VEST Coordinator of Infrastructure & Private Sector #00600

Commonwealth of VA Careers; Virginia; Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 79,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Department of Emergency Management seeks a VEST Coordinator of Infrastructure & Private Sector to lead coordination across critical infrastructure and private sector partners within the VEST framework.

The role focuses on policy development, program coordination, and ensuring effective information sharing for disaster preparedness and response. Regular onsite work is required with an allowance for limited telework.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of emergency management principles, NIMS/ICS and EOC operations.
• Ability to coordinate with federal, state, local and private-sector partners.
• Experience establishing relationships with critical infrastructure owners and operators.
• Strong written and oral communication; capable of facilitating discussions with diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate infrastructure and private-sector integration within the VEST.
• Lead BEOC coordination and liaise with federal/state/local/private partners.
• Develop and implement policy/procedures for VEST; promote information sharing and action-oriented recommendations.

Skills

Emergency management principles

NIMS/ICS

Public-private partnerships

Stakeholder coordination

Data analysis & reporting

Project coordination

Training & exercises

Interpersonal communication

Job description

Title: VEST Coordinator of Infrastructure & Private Sector #00600

State Role Title: Emergency Coordinator III

Hiring Range: $74,000-$79,000

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept of Emergency Management

Location: VDEM EOC

Agency Website: https://www.vaemergency.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The VEST Coordinator of Infrastructure and Private Sector is responsible for ensuring infrastructure and private sector integration within the VEST, ensuring effective coordination of programs, resources, and partnerships that support disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. Serves as the agency's primary point of contact for infrastructure and private sector coordination and promotes effective information sharing and operational coordination across the whole of the VEST. This position develops and implements policy and procedures to support the VEST centered around critical infrastructure, private sector coordination, coordinating with federal, state, local, and private sector partners. The position also oversees the VEST Business Emergency Operations Center (BEOC), coordinates with the VDEM Critical Infrastructure Program, and serves as the lead agency representative for ENDEAVOR Virginia.

All VDEM employees are designated as essential personnel and may be required to work during emergencies, such as inclement weather, and natural or man-made disasters/events as directed. This may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee’s official EWP.

This position is eligible for two days of telework per week. Due to the public-facing nature of the role, regular onsite presence is required.

Minimum Qualifications

• - Knowledge of emergency management principles, NIMS/ICS, Emergency Operations Center operations, and state-level emergency coordination structures.
• - Knowledge of critical infrastructure, community lifelines, and infrastructure interdependencies.
• - Knowledge of public-private partnerships and the role of private-sector organizations in disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation.
• - Ability to establish and maintain productive relationships with federal, state, local, and private-sector organizations, critical infrastructure owners and operators, and other stakeholders.
• - Ability to coordinate operational issues involving multiple agencies, organizations, infrastructure sectors, and competing priorities.
• - Ability to collect, analyze, synthesize, and present operational and program information and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• - Ability to plan, organize, implement, and evaluate complex projects and initiatives involving multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• - Ability to develop, coordinate, deliver, and evaluate emergency management training and exercises and support corrective action and improvement planning.
• - Strong interpersonal, facilitation, presentation, and written communication skills with the ability to effectively engage diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• - Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and operational requirements while remaining solution-focused and supporting the overall goals of the VEST.

Additional Considerations

None.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Applications will only be accepted online through the State Job website. Applications must include all work history and references. The decision to interview an applicant is solely based on the information provided in the application materials. Therefore, it is essential to provide enough information to make this assessment.

Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a fingerprint-based criminal history background check, Division of Motor Vehicle check, employment reference check, and E-Verify. The selected candidate must complete a State of Personal Economic Interests as a condition of employment, if applicable (Va. Code 2.2-3114). Other financial, credit, driving, or degree verification checks prior to employment may be required for certain positions. A one-year probationary period is required of all newly hired and re-hired Commonwealth of Virginia employees.

The salary for this position is negotiable up to the maximum hiring range listed in this posting. Offers will not be made outside of the hiring range.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, and people with National Service experience are encouraged to apply.

VDEM does not provide sponsorship or a STEM OPT extension to prospective or current employees. Applicants applying for a position with our agency must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of employment.

The Virginia Department of Emergency Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.