This is advanced, professional, technical, and analytical work in emergency management and disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation for the City of St. Petersburg’s Office of Emergency Management within the Fire Rescue Department. The ideal candidate will have strong disaster planning skills, problem solving and critical thinking abilities, and proven real-world experience in emergency management.

Responsibilities:

• Developing, implementing, reviewing, and evaluating new, existing, or improved operational plans, programs, policies, and procedures. This includes cultivating a culture of preparedness throughout the city.
• Serving as a key liaison to foster strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including city officials, elected officials, department members, and community organizations, to ensure a coordinated and effective response to emergencies.
• Writing, editing, and reviewing strategic plans, program directives, and incident planning documentation consistent with the National Incident Management System (NIMS).
• Coordinating the public education component of the EM program; capable of speaking in public to both professional and community audiences.
• Developing or supporting exercise and real-world incident after action reports.
• Analyzing information related to organizational structures, programs, services, methods, reports, and procedures to improve the City’s ability to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the impacts of man-made and natural disasters.
• Ensuring Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP) standards are continually met to maintain accredited status.
• Able to support a variety of roles in the Emergency Operations Center, including overall coordination, if needed.
• Resolving difficult outcomes through analysis and collaboration with a supervisor.
• The exercise of considerable independent judgement, ingenuity, and initiative in completing assigned tasks.

Salary: $59,648 - $95,097

Close Date: 10-03-2025 (11:59 PM)

Minimum Qualifications. Applicants must:

• Possess a valid Bachelor’s degree in emergency management or related field with coursework in emergency management (homeland security, public health, public administration, etc.) – or – a Bachelor’s degree with related emergency management training or experience.

• Have at least two (2) years of practical emergency management experience or disaster-related work experience.

• Possess and maintain a valid Driver License.

• Have completed the required training or must be able to complete the required training within one (1) year of appointment to the position to include but may not be limited to: G-300: Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents, G-400: Advanced ICS Command and General Staff, and G-2300: Intermediate Emergency Operations Center Functions.

• Have strong research and writing skills.

• Possess excellent computer skills to include practical work in Microsoft applications (i.e., Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, etc.).

• Be comfortable and competent speaking in public and facilitating trainings to both professional and community audiences.

• Acknowledge this position is designated as Emergency Critical (EC) and if hired into the position, you must be immediately available to the department before, during, and after a declared emergency and/or disaster.

Desirable Qualifications. Preferred applicants:

• Have progressive and responsible practical experience in emergency management, preferred within local government.

• Have considerable knowledge of emergency management policies and procedures at all levels of government to include laws, statutes, ordinances and executive authorities related to the declaration of disasters, disaster preparedness, response, recovery and disaster-related public assistance programs.

• Are a Certified Florida Professional Emergency Manager (FPEM) or Florida Associate Emergency Manager (FAEM) through the Florida Emergency Preparedness Association (FEPA).

• Have experience in planning for and activation of an emergency operation center (EOC).

• Have experience writing, updating, and evaluating comprehensive emergency management plans, continuity of operations plans (COOP), and continuity of government (COG) plans.

• Have experience working in an EOC during a real-world disaster.

• Have experience with the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP).

• Are able to prepare detailed reports, summaries, briefs, and recommendations and able to clearly present the information to City staff, Management, outside organizations, and the public.

IMPORTANT APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

For purposes of employment, re-employment, promotion, transfer or demotion, the most qualified applicants will be selected to continue in the hiring process. At this point, any prior criminal records will be verified. A prior criminal record will not necessarily disqualify a selected applicant from employment.

The City of St. Petersburg is committed to a Drug Free Workplace and compliance with the Department of Transportation (DOT) drug testing rules. Applicants may be required to successfully complete pre-employment drug testing and/or medical exams.

Apply online at www.stpete.org/jobs - Select See Open Jobs. City employees must use the Current City Employee link or use a City computer to access iRecruitment Employee Candidate. The City of St. Petersburg is committed to affirmative action and equal opportunity employment, and encourages individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply for posted positions. In accordance with Chapter 295 of the Florida Statutes, qualified servicemembers/veterans and the spouses/family members of certain servicemembers/veterans receive preference/priority in employment. Eligible applicants are responsible to apply for Veterans’ Preference at the time of submission of any job application. Reasonable accommodations may be made for qualified individuals with disabilities to apply, to interview for positions and to perform the essential job functions.