Field Operations Section Chief - OPS - 31902100

Requisition No: 832441 

Agency: Division of Emergency Management

Working Title: Field Operations Section Chief - OPS - 31902100

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 31902100 

Salary:  $37.00 hourly 

Posting Closing Date: 07/17/2024 

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Field Operations Section Chief - OPS

Bureau of Response

State of Florida Division of Emergency Management

This position is available statewide

 

The Florida Division of Emergency Management plans for and responds to both natural and man-made disasters. These range from floods and hurricanes to incidents involving hazardous materials or nuclear power. The Division of Emergency Management (FDEM or Division) is the liaison between federal, state, and local agencies. FDEM prepares and implements a statewide Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan, routinely conducts extensive exercises to test state and county emergency response capabilities, provides technical assistance to local governments as they prepare emergency plans and procedures, as well as conducts emergency operations trainings for state and local government agencies.

 

The Division serves as the lead agency for the State Emergency Response Team (SERT), whose primary goal is the coordination of the state’s efforts during disaster response and recovery. This coordination is conducted within the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) in Tallahassee. Additionally, the Division manages the State Watch Office; the 24-hours a day operation tasked with providing situational awareness to stakeholders statewide. After a disaster, FDEM conducts damage assessment surveys and advises the Governor of the state of Florida on whether to declare an emergency and seek federal relief funds. It is against this backdrop that FDEM strives to demonstrate its mission of, “Coordinate, collaborate and communicate with our community stakeholders for a resilient Florida” along with our vision of, “Leading the Profession in building prepared and resilient communities”.

 

Position Overview and Responsibilities:

The Operations Section Chief (OSC) is responsible for managing tactical activities to achieve incident objectives. This leadership position oversees the implementation of the Incident Action Plan (IAP) and ensures the safety and welfare of Operations Section personnel. This position is a General Staff level position on Florida’s State All-Hazards Incident Management Team.

 

Duties for the position include, but are not limited to:   

• Ensure the safety and well-being of all Operations Section personnel.
• Supervise and configure the Operations Section with branches, divisions, groups, and units to support the incident.
• Manage all tactical operations related to the incident.
• Make the tactical assignments documented in the IAP.
• Direct the execution of the plan to achieve incident goals.
• Make expedient changes to current operations based on changing conditions, priorities, or objectives.
• Identify resource gaps and coordinate resource acquisition through Logistics.
• Supervise the development of Operations Section-related contingency plans for the incident.
• Incorporate branch-level tactical planning within the Operations Section as necessary.
• Coordinate and effectively communicate activities with the State Emergency Response Team.
• Implement priorities and objectives from State Emergency Response Team Command Staff.
• Perform duties as assigned during activations of the emergency operation center, work non-traditional hours, and travel for extended periods. Employee must be able to deploy to anywhere in Florida or the United States for up to 28 days at a time. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature.

 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• In-depth understanding of incident command systems, tactical operations, and resource allocation.
• Ability to adapt swif