Emergency Manager

Job Summary

Establish and maintain a comprehensive plan of government and coordinate/disaster preparedness for ADOT. Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) to Emergency Management (EM); Manage the coordination of Continuity of Operations (COOP) and Continuity of Government (COG) Plans; Supervise operations and provide clear direction to the Division of Emergency Management executing the Arizona State Emergency Response and Recovery Plan (SERRP); Coordinate the Departmental Operations Center program; Serve as the principal strategist and steward of resources for ADOT emergency and disaster response to create agency-wide consistency; Assess the feasibility and development of emergency management and the COOP for ADOT in coordination with other public entities.

Job Duties

• Assess, develop, update and maintain Emergency Operations Plans (EOP) for ADOT by working with all areas of the agency to document EOPs, coordination of exercises with DEMA State Exercise Coordinators and maintenance of the EOPS.
• Provide direction to emergency operations delegates from each business information functional unit in the agency.
• Provide executive leadership and guidance for achieving best practices.
• Collaborate with ADOT Executive Leadership Team for readiness and preparedness for emergency response.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs)

• Principles and practices of emergency management and emergency operations planning as applied to the implementation, management and coordination of ADOT'S Emergency Operations Program.
• Preparation and execution of EOP exercises.
• The employee is expected to coordinate projects in all areas of the EOP.
• Pre-planning of emergency operations projects by conducting risk assessment studies of major threats and consequences, recommending appropriate response strategies, developing supporting plans and testing the emergency response of emergency incidents utilizing these strategies.
• Coordination of plan reviews and revisions.

Skills

• Emergency operations/emergency management.
• Business continuity/disaster recovery/continuity of operations.
• Business continuity tools and systems.
• Effective verbal and written communications.
• Analytical and interpretive tasks.
• Strong interpersonal and communication.
• Ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Program planning and implementation.

Selective Preference(s)

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, or equivalent professional experience, in a field related to emergency management, business administration, public administration, project or program management, systems and operations management, or management science.
• At least 5 years of experience in a full-time position leading and directing.

Pre-Employment Requirements

• Valid driver's license.

Benefits

• Sick leave
• Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
• Health and dental insurance
• Roth IRA
• Retirement plan
• Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
• Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance

Contact Us

For questions about this career opportunity, please contact ADOT Human Resources Recruitment via email at srecruitment@azdot.gov or phone call at (602) 712-8188 option 2. The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602) 712-8188 option 3. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.