sitting, climbing, bending/stooping, kneeling/squatting, reaching, talking, hearing, lifting, carrying, pushing/pulling heavy objects, ability to lift up to 10 pounds.
• Operate a motor vehicle, radio, telephone, computer, and other office equipment.
• Attend and participate in extended meetings for up to 16 hours per day with routine breaks.
• Complete NIMS (National Incident Management System) training classes within the first year of employment.

Licensure:

• Valid driver's license.

NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications.
General Information
Position Type and Typical Hours of Work:

• Regular Full-time
• Hours will be discussed during departmental interview.
  
  • Most work will be performed during normal administrative hours; however, the position is subject to flex- time, after hours, overnight, holiday, and weekend work, as necessary.
  • Most assignments will be performed in an office, meeting, or operations center environment; some work or training exercises may involve outdoor, adverse, and potentially hazardous conditions.
  • The position requires up to 5% out-of- town travel with occasional overnight stays.

Salary:

• $79,040.00 - $87,027.20 Annually
• Depends on Qualifications
• Based on 26 pay periods

Employment is contingent upon passing a background check and drug screen.

Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.
BENEFITS

Harris County offers a competitive benefits program, including comprehensive group health and related benefits plan as well as defined benefit retirement plan.
The following list of benefits is offered only to employees in regular (full-time) positions:

• Medical Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Wellness Plan
• Life Insurance
• Long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Ten (10) days of vacation each year for the first five (5) years of service
  • Accrual rates increase based on years of service
• Eleven (11) County-observed holidays and one (1) floating holiday
• Professional development opportunities
• Dependent Care Reimbursement Plan
• Healthcare Reimbursement Account
• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan

The following benefits are also available to regular (full-time) employment and may be available to part-time employees:

• Retirement Pension (TCDRS)
• Flexible schedule (varies by department)
• Transportation Assistance (Metro RideSponsor Program)

In accordance with the Harris County Personnel Regulations, Group Health and related benefits are subject to amendment or discontinuance at any time. Commissioners Court reserves the right to make benefit modifications on the County's behalf as needed.
For plan details, visit the Harris County benefits website:
01

Which of the following best describes your highest level of education completed as it relates to this position?

• High School or GED diploma
• Associates Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree
• Doctoral Degree
• None of the above

02

Which of the following best describes your verifiable years of progressive experience in emergency services, disaster recovery, and/or public safety, as well as specialized work experience?(To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history)

• Less than five (5) years
• Five (5) years but less than six (6) years
• Six (6) years but less than seven (7) years
• Seven (7) years but less than eight (8) years
• Eight (8) years but less than nine (9) years
• Nine (9) years or more
• I do not have this experience

03

Please provide details of your years of progressive experience in emergency services, disaster recovery, and/or public safety, as well as specialized work experience.Please do not use "See Resume", as we do not use resumes to assess qualifications.If you do not have this experience, please type "none" in the space provided.
04

This role requires a Valid Driver's License.Do you have a Valid Driver's License?

• Yes, I have a Valid Driver's License.
• No, I'm not interested.

Required Question