SENIOR EMERGENCY HOMELAND SECURITY SPECIALIST - Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Metro’s mission is to provide a world-class transportation system that enhances the quality of life for all who live, work, and play within LA County.

Description

Enhances Metro's capability to respond and recover from major disasters by planning, developing, and assessing emergency preparedness processes and activities which ensure agency readiness and preparedness for any and all hazards or incidents.

Examples of Duties

• Conducts analyses to identify, minimize, or eliminate hazards and threats with a focus on emergency planning and preparedness
• Executes preparedness activities and provides assistance with issues involving planning and preparation for crisis, disasters, emergencies, and hazards, including natural and manmade/technological (e.g., chemical, biological, or nuclear) incidents
• Prepares and updates Metro's Emergency Operations, Continuity of Operations, Emergency Site Plans, and other preparedness plans
• Manages contracts and vendors
• Identifies procedural or systemic deficiencies and recommends corrective actions based on lessons learned and best practices from Metro and other agencies
• Develops trainings and exercises
• Coordinates with Metro operating entities in the planning, conducting, evaluation, and completion of emergency response training and exercises, including after action reports/improvement plans, and facilitates, assists in implementing improvements, and tracks action items to completion as assigned
• Assists in researching emergency preparedness training program opportunities and seminars that may be available to our agency
• Provides advice and assistance to Metro staff and stakeholders concerning a variety of issues pertaining to preparedness activities which involve complex and far-reaching threats and hazards requiring agency incident management
• Coordinates with federal, state, and local agencies to integrate preparedness efforts to achieve the desired level of readiness
• Maintains a high level of current knowledge on applicable federal, state, and local safety regulations to ensure Metro compliance
• Assists in coordinating with the Los Angeles City Fire Department on testing and supports the Fire and Life Safety Program
• Contributes to ensuring that the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies and programs of Metro are carried out

  
  May be required to perform other related job duties

Minimum Qualifications

A combination of education and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Additional experience, as outlined below, may be substituted for required education on a year-for-year basis. A typical combination includes:

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Emergency Preparedness, Public Administration, or a related field

Experience

• Three years of relevant experience in emergency preparedness planning, instruction, and exercise design, development, conduct and evaluation, and homeland security preparedness and risk and vulnerability assessment; some positions in this class may require specialized experience in area of assignment

Certifications/Licenses/Special Requirements

• FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) ICS (Incident Command System) training in IS-100, IS-200, IS-700, and IS-800 required

• Proof of successful completion of the following certificates preferred IS-1, IS-120, IS-130, IS-139, IS-230, IS-235, IS-546, IS-547, and IS-548

• A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions

• May be required to wear a uniform

• Exposure to weather, physical, mechanical, electrical, and chemical hazards
• May be required to report to work during non-regular business hours for special events and EOC activations

Essential Knowledge

Knowledge of (defined as a learned body of information that is required for and applied in the performance of job tasks)

• Theories, principles, and practices of emergency preparedness, homeland security preparedness, fire/life safety, training, exercise development, conduct, and evaluation, and emergency preparedness planning
• Applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations, relating to emergency preparedness and fire/life safety, DHS (Department of Homeland Security), local Fire Department Fire, and instruction techniques, principles and practices
• Project management principles
• Applicable business software applications

Skill in (defined as the proficient manual, verbal, or mental utilization of data, people, or things)

• Exercising sound judgement in crisis situations
• Managing contracts for emergency preparedness tasks
• Establishing and implementing relevant policies and procedures
• Communicating effectively orally and in writing
• Interacting professionally with various levels of Metro management and employees, as well as representatives from external agencies
• Networking, relationship building, and negotiating

Ability to (defined as a present competence to perform an observable behavior or produce an observable result)

• Work well independently and in groups
• Write, revise, and provide emergency and homeland security preparedness plans under supervision
• Understand risk and vulnerability assessments for emergency preparedness purposes
• Develop and conduct training programs
• Read, write, speak, and understand English

Special Conditions

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Metro provides reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Working Conditions

• Typical office situation
• Close exposure to computer monitors and video screen

Physical Effort Required

• Sitting at a desk or table

• Operate a telephone or other telecommunications device and communicate through the medium

• Type and use a keyboard and mouse to perform necessary computer-based functions

• Communicating through speech in the English language required

Metro is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, religion, age, veteran status, or disability. Learn more about Metro’s Equal Employment Opportunity Program. Metro does not deny participation in the application process to anyone with prior justice system involvement, in line with Fair Chance hiring practices.

Selection Procedure

Applicants who best meet job-related qualifications will be invited to participate in the examination process that may consist of any combination of written, performance, or oral appraisal to further evaluate job-related experience, knowledge, skills and abilities.

Application Procedure

To apply, visit Metro's website at www.metro.net and complete an online Employment Application.

Computers are available to complete online Employment Applications at the following Metro location:

METRO Headquarters, Employment Office
One Gateway Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Telephone: (213) 922-6217 or persons with hearing or speech impairments can use California Relay Service 711 to contact Metro.

All completed online Employment Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the closing date. 

*Open to the public and all Metro employees

This job bulletin is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Employees may be required to perform other related job duties.