Emergency Management Specialist

Veterans Health Administration; Biloxi (MS); On-site; USD 75,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework eligibility

Job summary

The Biloxi VA Medical Center in Biloxi, MS, seeks an Emergency Management Specialist to support prevention, protection, mitigation, response and recovery activities at the medical center.

You will coordinate training, develop protocols, manage resources, prepare annual reports and budgets, and work with partners to test and evaluate emergency management plans and exercises.

Qualifications

• Transcript required to verify education qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparing for, carrying out, or coordinating emergency functions for the medical center.
• Develop and implement Emergency Management protocols and methods.
• Coordinate training and operations requirements; ensure regulatory compliance.
• Prepare annual reports and budgets for programs.
• Evaluate program effectiveness and coordinate exercises and hazard analyses.

Skills

Emergency management

Training coordination

Budgeting

Hazard analysis

Strategic planning

Job description

• Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

This position is located at the Biloxi VA Medical Center in Biloxi, MS. The Emergency Management Specialist is responsible for assisting in preparing for, carrying out, or coordinating emergency functions to prevent, protect from, mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies and disasters.

Key Responsibilities

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Major duties and responsibilities include: Provides support for the medical center emergency management assessments, operations, planning, liaison, mission activities and functions. Assists in the development and implementation of Emergency Management protocols and methods.

Ensures that training and operations requirements are fully integrated, coordinated, and in compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements. Assists in implementing workforce goals. Coordinate's personnel resources, to include periods of activation. Prepares draft annual report and budgets for programs. Analyzes and evaluates, on a quantitative and qualitative basis, the effectiveness of programs and operations in meeting established goals and objectives.

Works with the Emergency Management manager to review, analyze and coordinate the implementation and evaluation of exercises to test and critique comprehensive emergency management plans and programs. Serves as a facility evaluator during emergency management exercise scenarios. Works with emergency management and community partners to perform hazard vulnerability analysis designed to assess the risks that have the potential to interrupt the continuity of critical operations.

Assists in developing and implementing a variety of emergency management guidelines and structures for general and specific operations including contingency plans and the continuity of operations. In the absence of the Emergency Management manager, supports and provides advice and guidance on all aspects of emergency management. Maintains databases and resource requirements.

Manages and coordinates the procurement, mobilization, utilization and demobilization of resources and assets. Provides assistance in coordination of various program offices, to include the Safety Officer, Industrial Hygienist, Green Environmental Management System (GEMS) Coordinator, Decontamination Triage Leader, Decontamination Entry Team Leader, Decontamination Site Access Control Unit Leader and Decontamination Logistics Officer.

Performs other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Fulltime, Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved Telework: This position may be authorized for Ad hoc telework. Ad hoc is defined as occasional, non-recurring telework.

Requirements & Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. NOTE: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.

If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $74678 – $97087/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-06.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.