MITIGATION OPERATIONS PROGRAM MANAGER

ABOUT NEW YORK CITY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) helps New Yorkers before, during, and after emergencies through preparedness, education, and response.

NYCEM is responsible for coordinating citywide emergency planning and response for all types and scales of emergencies. We are staffed by more than dedicated professionals with diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise, including individuals assigned from other City agencies.

• The Planning & Resilience (P&R) Bureau prepares the City to respond and adapt to emergencies through collaborative, scalable planning;
• comprehensive interagency coordination; and innovative recovery and resilience. To execute this mission, the P&R Bureau includes Interagency Coordination with an assistant commissioner leading three units made up of subject matter experts in Health and Medical, Human Services, and Critical Infrastructure;

Risk Reduction and Recovery with an assistant commissioner leading the Mitigation and Risk Analysis and Recovery units; and the Planning Unit.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Mitigation unit is responsible for supporting and coordinating mitigation efforts to reduce the risk of climate change and extreme weather hazards, and increase resiliency of NYC communities, infrastructure, and facilities.

The Mitigation Operations Program Manager (PM), reporting to the Director of Mitigation, will work to decrease the City’s risk to storm surge and increase resiliency by coordinating efforts to deploy flood protection infrastructure, supporting operations, and assisting with grant award development and implementation.

The Mitigation Operations PM will lead emergency operational planning for both NYCEM’s Interim Flood Protection Measures (IFPM) program as well as the City’s neighborhood-scale coastal resiliency projects.

The Mitigation Operations PM plays a pivotal role in bridging climate resiliency and emergency management, with a focus on storm surge risk reduction.

Job responsibilities of the Mitigation Operations Program Manager include :

• Manage planning and preparedness for the IFPM program, including stakeholder outreach, document management, project planning, and other activities to ensure deployment readiness.
• Support the Logistics Bureau in managing NYCEM’s IFPM sites, including performing site visits, advising on changes from a risk reduction perspective, vendor management, program schedule, budget planning, and coordinating with City agencies, private entities, and other stakeholders who benefit from the IFPM sites.
• Support other City agencies with their IFPM sitesby providing deployable flood protection guidance, planning and preparedness support, and other activities as needed.
• Provide emergency operational planning guidance and coordination support to City agencies implementing coastal resiliency projects.
• Provide guidance to City agencies on applying for FEMA hazard mitigation funding, implementing coastal resiliency projects, and developing technical assistance tools related climate hazards, especially tied to deployable interventions.
• Develop mitigation tools that inform risk, exposure, and mitigation investment opportunities for mitigation planning partners.
• Coordinate updates to NYCEM’s storm surge risk assessment mapping tools and work with NYCEM GIS staff for integration in the City’s Coastal Storm Plan.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and provide project management and organizational support within specified deadlines.
• Originate and / or oversee the generation of project-related documents including project plans, presentations, meeting agenda, and status reports.
• Foster relationships and lead coordination with various agencies, organizations, and subject matter experts.
• Provide analysis, briefings, and recommendations on complex issues to executive decision makers and senior policy officials.
• Work with NYCEM’s meteorologist and other staff across the agency to bridge emergency operations and weather forecasting with broader climate resiliency deployment activities.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING :

• The selected candidate will be assigned to an on-call Emergency Operations Center (EOC) team and will be expected to work non-business hours during some emergencies.
• These non-business hours include nights, weekends, holidays, and extended week hours outside of a 9AM-5PM schedule. The selected candidate will also participate in trainings to build skills and competencies in emergency response;

will participate in drills and exercises associated with the on-call EOC team; and may volunteer to assist with Ready NY emergency preparedness presentations to external groups.

EOC teams are on call for three weeks at a time, with six weeks off in between.

IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS JOB, PLEASE SUBMIT A SEPARATE COVER LETTER IN THE ATTACHMENTS SECTION OF THE APPLICATION PORTAL.

Minimum Qualifications

1. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a state's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and six years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in one or a combination of the following : emergency management, fire, police, or military service, public safety, public health, public administration, urban planning, engineering, or another specialized area to which the appointment is to be made; or

2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of satisfactory full time professional experience in the areas listed in "1" above; or

3. A master's degree from an accredited college in emergency management, public administration, urban planning, engineering, economics, political science, the physical sciences ,or related field and one year of satisfactory full-time professional experience in the areas listed 1" above, at least two years of which must have been in one of those areas, or another specialized area to which the appointment is to be made.

4. Education and / or experience equivalent to "1", "2", or "3" above. However, all candidates must have a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent.

Special Note :

To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level II, individuals must have, after meeting the minimum requirements, one additional year of professional experience as described in ""1"" above.

Preferred Skills

PREFERRED SKILLS-Proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Access, Project, and PowerPoint)-Strong written and verbal communications skills-Strong analytical skills and ability to make programmatic decisions based on quantitative analysis.

• Strong problem-solving and strategic thinking capabilities -Ability to work well within a team structure. -Provide excellent project management, communication, and organizational skills.
• Experience managing multiple projects in a high-pressure work environment. -Strong knowledge and / or experience in applying the concepts, practices, and execution of flood mitigation techniques, risk management, and / or flood risk modeling.
• Ability to engage appropriately with multidisciplinary and senior stakeholders, including executives, and provide presentations and / or briefings as required.
• Ability to plan, develop, and manage programs from concept to execution.-Knowledge of procurement, vendor management, construction management, budget planning, financial management, grant management, community resiliency, hazard mitigation, logistics, emergency planning, climate resiliency, NYC government, geospatial mapping, and / or capital project implementation-Engineering, graphic design, GIS skills a plus-Possession of a valid driver's license and the ability to drive are preferred.

Studies have shown that women, people of color, and other under-represented groups are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they are able to perform every task in the job description.

We are interested in finding the best candidate for the job and will consider any equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education and experience to meet qualifications.

If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs.

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Residency RequirementNew York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County.

To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.