Senior Administrative Analyst

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Excellent medical, dental, life, and視/

Retirement benefits (PERS)

401(k) with matching contribution

457 plan

Tuition reimbursement

On-site fitness center

Public transportation reimbursements

Job summary

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is seeking a Senior Administrative Analyst to lead the development, maintenance, and regulatory compliance of its emergency management and response planning portfolio.

You will serve as the primary planning liaison across internal departments, regulatory agencies, and external stakeholders to ensure plans are current, compliant, and operationally aligned across facilities and infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field with six years of relevant experience; or Master’s degree with four years of relevant experience; or two years in a MWD Analyst classification.
• Related Field: Emergency Management, Public Administration, Planning, or a related field.
• Relevant experience includes coordinating planning across multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders for emergency drills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, maintenance, coordination, and regulatory compliance of Metropolitan’s emergency management and response planning portfolio.
• Serve as the central planning liaison across internal departments, regulatory agencies, and external stakeholders.
• Coordinate Dam EAPs to align with Cal OES and ensure timely updates.
• Facilitate and implement emergency preparedness exercises (Dam EAP drills; tabletop every 3 years; functional every 5 years).
• Provide technical administration and subject matter expertise on Everbridge mass notification and response management platform.

Skills

Emergency Management

Public Administration

Planning

Regulatory coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Master’s degree in related field

MWD Analyst classification experience

Tools

Everbridge

Cal OES coordination

Job description

At the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, we deliver reliable water to a region with 19 million people—and to accomplish this, we rely on a team of talented employees: innovators, problem-solvers, and collaborators who make it all possible.

There is currently one (1) opening for Senior Administrative Analyst located at Headquarters, Los Angeles, CA.

This recruitment may result in an eligibility list*.

Job Summary

This position leads the development, maintenance, coordination, and regulatory compliance of Metropolitan’s emergency management and response planning portfolio. The role serves as the primary planning liaison across internal departments, regulatory agencies, and external stakeholders to ensure all emergency response–related plans are current, coordinated, compliant with state and federal requirements, and operationally aligned. This position drives preparedness, mitigation, and response readiness for Metropolitan facilities and infrastructure.

What You’ll Do:

• Maintain and update Metropolitan’s Dam Emergency Action Plans (EAPs), to align with California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES).
• Coordinate the distribution of updated Dam EAPs to all required internal and external stakeholders.
• Facilitate and implement emergency preparedness exercises, including Dam EAP call‑down drills, tabletop exercises every three years and functional exercises once every five (5) years.
• Execute regulatory submittals, ensuring all required EAP updates and documentation to Cal OES within mandated timelines.
• Serve as a central planning liaison for Metropolitan’s emergency response portfolio including the Emergency Response Plan, safety/regulatory/training section safety plans, Fire Management Plans, Local Hazard Mitigation Plans, Business Continuity Plans, and related operational documents.
• Provide technical administration and subject matter expertise on Metropolitan’s Everbridge mass notification and response management platform, serving as the primary operational interface with the vendor.

This job announcement has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification / job.

Schedule:

44/36 Start times are no earlier than 6 am and end times are no later than 6 pm.

Hybrid:

Metropolitan’s current practice in this position is a hybrid work schedule. This typically includes two days a week in person and the other days remote. This is subject to change dependent on organizational needs. In addition, a telework policy is scheduled for negotiations and once completed and implemented, will provide final direction on the hybrid schedule.

Employment Standards Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field and six years of *relevant experience; or Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field and four years of *relevant experience; or two years in a MWD Analyst classification.

Related Field:

Emergency Management, Public Administration, Planning, or a related field.

Relevant/Related Experience is defined

as progressive professional experience in a water utility or public sector emergency management role, including coordinating planning efforts across multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders for executing emergency drills.

Certifications, Licenses, And Registration Requirements

License(s): Valid California Class C Driver’s License or equivalent (required at time of application) that allows you to drive during your employment.

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Benefits:

• Competitive compensation
• Excellent medical, dental, life, vision plans.
• Deferred compensation in the form of a 401(k) plan (with matching contribution) and a 457 plan.
• Retirement benefits under the California Public Employees' Retirement System
• Tuition reimbursement
• Training and advancement opportunities
• Excellent working environment
• On-site fitness center
• Hub of public transportation: rail, subway, buses, and taxis
• Public transportation reimbursements

About Mwd

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a state-established cooperative that, along with its 26 cities and retail suppliers, provides water for 19 million people in six counties. The district imports water from the Colorado River and Northern California to supplement local supplies, and helps its members to develop increased water conservation, recycling, storage and other resource-management programs.

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Qualified individuals with disabilities, who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process, please call [phone] or email: [e-mail].

Metropolitan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic(s).

Application Filing Period:

Closes at 4:30 pm PST on the date stated in the job announcement. However it may close prior to the filing end date if sufficient applications have been received. If sufficient applications have not been received, then the filing period end date may be extended.

Eligibility List*:

An eligibility list is a list of qualified candidates created when a job posting states that one will be established.

Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications listed in the original posting and successfully pass all stages of the recruitment process—but are not selected for the initial vacancy—may be placed on this list for future openings.

The list may be used to invite candidates to participate in a selection interview for a future vacancy in the same classification / title (if there is one). The duration of the list depends on the applicable bargaining unit.

Qualifying Experience:

Your resume must at a minimum include the month and year you began and ended employment, name of the organization, your title, and a brief description of your experience. If your employment was part-time, make sure you identify it on your resume next to the month/year.

Sponsorship:

Applicants for employment with The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (i.e., H1-B or other employment-based immigration case).