The salary range indicated in this announcement is based on the Employee/Employer retirement compensation schedule. An employer-only option is available at a reduced salary range. Generally, salaries start at the lowest level of a step 1 and increase with each year of service to the highest level of a step 10.

For more information on benefit and retirement programs, please see the sections below.
In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.

Emergency Management Programs Managers are responsible for managing programs, personnel and other resources that must satisfy the emergency preparedness mandates and initiatives associated with federal grant programs as well as operational functions of the State Emergency Operations Center.

Incumbents function as managers who train, supervise and evaluate the performance of subordinate supervisors; develop policies and procedures; and allocate staff and resources to accomplish goals and objectives.

Under the direction of the Chief of the Division of Emergency Management (DEM), this position will be the point of contact for the federal government, state agencies, regional/local emergency response community, tribal nations and industry on statewide interoperable communications, including: managing the Statewide Communications Interoperability Plan (SCIP) and its program components to include coordinating implementation of the SCIP through setting and monitoring benchmarks and leveraging the statewide governance structure to facilitate its development and keep it updated; monitoring the State's interoperable communications grant opportunities and seeking grant funding while helping align locally awarded, non-State-administered, interoperable communications grants to the National Emergency Communications Plan and SCIP; performance reporting of the plan against identified benchmarks, conduct and maintain a statewide capabilities assessment and measure progress towards improved interoperability. Responsibilities include developing goals and strategies, schedules, or milestones for the interoperability section and divisional activities as required; assisting with DEM's annual budget; monitoring the performance of the state's interoperability programs; preparing comprehensive reports to management; developing, maintaining, and providing support in training, workshops, conferences, and exercises; organizing interoperability programs in achieving emergency management goals and objectives to protect lives, property, and the environment; and developing strategic plans. The incumbent will maintain emergency management programs that provide for interoperability activities and response capabilities; ensure assistance is provided to local governments and other state agencies in sustaining emergency management capabilities; ensure that funding levels can support programs; and prepare, review, submit required fiscal reports and expenditures.

In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements: