Executive VP, Emergency Response & Preparedness Leader

Jordan Sitter; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Jordan Sitter in San Antonio, TX seeks an Executive Vice President of Emergency Response & Preparedness to lead the operational efforts of the response enterprise. This senior leader serves as second-in-command to the President and is part of succession planning for the top job.

In a high-profile, high-tempo role, you will direct activations, oversee emergency operations, and build a deployable reservist cadre while aligning budgets and performance metrics with strategic goals.

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; masters preferred.
• ICS-100, ics-200, ics-300, ics-400, is-700, and is-800 required.
• Emergency Medical Responder certification or higher at hire, or within one year.
• Preferred: CEM, FEMA Professional Development and Advanced Professional Series, MEP, continuity of operations training, PMP or equivalent.
• 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

Executive leadership

Emergency operations

Budget management

Multidisciplinary teams

Public safety

Healthcare preparedness

Education

Bachelor's degree (emergency management)

Master's degree preferred

Tools

ICS training

Job description

Jordan Sitter in San Antonio, TX seeks an Executive Vice President of Emergency Response & Preparedness to lead the operational efforts of the response enterprise. This senior leader serves as second-in-command to the President and is part of succession planning for the top job.

In a high-profile, high-tempo role, you will direct activations, oversee emergency operations, and build a deployable reservist cadre while aligning budgets and performance metrics with strategic goals.