About Our Job

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The salary range for this position is $100,000 - $125,000/year. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service

• 457B Retirement Plan

• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 11 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday and 1 volunteer day per year

• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

Location & Schedule

The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed, at a job site several days a week and off-site as needed. In this position you can expect to work three (3) days in office. For your in-office days, you can expect to work on-site at the Webb Municipal Building (201 W. Colfax Ave., Denver, CO 80202).

While this position typically follows a standard work schedule, flexibility is required as staff may be asked to work alternative shifts and/or additional hours in response to emergency or business needs.

Who We Are & What You’ll Do

The City and County of Denver, Office of Emergency Management (OEM), is seeking a Senior Emergency Management Specialist to lead complex programs and projects that strengthen the city’s preparedness and operational readiness. In this role, you will manage a programmatic portfolio, guide high‑impact initiatives across OEM’s core mission areas, and support citywide coordination before, during, and after emergencies.

Denver OEM manages the City’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and Joint Information Center (JIC) during emergencies or declared disasters to coordinate and synchronize Denver's emergency management operations. In this position, you will be required to participate in EOC activations and training, which may include staffing senior roles and leading citywide response operations. These activities may occur outside standard work hours, including evenings, nights, weekends, or holidays.

Specifically, as the Senior Emergency Management Specialist, you will:

• Oversee a programmatic portfolio that may include one or more of the following areas: Training and Exercise; Continuity; Operations; Logistics; Alert/Warning, Hazard Mitigation; Planning; Continuous Improvement.

• Lead senior level special projects as assigned; special projects may span multiple OEM programmatic areas and require coordination with OEM staff members and external stakeholders.

• Oversee assigned strategic agencywide programs, which may include Duty Officer Program, Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP), Strategic Preparedness Planning, Capability Tracking, or other programs as assigned.

• Review and improve emergency management plans and procedures, developing new SOPs as needed so teams have clear, usable guidance when emergencies or operational needs arise.

• Support capability development across preparedness activities (planning, organizing, equipping, training, and exercising) to implement the Citywide Preparedness Plan and OEM Strategic goals.

• Collaborate with city departments and private/public organizations with emergency roles to develop practical, coordinated multiagency planning approaches.

• Represent Emergency Management at senior level meetings or interviews in the absence of Emergency Management senior leadership, as needed.

• Lead budget management on program or project-specific grant funding.

• Train and mentor new Emergency Management Specialists on emergency management policies, procedures, and agency protocols.

• Serve as a rotating Duty Officer, support incident response, and lead key activities such as facilitating the Incident Coordinat