Emergency Management Analyst

MELE Associates, Inc.; Lochearn (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision care

3 weeks vacation

401(k) with employer match

Job summary

MELE Associates, Inc. seeks an Emergency Management professional to support SSA COOP, Emergency Response, and Occupant Emergency programs in Baltimore, MD. The role focuses on policy development, exercise planning, and continuity documentation to ensure readiness across agencies.

The position requires handling incident coordination, maintaining call-down rosters, and updating essential records. Core hours are 7:30 am–4:00 pm, with 24/7 surge support as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree OR relevant military/law enforcement experience.
• Level I Professional Continuity Practitioner certification.
• Experience developing and integrating federal continuity policies.
• Monday–Friday, 7:30 am – 4:00 pm (SSA core hours).
• No leave within 2 weeks before scheduled exercises unless approved.
• Participation in Time & Materials surge support during real emergencies (24/7 if required).
• FEMA IS courses within 90 days: IS-546, IS-547, IS-1300, IS-242, IS-230, IS-700, IS-800.
• ICS 100 or 200
• Active TS Security Clearance

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update SSA COOP Plans and Templates.
• Prepare and facilitate agency-wide tabletop, functional, and full-scale exercises.
• Maintain and inventory emergency preparedness kits and supplies.
• Update call down lists and maintain MENS notification rosters.
• Develop Emergency Management Essential Records plans and ensure records are updated.
• Review new Federal directives and produce integration plans with gap assessments.
• Develop Business Impact Analyses and Process Analyses.
• Draft and submit Situation Reports, ERT status reports, and operational logs.
• Support real-time incident coordination during emergencies.
• Maintain daily task lists, with start-of-shift and end-of-shift reporting.
• Attend off-site FEMA, interagency, and COOP Site meetings.

Skills

Policy development

Exercise planning

Emergency notification

Continuity documentation

Incident coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree / military or law enforcement experience

Job description

Description

The EMA supports all SSA COOP, Emergency Response, and Occupant Emergency programs. EMAs perform policy development, exercise planning, emergency notification, and continuity documentation.

Job Details

The EMA supports all SSA COOP, Emergency Response, and Occupant Emergency programs. EMAs perform policy development, exercise planning, emergency notification, and continuity documentation.

Detailed description

Essential Functions

• Develop, maintain, and update:
  • SSA COOP Plans and Templates.
  • Occupant Emergency Plans.
  • Communication Plans.
  • Evaluation Plans.
  • Go/No-Go Checklists.
• Prepare and facilitate:
  • Agency-wide tabletop, functional, and full-scale exercises.
  • Lessons learned, After-Action Reports, and Corrective Action Plans.
• Maintain and inventory emergency preparedness kits and supplies.
• Update call down lists and maintain MENS notification rosters.
• Develop Emergency Management Essential Records plans and ensure records are updated in compliance.
• Review new Federal directives and produce integration plans with gap assessments.
• Develop Business Impact Analyses and Process Analyses.
• Draft and submit Situation Reports, ERT status reports, and operational logs.
• Support real-time incident coordination during emergencies.
• Maintain daily task lists, with start-of-shift and end-of-shift reporting.
• Attend off-site FEMA, interagency, and COOP Site meetings.Monday–Friday, 7:30 am – 4:00 pm (SSA core hours).
• No leave within 2 weeks before scheduled exercises unless approved.
• Participation in Time & Materials surge support during real emergencies (24/7 if required).

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree OR relevant military/law enforcement experience.
• Level I Professional Continuity Practitioner certification.
• Experience developing and integrating federal continuity policies.
• Monday–Friday, 7:30 am – 4:00 pm (SSA core hours).
• No leave within 2 weeks before scheduled exercises unless approved.
• Participation in Time & Materials surge support during real emergencies (24/7 if required).
• FEMA IS courses within 90 days:
  • IS-546, IS-547, IS-1300, IS-242, IS-230, IS-700, IS-800.
• ICS 100 or 200
• Active TS Security Clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Completed FEMA Courses (ICS-100, IS-242, IS-906, IS-1300, IS-2200).

Location

This is a full-time position in Baltimore, MD.

Salary

Salaries are determined based on several factors including external market data, internal equity, and the candidate’s related knowledge, skills, and abilities for the position. The range for this position is $70k-80k.

Benefits MELE Offers

• Employer-paid employee Medical, Dental and Vision Care.
• Low-Cost Family Health Care offered.
• Federal Holidays and three (3) weeks’ vacation
• 401(k) with Employer Match
• Cross-training opportunities

About MELE

With over 300 employees and offices in Rockville, MD, Washington, DC, and Albuquerque, NM, MELE is a veteran-owned government contractor empowering its customers with innovative solutions for more than three decades. MELE has team members located across the U.S. and has served more than a hundred countries across hundreds of project locations. The company offers technical, engineering, and programmatic support expertise to a host of U.S. federal and international agencies, including, but not limited to, the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, INTERPOL, and the International Atomic Energy Agency. MELE’s services include national security, intelligence, IT/cybersecurity, facility management and engineering, CBRNE defense and nuclear security, emergency response training/management, and mission and program support.

MELE Associates, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. MELE Associates, Inc. is an E-Verify employer.