Senior Planner - Training, Exercise & Logistics

Join a workforce where innovation and teamwork provide support to the community and citizens of Monroe County.

Compensation:

$84,129.38 - $134,607.01

Job Description:

The primary function of this position involves the preparation, management, and implementation of Department Training, Exercise & Logistics programs. Responsible for the comprehensive development of Emergency Management (EM) activities dealing with various Emergency Support Functions (ESF) and for acquisition, dissemination, inventory, and tracking of incident and Emergency Operations Center resources. Responsible for the development and facilitation of the department's training and exercise program according to US DHS Homeland Security Exercise & Evaluation Program (HSEEP) standards. Required to perform technical and specialized work functions associated with organizing and coordinating operations, communications, planning, and response aspects of emergency management. This work is performed under the general direction of the Emergency Management Director.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Serves as MCEM Logistics Section Chief for both daily and emergency operations for acquisition, dissemination, inventory, and tracking of incident and Emergency Operation Center resources.
• Responsible for developing and facilitating the department's training and exercise program according to US DHS Homeland Security Exercise & Evaluation Program (HSEEP) standards.
• Plans Emergency Management programs/activities associated with preparation for, response to, and recovery from natural or man-made disasters or emergencies affecting citizens' lives and property.
• Interacts with officials and representatives of various State, Federal, and local agencies, as well as private sectors, in a professional manner.
• Involves and educates special interest groups, customers, and public officials regarding Emergency Management responsibilities and activities via various forums, such as seminars, workshops, newsletters, assessments, and reports.
• Attends meetings, seminars, workshops, and training sessions as appropriate; maintains a comprehensive, current knowledge and awareness of emergency management strategies and applicable laws and regulations.
• Is an active participant in Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) planning, exercises, and response.
• Responsible for the research, revision, and development of plans and procedures dealing with Emergency Management preparedness, response, and recovery to and from disaster.
• Maintains steady contact with State, Federal, and local agencies throughout the year regarding Emergency Management preparedness issues, exercise planning, and exercise participation.
• Makes recommendations or decisions which usually affect the assigned department, but may at times affect operations, services, individuals, or activities of others outside of the assigned department.
• Frequently, the application of multiple technical activities is employed; therefore, analytical ability and inductive thinking are required. Problem-solving involves the identification and analysis of diverse issues.
• Independent judgment is required to study previously established, often particularly relevant guidelines, plan for various interrelated activities, and coordinate such activities within a work unit or while completing a project.
• Communication with regular contacts to carry out programs and to explain specialized matters is required. As well as ongoing contact with officials on matters requiring cooperation, explanation, and persuasion involving the enforcement of regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Responsible for orienting and training others and assigning and reviewing their work. Also responsible for acting in a "lead" or "senior" capacity over other positions, performing essentially the same work or related technical tasks, and reporting to a higher level on a formal basis.
• Work requires occasional physical exertion and/or muscular strain. Work involves several disagreeable elements and/or exposure to job hazards where there is some possibility of injury.
• Responsible for completing 10 FEMA Professional Development (PDS) courses within the first 2 years in the position. Employee is also responsible for refreshing with 5 PDS courses.
• Florida Emergency Preparedness Association certification completed within the first 3 years in the position.
• On-call 24 hours pending potential emergencies.
• Performs other related job duties as assigned.
• In the event of special, emergency, or disaster situations, employee may be required to work schedules other than those for which they are regularly scheduled in any capacity deemed appropriate.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree preferred. Major in Emergency Management, Public Administration, Business Administration, Management, or a related acceptable field. Five (5) to seven (7) years minimum of prior related work experience. An acceptable combination of education and/or experience may be substituted for education.

Special Qualifications:

None.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to work from a general outline of duties and responsibilities. Other employees assist in completing work.
• Ability to perform work that encompasses advanced technical, scientific, legal, or mathematical concepts. My work directly contributes to the implementation of specific policies, programs, or initiatives of the organization.
• Ability to follow basic guidelines for operational activities. I make decisions that govern the activities and behaviors of staff members. My work directly impacts other workers, citizens, or both.
• Ability to provide updates to senior managers, elected officials, or other community groups or organizations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work is sedentary and requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:

• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound.
• Mental Acuity: Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
• Repetitive Motion: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrist, hands, and/or fingers.
• Speaking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work is performed in a dynamic and sometimes highly stressful environment that requires sensitivity and responsiveness to changes that include goals, priorities, and needs of the organization and position.

Monroe County has the right to revise this job description at any time. This description does not represent in any way a contract of employment

Equal Opportunity Employer: Monroe County does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, or military service in employment or the provision of services.

Empleador de Igualdad de Oportunidades: El Condado de Monroe no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, gnero, religin, edad, discapacidad o servicio militar en el empleo o la prestacin de servicios.

Veterans Preference according to Florida State Statute 295.07: Certain service members and veterans, and the spouses and family members of the servicemembers and veterans, receive preference and priority in employment by the state and are encouraged to apply for the positions being filled.
Preferencia de Veteranos de acuerdo con el Estatuto del Estado de Florida 295.07: Ciertos miembros del servicio y veteranos, y los cnyuges y familiares de los miembros del servicio y veteranos, reciben preferencia y prioridad en el empleo por parte del estado y se les alienta a solicitar los puestos que se estn llenando.