Emergency Management Officer Job Listing at City of Edmonton in Edmonton, AB (Job ID 51879)

Description

Are you a dynamic, experienced emergency management professional passionate about ensuring community safety and resilience? The City of Edmonton seeks a dedicated Emergency Management Officer to join our team.

Reporting to the Assistant Deputy Chief of Emergency Management and Communications, you will play a pivotal role in developing, maintaining, and implementing the City's comprehensive Emergency Management Program. Adhering to the Local Authority Emergency Management Regulation requirements, this program utilizes an all-hazards approach to prepare for, respond to, and recover from major emergencies and disasters, focusing on minimizing loss of life, injury, and property damage. In a major Canadian municipality navigating the complexity of climate-related risks and a population experiencing rapid growth from migration and immigration, you will apply mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery strategies while collaborating with regional partners and participating in a 24/7 on-call Duty Officer rotation.

We encourage you to apply if you are ready to use your strong emergency management experience to support an evolving community's well-being.

What will you do?

• Manage and maintain the strategic plan for the City's emergency management program, including the Municipal Emergency Plan
• Conduct hazard inventory and risk assessments in partnership with internal and external stakeholders
• Lead or co-lead the planning of major events and facilitate post-activation lessons learned
• Deliver Incident Command System and related training (including tabletop and full-scale exercises) for City of Edmonton employees and external agency partners
• Maintain the City's primary and secondary Emergency Operations Centres for immediate activation
• Assume leadership roles within the Emergency Operations Centre during activations, providing direct supervision to seconded City of Edmonton employees from across the corporation
• Participate in developing and delivering briefings to the Emergency Advisory Committee (Edmonton City Council) and Emergency Management Agency (the City of Edmonton's Executive Leadership Team, the Fire Chief, the Deputy Fire Chief of Community Safety and Risk and the Chief of Police)
• Translate any strategic insights and directions from the Emergency Advisory Committee and Emergency Management Agency into timely operational actions through the Office of Emergency Management and Emergency Operations Centre
• Act as the City's emergency management representative in a 24/7 Duty Officer call rotation and recommend activation of the Municipal Emergency Plan as needed
• In the Duty Officer role, authorize the deployment of the Emergency Support Response Team and manage partnership relationships and community donations during emergencies