RESILIENCY OPERATIONS SPECIALIST

RESILIENCY OPERATIONS SPECIALIST OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Posted on 10/02/2026 Full-time Location BROOKLYN No exam required Department Risk Reduction & Recovery Bure Salary range: $70,652.00 – $74,955.00 Save Job Description New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) helps New Yorkers before, during, and after emergencies through preparedness, education, and response. NYCEM is responsible for coordinating citywide emergency planning and response for all types and scales of emergencies. We are staffed by more than 200 dedicated professionals with diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise, including individuals assigned from other City agencies. The mission of the Planning and Resiliency (P&R) Bureau is to prepare the City to respond and adapt to emergencies through collaborative, scalable planning; comprehensive interagency coordination; and advancing recovery and resiliency. To execute this mission, the P&R division includes Interagency Coordination with an assistant commissioner leading three units made up of subject matter experts in Health and Medical, Human Services, and Critical Infrastructure; Resiliency and Recovery with an assistant commissioner leading the Resiliency Implementation and Resiliency and Recovery Planning units; and the Planning unit. The Resiliency Implementation unit coordinates with City partners to increase the resiliency of City neighborhoods, facilities, and infrastructure through targeted development, funding, coordination, and operations of projects that reduce risk and mitigate damage of natural hazards to NYC. NYC Emergency Management seeks a candidate responsible for (1) coordinating the Resiliency Implementation Unit’s Interim Flood Protection Measures (IFPM) program which provides temporary protection from storm surge to City facilities and neighborhoods and (2) supporting Resiliency Operations activities including but not limited to interagency coastal resiliency emergency operational planning and sharing deployable flood protection best practices with other entities.. The Resiliency Operations Specialist will: Identify, develop, and maintain tools that support operational decisions and protocols for the IFPM program and coastal resiliency operations Facilitate interagency review of deployable program(s) operational documents Provide coordination and/or training support for contractors, agency partners, and other entities involved in the operations, maintenance, and/or deployment of NYC flood protection. Update and develop outreach tools and conduct outreach to stakeholders Provide reporting, recordkeeping, interagency coordination, communications and/or construction management support during Resiliency Operations activations and exercises Assist with IFPM construction monitoring and attend site visits for IFPM program and other projects as needed Facilitate data collection and coordinate support for citywide resiliency mapping and operational decision-making for flood response Support development of deployables best practices and knowledge sharing with partners Assist with IFPM inventory management through data, fiscal, assessment, and review support Support budget management, vendor coordination, invoicing, and procurement for program Perform other duties as assigned by Resiliency and Recovery leadership **PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: As part of NYCEM's emergency response mission, this position participates on an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) team. During emergency activations, team members may be required to work evenings, weekends, holidays, or extended shifts in support of City response operations. Outside of activations, EOC members participate in periodic training and exercises to maintain operational readiness, and may volunteer to assist with Ready NY emergency preparedness presentations to external groups. EOC teams are on call for three weeks at a time, with six weeks off in between. Please note, the high end of the salary range is available to candidates who …

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