HOMELAND SECURITY PLANNER - CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE (STAFF ANALYST) - GRANT FUNDED

Posting number: 39291

Department: Mayor's Office

Job classification: STAFF ANALYST

Posting type: Open

Categories: Professional, Emergency Management

Summary

ALL PERSONS INTERESTED
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FROM: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED

DIVISION: PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY
REPORTING LOCATION: 900 BAGBY, 2ND FL.
WORKDAYS & HOURS: MONDAY - FRIDAY 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.*   
*Subject to Change
 
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
The City of Houston Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security is responsible for managing federal homeland security grants for the Greater Houston region, as well as leading and supporting homeland security preparedness projects and activities (e.g., conducting plan reviews, administering or supporting regional technologies, writing reports, developing exercises).

The Homeland Security Grants Program Division of the City of Houston Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security manages federal homeland security grants for the Greater Houston region and coordinates and supports regional homeland security preparedness projects and initiatives in the City of Houston and in the Counties of Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, and Montgomery. This includes homeland security planning activities, regional community preparedness programs, and management of grant-funded initiatives.
  
This office seeks a Staff Analyst whose primary responsibility will be to serve as the administrator of a web-based critical infrastructure catalog used by jurisdictions, agencies, and private-sector partners in the Houston region. The employee will manage the system, support its adoption in the region, train new and existing users, and assist with tasks related to critical infrastructure protection programs and other homeland security priorities, goals, and objectives.
  
The employee in this position must possess or be able to obtain a federal security clearance at the SECRET level and must be able to maintain that clearance throughout the duration of employment in this position.
  
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Managing a web-based system that jurisdictions and agencies in the Greater Houston region use to catalog critical infrastructure information and related data.
• Coordinating with regional government agencies and private-sector partners to support them with the identification, prioritization, and assessment of critical infrastructure assets and systems in the region.
• Identifying opportunities for integration of existing and future technologies related to critical infrastructure data.
• Performing training related to the critical infrastructure catalog and other program elements.
• Designing data collection and research strategies, implementing appropriate processes, analyzing collected information, and creating reports and presentations.
• Interfacing with the vendor to foster user expansion, system refinement, and integration with other existing technologies.
• Coordination of regional special events data with regional stakeholders and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Special Events Working Group.
• Serve as the liaison for the Risk Management & Critical Infrastructure Committee, as part of the Houston Urban Area Security Initiative.
• Performing additional duties, as assigned, related to regional homeland security programs and priorities, including assessing and analyzing the region’s risk from and vulnerability to terrorism.
• Providing temporary surge support when requested by the Houston Office of Emergency Management during disasters, emergencies, planned events, and other instances when the emergency operations center (EOC) is activated.

 
WORKING CONDITIONS
These positions are generally physically comfortable, and the individuals have discretion about walking, standing, etc. Driving is an essential function of this position.

These positions will be required to travel within Houston and surrounding counties. The selected candidate must meet all City requirements for use of motor vehicles as described in City of Houston Administrative Policy 2-2. This position may also require occasional travel outside the Houston region or state of Texas.

This position may require long hours during stressful emergency situations. These are Tier II level positions and may be assigned to the Houston Emergency Operations Center (EOC) during large disasters at the discretion of the supervisor and/or department director (as described in City of Houston Administ