EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND RESILIENCE COORDINATOR

City of Santa Fe Springs; Santa Fe Springs (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Santa Fe Springs is seeking a journeylevel emergency management professional to plan, coordinate, implement, and evaluate the citywide resilience program using an all-hazards approach. This role works with the Fire-Rescue Department and city partners to strengthen mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery, continuity of operations, and community resilience.

The incumbent maintains emergency plans and operational readiness; coordinates the Emergency Operations Center; develops

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Plans, coordinates, administers, and evaluates the city's comprehensive emergency management program.
• Develops and maintains the Emergency Operations Plan and annexes in line with requirements.
• Coordinates continuity of operations and continuity of government plans and exercises.
• Maintains EOC readiness, including facilities, communications, and staffing.
• Monitors threats; provides timely briefings to City leadership.

Job description

APPLICATION PERIOD

This recruitment is set to close on Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Disclaimer

Job descriptions are written as a representative list of the ADA essential duties performed by a job class. They cannot include nor are they intended to include all duties performed by all positions occupying a class.

FIRE-RESCUE DEPARTMENT:

The Santa Fe Springs Department of Fire - Rescue provides a variety of emergency services to the resident community and business population in an area of approximately 9 square miles. The Department consists of three Divisions: Operations, Fire Prevention and Environmental Protection. Operations provides fire suppression, emergency medical services (EMS), hazardous materials response, and urban search and rescue (US & R). Fire Prevention provides plan check, inspections and public education. The Fire Prevention Division is also responsible for determining fire cause and investigating suspicious fires. The Environmental Protection Division is the Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA).

POSITION PURPOSE:

Under general direction, plans, coordinates, implements, and evaluates the Citywide emergency management and resilience program using an all-hazards approach. Assigned to the Fire-Rescue Department, the position works with all departments across the City and with outside partners to strengthen mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery, continuity of operations, and community resilience. The incumbent maintains emergency plans and operational readiness; coordinates the Emergency Operations Center; develops training and exercises; supports emergency public information, alert and warning, disaster cost recovery, and grant administration; and performs related duties as assigned.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

This is a journey-level classification responsible for independently administering significant components of the City's emergency management program. The incumbent exercises sound judgment within established policies and emergency management doctrine. May coordinate multidisciplinary teams, City staff, contractors, volunteers, and partner agencies during planning activities, exercises, and emergencies.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Receives general direction from the Fire Chief, Assistant Fire Chief, or designee.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

Does not exercise direct supervision. May provide technical and functional direction to assigned staff, contractors, interns, volunteers, and emergency workers. May coordinate the work of City personnel assigned to emergency management projects or Emergency Operations Center functions.

A. Held in Common

1. Supports the mission of the City and its elected and appointed officials.
2. Provides courteous and timely service to the public as the ultimate employer.
3. Works cooperatively with other City employees and departments.
4. Exhibits integrity and displays ethical behavior.

B. Essential Job Specific Duties

1. Plans, coordinates, administers, and evaluates the City's comprehensive emergency management and resilience program using an all-hazards approach.
2. Develops, reviews, updates, and maintains the Emergency Operations Plan, functional and hazard-specific annexes, department emergency plans, standard operating procedures, checklists, and related documents consistent with applicable federal, state, county, and local requirements.
3. Coordinates the development and maintenance of continuity of operations and continuity of government plans, including essential-function analysis, orders of succession, delegations of authority, alternate facilities, and continuity exercises.
4. Coordinates implementation and periodic updates of the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan; tracks mitigation actions and supports development of projects that reduce community risk and improve resilience.
5. Maintains the primary and alternate Emergency Operations Centers in a state of operational readiness, including facilities, communications, technology, position materials, resource inventories, and testing schedules.
6. Coordinates EOC staffing, notifications, activations, documentation, situation reporting, resource requests, and demobilization during exercises, planned events, emergencies, and disasters; supports the EOC Director, and command and general staff functions as assigned.
7. Monitors emerging threats and incidents; maintains situational awareness; provides timely notifications and briefings to City leadership and other authorized personnel.