Title: State Hazard Mitigation Planner #00271
State Role Title: Emergency Coordinator III
Hiring Range: $57,000 - $59,000
Pay Band: 5
Agency: Dept of Emergency Management
Location: VDEM Headquarters
Agency Website: www.vaemergency.gov
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
The Virginia Department of Emergency Management is currently seeking a qualified candidate to become our State Hazard Mitigation Planner (SHMP!)
*This position is eligible for two days of telework per week. Due to the public-facing nature of the role, regular onsite presence is required.*
The State Hazard Mitigation Planner (SHMP) is responsible for authoring and maintaining the Commonwealth of Virginia Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) to ensure the hazard mitigation program of the Commonwealth remains compliant with current federal program requirements. This includes building and maintaining relationships in the hazard mitigation community at the local, state, and federal levels of government, the private sector, Institutes of Higher Education (IHEs), tribal nations, and other community stakeholders. The SHMP will coordinate with the VDEM Risk Assessment Program Analyst to provide guidance and technical support on the Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment. Additionally, the SHMP will coordinate with contractor teams to support the revision of the HMP, as needed. The SHMP is responsible for ensuring all requirements are met in accordance with federal guidance and deadlines.
The SHMP will work closely with VDEM’s Grant Management and Recovery Division to ensure strong integration between the HMP and Hazard Mitigation Grant Programs. Through the Planning District Commission (PDC) Engagement Strategy—and in collaboration with the Hazard Mitigation Grant team— the SHMP will coordinate with VDEM Regional All Hazards Planners to work with Virginia's PDCs to provide technical assistance for hazard mitigation plan writing and maintenance and grant project development and implementation in support of the State's HMP. Additionally, this role will also provide hazard mitigation planning guidance and support to other State agencies.
The SHMP may be assigned other tasks as necessary.
The SHMP will be assigned a Virginia Emergency Support Team (VEST) role and is designated as essential personnel. Employees may be required to work during emergency situations, such as inclement weather, and natural or man-made disasters/events as directed. This may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee’s official Employee Performance Profile/job description.
Minimum Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience in interpreting and applying federal emergency management policy and doctrine, including FEMA’s Comprehensive Planning Guide (CPG) 101 and FEMA hazard mitigation planning policy.
- Considerable working knowledge of hazard mitigation principles, including risk assessment, hazards, and mitigation strategies.
- Superior interpersonal and communication, written and verbal, skills.
- Demonstrated ability to oversee and conduct the development, writing, and review of all hazards plans to create professional, effective plans.
- Demonstrated ability in facilitating stakeholder engagement with local, regional, state, non-profit, and private sector partners.
- Demonstrated ability to relay technical, regulatory, and/or sensitive information to diverse individuals and groups.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize competing tasks and deadlines, manage multiple projects effectively, and attention to detail in the work conducted and documents produced.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct research, organize and analyze information, and communicate findings and produce project status reports.
Additional Considerations
- Experience in local, regional, state government emergency management, homeland security, planning, or resilience environments is preferred.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Applications will only be accepted on-line through the State Job website. Applications must include all work history and references. The decision to interview an applicant is solely based on the information provided in the application materials. Therefore, it is essential to provide enough information to make this assessment.
Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a fingerprint-based criminal history background check, Division of Motor Vehicle check, employment reference check, and E-Verify. The selected candidate must complete a State of Personal Economic Interests as a condition of employment, if applicable (Va. Code 2.2-3114). Other financial, credit, driving, or degree verification checks prior to employment may be required for certain positions. A one-year probationary period is required of all newly hired and re-hired Commonwealth of Virginia employees.
The salary for this position is negotiable up to the maximum hiring range listed in this posting. Offers will not be made outside of the hiring range.
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, and people with National Service experience are encouraged to apply.
VDEM does not provide sponsorship or a STEM OPT extension to prospective or current employees. Applicants applying for a position with our agency must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of employment.
The Virginia Department of Emergency Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Contact Information
Name: Human Resources
Phone: (804) 366-7942
Email: Recruitment@vdem.virginia.gov
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.