Disaster Planning & Operations Specialist

DelDOT; Smyrna (DE); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) in Delaware seeks a Planner III to support shelter operations, assess needs, allocate resources, and ensure facilities are properly equipped and staffed. The role involves collaboration with multiple agencies and may require alternate hours or locations, including reporting to DEMA during emergencies.

The position focuses on planning, data analysis, and policy development to meet public health and safety objectives, with a SHOC response role within

Qualifications

• At least two years experience as a planner OR at least two years experience in a planning function.
• Experience in designing, collecting data, analyzing and presenting results of a most complex planning project.
• Experience as a project manager/leader on a complex project.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and assess data, problems, and issues and their impact on programs, plans or the current environment.
• Define and evaluate alternative uses of resources, viable options/approaches and anticipated costs and benefits, consequences and outcomes using present and projected information.
• Develop recommended course of action for public and private decisions in formal plans and policies including policy statements, budget allocations, regulations and/or legislation to affect and facilitate change.
• Formulate plans and policies to meet the social, economic, and physical needs of communities.
• Develop, promote and market strategies for the implementation of plans, policies and programs.
• Build consensus with community leaders, customers, advocates, and other affected parties via negotiations, mediation and facilitation.
• Coordinate planning activities and policies across state, regional, county and local levels; integrate with other entities outside the state.
• Provide technical assistance, training and education for understanding and managing change.
• Design and manage the planning process.
• Systematically evaluate the impact of plan implementation and incorporate findings with the ongoing planning process.

Skills

Data analysis

Project management

Planning experience

Job description

Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) in Delaware seeks a Planner III to support shelter operations, assess needs, allocate resources, and ensure facilities are properly equipped and staffed. The role involves collaboration with multiple agencies and may require alternate hours or locations, including reporting to DEMA during emergencies.

The position focuses on planning, data analysis, and policy development to meet public health and safety objectives, with a SHOC response role within