Emergency Management Specialist II

Job Title

Emergency Management Specialist II

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Emergency Management

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Galveston, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

A Glimpse of the Job

The Emergency Management Specialist II is responsible for implementing and ensuring compliance with Texas A&M University’s emergency management program requirements at the Galveston campus. This position coordinates with the campus leadership and other stakeholders across all phases of emergency management to ensure a safe environment for all employees and visitors. The position adheres to requirements that ensure compliance with applicable Federal and State regulations, as well as Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) policies and regulations.

Essential Duties/Tasks

Emergency Planning

• Assists with writing and periodically reviewing and updating the campus emergency operations plans, including all attachments and annexes

• Assists with the review and management of departmental continuity plans

Training for students, faculty, and staff

• Plans, implements and evaluates emergency management training program to ensure compliance

• Facilitates training and orientation sessions on emergency management topics

• Provides continuing education opportunities

• Coordinate NIMS-level training and other appropriate emergency management training to response organizations and departments including Emergency Operations Center personnel

Exercises

• Assists in the development and facilitation of emergency and continuity exercises for TAMUG

Education Outreach

• Implements an education outreach program to share emergency preparedness information with the campus community

Emergency Response

• Responds to various workday and off-duty emergency incidents at TAMUG campus including serving in the Incident Command Team in coordination with TAMUG leadership

• Monitors intelligence related to emergencies or emergency hazards that may impact campus personnel and operations, and provide recommendations to leadership on appropriate response actions

Emergency Preparedness

• Assists with the emergency preparedness efforts for the University including coordinating emergency planning and response capabilities with inter-jurisdictional partners and representing the University on a local, state, and federal level with various emergency management agencies

After Action Reviews

• Coordinates after-action reviews and assists in the development of action plans and timelines for accomplishing outstanding tasks

• Prepares reports on program activities

What You Need to Know

Salary: $65,000-75,000 annually

Special Instructions: A cover letter and resume are strongly recommended. You may upload these in the CV/Resume section.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience

• Four years of experience in emergency management

Required Licenses and Certifications

• Must have a Class “C” vehicle operator’s license or ability to obtain within 30 days of employment

• Must have completed FEMA courses:  NIMS 700, 800, 100, 200, 300 and 400

Required Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent communicator, presentation, and training skills

• Ability to collaborate with university employees and students

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in emergency management, public administration, business administration, or related field

• More than four years of experience in emergency management or emergency response-related field

• Experience in higher education emergency management

• Completed FEMA instructor training courses

Other Requirements and Factors

• Work outside of standard work hours, including evenings, weekends, and/or holidays

• This position is security sensitive

• This position requires compliance with state and federal laws/codes and Texas A&M University System/TAMU policies, regulations, rules and procedures

• All tasks and job responsibilities must be performed safely without injury to self or others in compliance with System and University safety requirements

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.