City of Portland, OR - Director, Portland Bureau of Emergency Management
Core
Lead the emergency-management system for a major metropolitan city, building citywide plans, readiness systems, and the Emergency Coordination Center while uniting city bureaus and regional partners.
Role type
Senior IC emergency management director
Builds
Citywide emergency response plans, readiness systems, and the Emergency Coordination Center
Domain
Public safety / Emergency management
Required skills
Incident Command System (ICS), emergency-management systems knowledge, strategic planning, stakeholder management, grant stewardship, staff development, multilingual communications
Preferred skills
Complex program leadership, intergovernmental coordination, public safety budget management, change management, security clearance
Technologies
Emergency Coordination Center systems, FEMA ICS frameworks
Responsibilities
Build and integrate citywide emergency management systems, advise the Mayor and Disaster Policy Council, lead a 16-position bureau, develop staff, and manage federal grants for a five-county region.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC