Emergency Management Preparedness Associate

Department: Preparedness

Location: Tallahassee, FL

Hagerty Consulting, Inc. (Hagerty) is the nation's leading emergency management and homeland security consulting firm. Known for its public spirit, innovative thinking, problem-solving, and exceptional people, Hagerty is sought after to work on some of the largest and most complex crisis and emergency management issues. We serve our clients across the nation to enhance their preparedness programs; create more resilient and sustainable communities; provide innovative solutions to enhance their response; and obtain and manage grants and loans to support their recovery.

The Emergency Management Preparedness Associate will be responsible for helping communities and organizations prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural hazards, such as hurricanes and wildfires, and human-caused disasters such as infrastructure failures and active threat incidents. The candidate will help write Emergency Management resource planning efforts for our clients throughout the state of Florida.

Responsibilities for the Emergency Management Preparedness Associate Include:

• Support project initiatives for federal, state, local, tribal, and/or private sector clients related to emergency management and homeland security, including assessments, plans, training, exercises, and evaluations.

• Support resource planning, and monitoring compliance with project controls and requirements, including ensuring that work products are developed for Hagerty clients in accordance with the firm-s professional standards.

• Contribute to the development of tools, approaches, and resources to help build and share expertise across projects, geographies, and focus areas.

Qualifications for the Emergency Management Preparedness Associate Include:

• The desire to help communities and organizations prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural hazards, such as hurricanes and wildfires, and human-caused disasters such as infrastructure failures and active threat incidents.

• Between one (1) and three (3) years of experience in emergency management, public safety, economic development, resilience, public health, or a related field.

• Bachelor-s degree or higher.

• Willingness to travel to client sites in Florida as needed.

• A functioning understanding of emergency management processes and policies at the local, state, and federal levels, including knowledge of the FEMA programs and frameworks, including the National Incident Management System (NIMS), the Incident Command System (ICS), the National Response Framework (NRF), National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF), and other federal preparedness guidance documents and policies.

Compensation for the Emergency Management Preparedness Associate Includes:

• Salary range of $50,000 - $80,000. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skills, experience and training, licensure and certifications, internal equity, location, travel requirements, and other business and organizational needs.

• Comprehensive benefits program, including health/dental/vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, flexible spending accounts (FSA) for health and transit/parking, short- and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid time off, holidays, sick leave, and more.

Hagerty Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity/national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, religion, age, disability, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status, characteristic or condition protected by local, state, or federal law. We promote equal opportunity in all our employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, lay-off and termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment.