Wildfire Resilience & Emergency Response Lead

Stanford University; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanford University’s Land, Buildings & Real Estate seeks a seasoned program manager to lead the Wildfire Resilience and SRER initiatives on campus, ensuring safety, continuity, and regulatory compliance through complex projects and cross-organizational collaboration.

This role requires onsite presence four or more days weekly, extensive vendor management, and readiness to coordinate with campus partners, fire agencies, and conservation teams to safeguard infrastructure and academic mission.

Qualifications

• Experience managing resilience and emergency response programs.
• Ability to coordinate across multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Wildfire Resilience Program management and related initiatives.
• Coordinate with vendors, contracts, and access to properties; manage communications.
• Oversee documentation, annual reports, and compliance with resilience standards.
• Support emergency response operations and training, including tabletop exercises.

Skills

Program management

Emergency response

Stakeholder coordination

Leadership

Tools

GIS

Everbridge

Slack

Google Docs

Job description

Stanford University’s Land, Buildings & Real Estate seeks a seasoned program manager to lead the Wildfire Resilience and SRER initiatives on campus, ensuring safety, continuity, and regulatory compliance through complex projects and cross-organizational collaboration.

This role requires onsite presence four or more days weekly, extensive vendor management, and readiness to coordinate with campus partners, fire agencies, and conservation teams to safeguard infrastructure and academic mission.