Executive VP, Emergency Readiness & Response

Jordan Sitter Associates; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Jordan Sitter Associates seeks an Executive Vice President of Emergency Response & Preparedness to base in San Antonio, TX. This senior leader will run operational efforts of the response enterprise, acting as second-in-command to the President and guiding succession planning for the top role.

The role oversees activations, deployments, and events, serving as incident commander or operations face to clients, while leading preparedness, logistics, and cadre development.

Qualifications

• Ten or more years of progressive leadership, including at least seven at the senior or executive level, in fire service, emergency management, public safety, healthcare preparedness, or a related field.
• Proven command of emergency operations, significant incidents, or large-scale deployments in a life-safety environment.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing budgets, personnel, and organizational performance.
• Bachelor's degree in emergency management, public administration, business, homeland security, public safety, or a related field required; master's preferred.
• ICS-100, IC200, IC300, IC400, IS-700, IS-800 required.
• Emergency Medical Responder certification or higher at hire, or within one year.
• Availability outside normal hours during emergencies, and the ability to travel with limited notice and work in field and EOC environments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as second-in-command and principal advisor to the President, and lead the organization in the President's absence.
• Direct activations, deployments, and planned events, serving as incident commander or in executive coordination roles and as the face of operations to customers.
• Lead preparedness and planning: emergency operations, continuity, and contingency plans, plus exercises and after-action improvement.
• Oversee logistics and resource readiness across fleet, facilities, equipment, communications, and supplies.
• Build a qualified, credentialed, and deployable reservist cadre through systematic readiness data and modern tools.
• Set goals, budgets, and performance measures for four functional leaders and their teams, and develop the next generation of operational leaders.
• Represent the organization with government agencies, healthcare and nonprofit partners, and community leaders.

Skills

Leadership

Emergency Operations

Budget Management

Multidisciplinary Team Leadership

Strategic Planning

Education

Bachelor's in Emergency Management

Master's preferred

Tools

ICS-100/200/300/400, IS-700/IS-800

Job description

Jordan Sitter Associates seeks an Executive Vice President of Emergency Response & Preparedness to base in San Antonio, TX. This senior leader will run operational efforts of the response enterprise, acting as second-in-command to the President and guiding succession planning for the top role.

The role oversees activations, deployments, and events, serving as incident commander or operations face to clients, while leading preparedness, logistics, and cadre development.