Work with WVEMD

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The West Virginia Emergency Management Division seeks exceptional people to join our team to help the citizens of West Virginia before, during and after natural or man-made disasters. 

WVEMD manages disaster preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery efforts throughout the state by coordinating with all responsible local, state and federal agencies.

The division contains multiple branches that work seamlessly together to achieve WVEMD's overall mission. In addition to these branches and the Watch Center, which is staffed 24/7, the division operates the State's Emergency Operations Center when the Governor orders an activation.

During activation, WVEMD coordinates resources and support as requested by local emergency management agencies who administer direct assistance to citizens.​​

All applicants must pass a criminal background screening and complete a Division of Personnel application​. 

WVEMD is seeking candidates for the following positions:​ 

HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT MANAGER

Performs complex and critical professional and supervisory work in the role of the State Hazard Mitigation Officer (SHMO) of the West Virginia Emergency Management Division (WVEMD). Responsible for developing, planning, coordinating and evaluating the statewide Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Program and serving as the primary point of contact (POC) with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on the hazard mitigation assistance grant program in the state. Hazard mitigation includes any action taken to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property from future disasters. Plans, coordinates and evaluates the work of HMA Project Officers and HMA Planners and other staff.

Assists in the development of requests for major disaster declaration by the President. Provides consultative services and technical assistance to grantees, state and local agencies and community organizations and the public in damage assessment, determines funding amounts and priorities, determines sources of funding for nonfederal match, and monitors progress of projects and ensures compliance with federal and state guidelines.

Oversees the disaster grant cycle process to include project scoping, project development, project submission, project review, project award/obligation, project implementation/monitoring and award closeout. Coordinates with agency fiscal staff the receipt and processing of disaster grant execution rates by sub grantees and sub-grantee requests for reimbursement. Oversees the completion and submission of all disaster grant related paperwork. Coordinates and conducts sub-grantee field assistance visits and audits. Assists regional coordinators in all disaster grant related matters.

Assists in the preparation and release of disaster grant program information to the media and general public. Delivers technical and professional mitigation training and technical assistance to local community personnel. Performs other work as assigned.

Salary:  $59,000 - $59,000 annually

Please include posting number EMD2500002 on application.

E-911 TELECOMMUNICATOR SUPERVISOR

Under general supervision, this position performs complex supervisory work planning, organizing, assigning, and reviewing the work of Watch Center associates at the Emergency Management Division (EMD) Watch Center, including developing and implementing new procedures, technology, and equipment for the unit.

The Watch Center is staffed 24/7/365.

Oversees specialized communication work of employees monitoring emergency/tip-lines, radio frequencies and various data collection systems in order to provide first-line, proactive awareness of ongoing events. May assign degree of urgency to information and notifications based on initial and incomplete information. Works across systems to populate various information technology platforms with data and incident metrics for use by various local, state, and federal emergency response partners. May oversee notification and response efforts; coordinates resources and communication regarding local, regional, and statewide incidents of interest in conjunction with counties, emergency management agencies, military authorities and various state departments to ensure timely implementation of emergency preparedness plans, policy and regulations.

Ensures after hours communications for agencies, such as, the Department of Environmental Protection, State Fire Marshal's Office and others, and acts as a central hub for statewide information flow 24/7. Oversees the monitoring of weather radar/watches/warnings/advisories and conducts statewide weather briefings with national weather service's forecast offices to keep all entities informed of potential impacts in their area. Work is performed independently within established protocols and procedures under general supervision of the sectional Deputy Director or their assistant/designee.

This employee may be required to work for extended periods of time under stressful conditions as a result of emergency situations, disaster events, or during the enhanced operation of the Watch Center.

Salary:  $38,000 - $46,000 annually

Please include posting number EMD2500003 on application.

INTERNAL AUDITOR

Conducts compliance review of agency payroll, sub-recipient payroll, cash management, equipment acquisition and disposal practices and procurement and contractor practices.

Reviews financial reports to assure compliance with federal and state funds and with the State Auditor's Office.

Reviews financial reports and time-tracking of staff to assure allowable personnel expenses are properly recovered from grant funding as permitted. Oversees the preparation of internal audits and compliance reviews and requests documentation necessary for the review in developing annual compliance auditing schedules. Consults with Grants Managers and financial staff to consider taking enforcement action against non-compliant recipients and consults with Managers and sub-recipients on recommendations for improvement of grants management and financial practices and procedures to enhance financial and grants compliance. Ensures that sub-recipients take timely and appropriate action to correct deficiencies found in the compliance review audits.

Minimum Qualifications

Training:  Graduation from an accredited college or university including eighteen (18) semester hours in Accounting.

Experience:  Five (5) years of professional auditing or accounting experience, including two (2) years in internal auditing.

Substitution:  Certification as a CPA or internal auditor may substitute for two (2) years of the required general experience.

NOTE:  This position is classified as exempt and is not covered under the merit system administered by the West Virginia Division of Personnel. It is available to any applicant who meets the minimum requirements and/or special requirements or areas of assignment.

Salary:  $60,000 - $72,000 annually

Please include posting number EMD2500001 on application.

EMERGENCY SERVICES SPECIALIST

Please note: The selected candidate for employment must reside in one of the counties they serve.
Location of vacancy:  Brooke, Doddridge, Hancock, Harrison, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio, Preston, Taylor, Tyler, Wetzel.
Under executive direction, manages an organized section providing administrative and support services in the highly complex and sensitive infrastructure protection and public safety sections. Manages the delivery of services that address all hazards across all mission sets focusing on improving the state's capabilities and capacity to detect, prevent, respond, and mitigate natural and man-made emergencies or disasters. 
Liaisons serve as the agency's senior field-officials and engage with other federal, state, local and private sector officials. The operations, policy, work processes, and regulatory requirements of the section are complex, varied, dynamic and require substantial depth of analysis and interpretation of theory, principles, practices, and regulations of a professional field. Involves the supervision of professional, technical, and clerical employees. The scope of responsibility includes planning and evaluating operations; researching new procedures and improvements; interpreting statutes, regulations, and policies. Serves as the division's liaison during major emergency responses within the Department of Homeland Security—Emergency Management Division.
Salary: $38,000.00 - $46,000.00 annually
Please include posting number EMD2400017 on application.

EMERGENCY SERVICES SPECIALIST
Please note: This is an Exempt position and is not covered under the merit system administered by the West Virginia Division of Personnel.
Under general supervision, performs professional and technical work in the planning, development, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of training programs for the Radiological Emergency Preparedness (REP) program in the Emergency Management Division. Assists with the development of policies and procedures for the REP unit and interpretation thereof. Assists with the development and revision of the state REP plan. Coordinates planning work and exercises in disaster preparedness and emergency response training as part of the state REP plan. Interacts effectively with representatives of federal and state agencies and stakeholders to advance state and local capabilities for prevention, response and recovery related to radiological disaster emergencies. Assists in facilitating nuclear power plant off-site emergency response training and evaluation of nuclear power plant off-site emergency response plans through training exercise preparation and execution. May be required to work for extended periods of time under stressful conditions as a result of radiological emergencies. Performs other duties as assigned.
Salary: $30,000.00 - $37,000.00 annually
Please include posting number EMD2400016 on application.​

INFORMATION SYSTEMS COORDINATOR 2

This work involves the full span of technical duties in the programming, implementation, operation, repairand maintenance of the Statewide Interoperable Radio Network, and IP/TDM, UHF digital P25 trunked statewide radio network for the use of municipal, county, state and federal public safety agencies and organizations. This is technicalwork at th​e full-performance level on the full range of UHF digital P25 trunked statewide radio and IP/TDM microwave radio network operational issues. Analyzes and resolves issues relating to connectivity between agencies, multiplelocations and multiple platforms. Effectively identifies and resolves network technical issues emanating from the SIRN network environment and user community. Analyzes and repairs various telecommunications equipment such asnetwork switches, servers, routers, dispatch consoles, network alarm systems, communication tower lighting, basestations, microwave radios, backup systems and repeater network sites. Programs radio networks client subscribers,microwave client circuits and radio frequency antenna combiners. May deal with network operations issues orsituations of unusual difficulty where time and resource loss are critical and network recovery is of primary importance.Assists in testing, evaluation and installation of new hardware and software upgrades.

Salary:         $43,000- $50,000 annually 

Please include posting number EMD2400009 on application.​

To apply, send West Virginia Division of Personnel applications to: 

Melanie Thomas​ 
​WV Emergency Management Division
1700 MacCorkle Avenue, 6th Floor
Charleston, WV 25314
Please include job title and posting number on application.