About the position Under the supervision of the Assistant City Manager, the Emergency Management Coordinator manages the development, administration, and operations of the City of Holladay’s emergency management program with city departments, governmental agencies, private organizations, and volunteer groups.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes, develops, and coordinates the city-wide emergency preparedness program.
• Ensures the successful development and implementation of emergency management by working with Department Heads and employees.
• Develops and maintains the city’s emergency operations plan and related plans, appendices, and documents.
• Maintain the Holladay Emergency Operations/Coordination Center with the necessary equipment, supplies, and resources to operate at full capacity during activations.
• Coordinates periodic exercises of emergency plans, including mock disasters, system failures, communication, interruptions, and activation of the city’s emergency operations/coordination center and use of various communication tools.
• Identifies training needs for city employees and departments and coordinates training opportunities with them. Maintains training records for employees and departments.
• Coordinates emergency management response with city departments and other agencies. May respond to emergencies in a variety of roles as required by the city.
• Prepares reports, makes public presentations, and completes research on current disaster management and recovery methods.
• Research, applies for, manages, and coordinates grant opportunities as they relate to emergency management.
• Manage the Holladay Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program, including promoting, scheduling classes, materials preparation, trainer coordination, delivery of training, and city-side volunteer activism and coordination. Must work closely with the Salt Lake County CERT Coordination Council (SLC4).
• Work in coordination with the Holladay HAM radio group.
• Coordinates and supervises public outreach efforts to residents and organizations as it relates to Emergency management. Encourages residents, employees, and others to be personally prepared for emergencies.
• Work with the County to implement a neighborhood-based resource kit program.
• Establishes and maintains relationships with county and state emergency management officials.
• Coordinates and develops plans for community recovery following a disaster.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in emergency management, risk management, disaster mitigation, industrial safety and health, or safety management.
• Four (4) years of professional related experience;
• Valid Driver’s License with periodic verifications by the City.
• Must pass a pre-employment criminal background check and drug test.
• Knowledge of emergency management policies, procedures, and needed employee training;
• Knowledge of principles and practices of public administration, public information, and community relations.
• Knowledge of modern methods of presenting and disseminating public information through various media.
• Knowledge and skills in Microsoft Office applications;
• Knowledge of emergency operations plans;
• Knowledge of emergency management grant opportunities;
• Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing;
• Ability to be self-motivated with minimal supervision. Apply To this Job