Driver and Maintenance Specialist

The Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) leads Indiana's emergency planning and operations, first responder training, and fire and building safety. The Indiana State Fire Marshal leads the Division of Fire and Building Safety (within IDHS), which oversees the enforcement of building codes and includes a fire investigations unit. The agency certifies and trains thousands of first responders and also hosts state-level exercises each year. IDHS also supports the state Emergency Operations Center (EOC), which leads response and coordination efforts for large-magnitude incidents.

About the role

As a Driver and Maintenance Specialist, you will support the Indiana Fire Academy in its mission to deliver high-quality training resources to fire departments across the state. The person in this role will coordinate and deliver Fire Academy props to requesting departments, ensuring timely and accurate fulfillment. They will also assist with annual equipment maintenance and inventory, helping to keep all training assets in good working condition. Additionally, this role supports preparation of equipment loads for delivery, ensuring materials are organized, safe, and ready for transport. A CDL is required for this position.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate work of lower-level workers and assists in complex or unusual situations.
• Develop comprehensive emergency tactical and operational plans, statewide analyses, and evaluations.
• Coordinate with local, state, and federal partners to ensure consistency, feasibility, flexibility, and interoperability of all operational or tactical plans.
• Coordinate with the timetable and execution of tabletop, functional and full-scale exercises for the emergency plans.
• Provide guidance to political sub-divisions of the state to enable each jurisdiction to develop area plans.
• Head planning teams to meet these requirements.
• Coordinate, promote and manage district level training and exercise training programs.
• Assist local, state, and federal partners in developing and conducting training exercises at the state and regional level.
• Prepare short- and long-range training plans for state and local responders.
• Travel to scheduled exercise sites to act as facilitator, controller, or evaluator.

This position may provide direct supervision for one or more staff members. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time.

Requirements

• Basic knowledge of planning techniques and procedures.
• Basic knowledge of urban planning, transportation planning and state and local economic and industrial development.
• Basic knowledge of emergency disaster, emergency cause and effect and procedures and methodology to minimize adverse effects.
• Ability to use the techniques of fact-finding and analysis to interpret statistical information and trends concerning the physical, social, and economic aspects of population centers.
• Ability to explain the programs and secure cooperation between local, state, and federal government and private executives.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing and through structured media.
• Ability to develop feasible techniques and methods to achieve plan solutions.
• Ability to comprehend and interpret federal and state laws, guidelines, and regulations relative to disaster planning and operations.
• Ability to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

A degree is not required for this role.

Pay

This position traditionally starts at an hourly rate of $27.29.

Benefits

This seasonal position does not offer benefits and is limited to 180 working days in an eleven (11) month continuous period.