The purpose of this classification is to coordinate, manage, and organize the City of Tuscaloosa Emergency Operations Center in preparation for and recovery from natural and man-made disasters and emergencies. This position will serve as a member of the emergency operations and/or incident command team during times of crisis and activations while working with city departments, agencies, and citizens.

The following duties are normal for this classification. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the classification if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment for this classification. Other duties may be required and assigned. Specific duties listed may not be required for all positions within this classification but are determined by the normal requirements for the particular position.

Hosts or attends meetings/committees, advising and assisting local government officials in planning, establishing, and maintaining emergency operations capabilities.

Creates policies and procedures related to the City of Tuscaloosa Emergency Operations Plan (EOP). Regularly updates city EOP and procedures.

Manages the City of Tuscaloosa Incident Command Center, to include hardware, software, space optimization, scheduling, and interoperability with other City of Tuscaloosa incident command spaces.

Provides assistance under City of Tuscaloosa incident command to assigned emergency operations personnel. Includes but not limited to communications, logistics, operations, planning, finance, liaison, or public information).

May serve as liaison between Emergency Management Agency (EMA), University of Alabama, local/state/federal governments, citizens, elected officials, department personnel during and after an activation event; may assist with the completion of situation reports.

Ensures reporting requirements, maintaining required compliance via digital and/or paper methods.

Plans, hosts, and/or performs a debrief of IC events, to include a full detailed report regarding the specific assignments worked during the emergency operation activation and subsequent assignments during recovery if applicable.

Assists managers and directors with reports of areas requiring improvement and establishing best practices.

Assists after the event with entering updates, processing information, adding contacts and resources to comply with National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) and NIMS credentialing into existing databases.

Implements necessary changes in emergency operations to ensure activation in the future. This may include training, updating manuals and/or checklists and Standard Operating Procedures/Guidelines.

Utilizes information logged during the event to assist with after action reporting.

Work schedule may be required to be flexible during emergency operations in the City of Tuscaloosa, as needed.

Will be required to participate in 24-hour operations during emergency situations in the City of Tuscaloosa as needed.

Maintains a comprehensive, current knowledge and awareness of applicable laws/regulations; reads professional literature; maintains professional affiliations; attends workshops and training sessions.

Must be familiar with current emergency operations trends and capabilities, to include software and hardware.

Conducts or assists in scheduling incident command training for assigned personnel, from small scale bulletin training to discussion based (tabletop, round table, committee) and hands on training scenarios (position, tasked group, full scale walkthrough). Maintains training records related to incident command.

Must accomplish the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, in a timely manner.

Recommends policies and procedures that guide and support the provision of quality services by the department.

Incorporates continuous quality improvement principles in day-to-day activities.

Must meet regular attendance requirements.

Must be able to maintain good interpersonal relationships with staff, co-workers, managers, and citizens.

Performs other related duties as required.

Bachelor’s degree in Emergency Management, Public Administration, or a related field from accredited university; five (5) years’ experience in emergency management, public safety, public administration, or related field, or any equivalent combination of training and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skill and abilities for this job, to include a higher degree of education in a related field. Must possess a valid driver’s license.

The following requirements are normal for this classification. Specific requirements may not apply to all positions within this classification but are determined by the normal requirements for the particular position.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:Must be able to operate a variety of office equipment and tools which may include computers, laptops, communication networks, and other electronic devices. Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation during long periods of time related.

DATA COMPREHENSION: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable functional, structural, or compositional characteristics (whether similar to or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people, or things which may include maps and charts, manuals, guidelines, weather related publications, and handbooks.

INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION: Requires the ability to speak with and/or signal people to convey or exchange emergency management and administrative information, including giving/receiving assignments and/or directions to/from co-workers, assistants, managers, or supervisors as well as communicating with public safety, agencies, elected officials, and the general public.

LANGUAGE ABILITY: Requires ability to read a variety of emergency operations plans, administrative, and informational documentation, directions, instructions, and methods and procedures. Requires the ability to write job related documentation and reports with proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar, using all parts of speech. Requires the ability to speak with and before others with poise, voice control, and confidence using correct English and well-modulated voice.

INTELLIGENCE: Requires the ability to learn and understand relatively complex emergency management and administrative principles and techniques, to understand departmental policies and procedures, to make independent judgments in absence of supervision, and to acquire and be able to expound on knowledge of topics related to primary occupation.

VERBAL APTITUDE: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, and to follow verbal and written instructions.

MATHMATICAL APTITUDE:Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may include ability to perform mathematical operations with fractions; may include ability to compute discount, interest, and ratios; may include ability to calculate surface areas, volumes, weights, and measures; determine time, and interpret statistical data, charts, and graphs.

FORM/SPATIAL APTITUDE: Requires the ability to visually inspect items for proper length, width, and shape using job related equipment which may include weather radar, gauges, cameras, and other standard measuring and recording devices.

MOTOR COORDINATION: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes in using automated office and weather-related office equipment.

MANUAL DEXTERITY: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items, automated office and computer equipment and weather-related office equipment such as weather radar, weather wire teletype, communication radios, early warning systems and devices, cameras, control knobs, switches, etc. Must have the ability to use one hand for twisting motion or turning motion while coordinating opposite hand with different activities. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.

SENSORY REQUIREMENTS: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, and visual cues or signals.

INTERPERSONAL TEMPERAMENT: Requires the ability to deal with and relate to people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be able to adapt to and perform under considerable stress when confronted with an emergency.

PHYSICAL COMMUNICATION: Requires the ability to talk, express, or exchange ideas by means of spoken words and/or hear and perceive nature of sounds by ear.