Emergency Management Specialist

The Emergency Management Specialist at Regional Transportation District (RTD) is responsible for planning and implementing emergency preparedness programs to safeguard people and resources during disasters. Key duties include overseeing emergency management operations, collaborating on agency-wide plans, and providing training. The position emphasizes diversity and inclusion within the workplace and requires coordination with various agencies. This is a full-time remote position.
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When you join RTD, you will be among dedicated employees exhibiting RTD's values of passion, respect, diversity, trustworthiness, collaboration, and ownership. RTD is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of our diversity value statement, we encourage our employees to honor diversity in thought, people, and experience. Come join RTD on this great journey to be the trusted leader in mobility, delivering excellence and value to our customers and community.

RTD Employee Benefits: https://www.rtd-denver.com/careers/benefits

(RTD Represented Employee Benefits: Please refer to the Labor Agreement included in the above link for details.)

The Emergency Management Specialist plays a critical role in planning, developing, and implementing emergency preparedness and response programs to protect people, property, and resources during natural and human-made disasters. This position requires expertise in risk assessment, emergency planning, and coordination with local, state, and federal agencies to ensure effective disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery efforts.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Serves as an agency subject matter expert for all phases of emergency management: Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery.
Provides management and oversight of emergency management relating to all areas of operation for Rail Operations or Bus and Capital Programs, to include all five phases of emergency management, including contractors.
Serves as a liaison to all external agencies as appropriate to assigned operational groups or in the absence of the Emergency Manager
Collaborate with the Emergency Manager in developing agency-wide plans, such as:
Emergency Operations Plan
Continuity of Operations Plan
Integrated Preparedness Plan
Mitigation Plan
Recovery Plan
Others as the need arises
Deliver, Design, Track and ensure relevance of training for assigned operational groups
Collaboratively develop Business Continuity plans for assigned operational groups for identified mission essential functions
Development and execution of exercises according to assigned operational groups as required by regulation, focusing upon priorities identified in the IPP
Ability to initiate and maintain the Emergency Operations Center, in the absence of the Emergency Manager
On-call responsibilities to respond to the EOC or scene of an emergency to facilitate and coach on emergency management best practices
Other duties, as assigned