Emergency Management Planner

Title: 303 - Emergency Management Planner

Organization: Emergency Management Office

Department: Emergency Management

Location: Emergency Management

Rate of Pay: $47,233.81

Job Summary

The Emergency Management Planner is responsible for planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive emergency management, homeland security, preparedness, mitigation, response, recovery, and continuity of operations programs for the City of Brownsville. The position serves as the City's WebEOC Administrator, ensuring the operational readiness, administration, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the City's emergency management information system. The position directly supervises the Emergency Preparedness Coordinator and provides leadership in emergency planning, Emergency Operations Center (EOC) readiness, emergency exercises, grant administration, regulatory compliance, and multi-agency coordination to strengthen the City's disaster preparedness and resilience. During emergency incidents and disasters, the position serves in a key operational role supporting EOC activations, incident management, and recovery operations.

Competencies

• Leadership
• Emergency Management
• Critical Thinking
• Effective Communication
• Time Management

Key Functions/Knowledge/Skills

• Coordinate and maintain the City's Emergency Operations Plan (EOP), annexes, SOPs, and emergency management program to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal requirements.
• Serve as the City's WebEOC Administrator by managing system configuration, user accounts, security permissions, board maintenance, system testing, training, technical support, and coordination of upgrades with vendors and Information Technology.
• Supervise the Emergency Preparedness Coordinator by assigning work, reviewing performance, providing technical guidance, approving work products, and ensuring completion of preparedness initiatives.
• Develop, coordinate, facilitate, and evaluate emergency management training, workshops, tabletop exercises, functional exercises, and full-scale exercises for City departments and partner agencies.
• Coordinate Emergency Operations Center (EOC) readiness by maintaining equipment, communications systems, resource inventories, staffing plans, and activation procedures.
• Develop Incident Action Plans (IAPs), event action plans, emergency response plans, and operational documents for planned events, disasters, and special incidents.
• Coordinate disaster preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery activities with City departments, county, state, federal agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and private-sector partners.
• Administer emergency management grants, maintain required documentation, monitor project compliance, prepare reimbursement requests, and complete required reports.
• Monitor emergency incidents, severe weather, and other hazards; provide situational awareness; maintain WebEOC incident information; and support EOC activations and emergency response operations.
• Conduct public outreach and preparedness education through presentations, community events, training, and educational campaigns to improve community resilience.
• Prepare reports, policies, procedures, correspondence, presentations, performance measures, and other administrative documents supporting Emergency Management operations.
• Coordinate continuity planning, critical infrastructure protection, and homeland security initiatives to enhance City preparedness and resilience.
• Maintain emergency resource databases, mutual aid agreements, contact lists, inventories, and emergency management records.
• Research best practices, regulatory changes, and homeland security guidance to recommend improvements to emergency management programs and operational capabilities.
• Perform other emergency management duties as assigned, including deployment during emergency activations, disasters, and special events requiring extended work hours.

Minimum Education & Experience

Bachelor’s degree plus two years of experience, or associate’s degree plus four years of experience, or high school graduation or GED plus six years of experience.

Special Certifications & Licenses

Valid Texas Driver’s License.

Independence & Judgement

Skillful judgment with out-of-the ordinary situations or issues; may make decisions for subordinates.

Initiative & Ingenuity

Greater level of knowledge when applying guidelines and interpretation of available options to non-standard situations; division goals drive priorities.

Supervisory & Responsibility

Regularly assigns and monitors the work for up to two employees; provides direction and guidance and maintains the flow of work for those employees.

Financial Responsibility

Calculates amounts due, using some judgment; receives and processes larger amounts (several thousand dollars on one day not uncommon); balances receipts and cash from one or more other employees; monitors budget; brings problems to attention of supervisor.

Level & Frequency of Outside Contact

Frequent contact with the public or other organizations; interactions may require obtaining cooperation of people; courtesy and tact are required when dealing with moderately difficult or sensitive issues.

Physical Demands

Office job with little or occasional light physical effort.

Responsibility for Equipment & Property

Responsible for use of equipment/property such as office equipment, supplies, etc., which are used in office.

Working Conditions

Office job, no adverse conditions.

Other Requirements

The City of Brownsville requires all employees to successfully pass a Drug & Alcohol and a physical examination and a Background Check.

ADA Requirements

The City of Brownsville is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires the City to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

Benefits

The City of Brownsville offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support its employees' well-being and future. Employees participate in a robust retirement plan through the Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) City to Employee Matching Ratio 2:1, with eligibility for retirement after 5 years of service at age 60 or 20 years of service at any age.

The City provides exceptional health benefits, including medical, dental, and life insurance plans for employees and their families, along with vision coverage for employees enrolled in health insurance through MetLife. Employees and their dependents can also access care at Frontier Clinic at no cost when covered by the City's health plan. Additionally, pet insurance is available as a voluntary benefit.

Employees have access to deferred compensation plans through Equitable and supplemental insurance options from AFLAC and Colonial Life. Full-time employees accrue 10 sick days and 15 vacation days annually.
The City offers parental leave concurrent with FMLA for eligible employees, longevity pay, and 100% tuition assistance up to $5,000 annually. Furthermore, Brownsville observes 14 holidays per year, plus two floating holidays, giving employees a balanced and rewarding work-life experience.

Starting in fiscal year 2025, employees will have access to flexible scheduling options as part of our commitment to work-life balance.

EEOC Statements

The City of Brownsville does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors.