Emergency Management Cadre
Tetra Tech is adding to our Emergency Management Cadre for our Emergency Management Risk & Resilience team based in Remote capacity. This role will involve extended travel and deployments based on need.
Why Tetra Tech:
At Tetra Tech, we are Leading with Science to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Our industry-leading experts in engineering and consulting are committed to driving positive change in communities around the world. For over 50 years, we have been at the forefront of innovation and sustainability. Today we stand as a market leader, offering cutting-edge solutions in water, environment, energy, and international development. Our work has improved more than 625 million lives around the world.
Your Impact:
Join Tetra Tech to make a real difference. Our work leverages cutting-edge technologies, advanced analytics, and the expertise of world-class scientists and engineers to create meaningful change around the world. Discover your full potential – join us to advance your career while leaving a lasting legacy.
Your Role:
Occasionally, we need additional staff during disaster response and complex recovery missions. As Tetra Tech prepares to respond to the next disaster, we are looking for individuals willing to be rostered for potential deployment to our clients’ emergency operation centers and forward operating bases. We continue to look for talented emergency management professionals to participate in our on-call response operations cadre in a ready status to provide staff augmentation to our client’s response and recovery missions.
We are currently seeking the following skills sets:
· EOC Manager
· Operation Section Chief
· Operations Specialist
· Planning Section Chief
· Logistics Section Chief
· Resource Unit Leader
· Situation Unit Leader
· Public Information Officer/External Affairs
· Emergency Operation Center Specialist
· Field Operations Specialist (Points of Distribution, Logistics Staging Areas, Community Outreach, Disaster Recovery Centers)
· Situation Unit Leader
· This is a contract position that will require you to support the client virtually or within their EOC during future response operations.
In these roles, you will:
· Serve in a variety of Incident Command System (ICS) roles based on skills and experience in support of response and recovery operations.
· Coordinate with a team of emergency management professionals to develop and implement mission objectives.
· Ability to travel (on short notice and/or for extended periods) work in an EOC or field environment (remote areas) when necessary.
· Use effective written and verbal communications to develop products to include incident action plans, situation reports, incident maps, and other plans, policies, and procedures.
· Work with a team to deploy and track resources in support of logistics operations.
· Other activities as directed by the client or project management team.
· Beyond becoming a member of our cadre, participants may be considered for regular full-time or temporary full-time openings and possible assignment to other projects across the company.
· Conduct activities in line with internal procedures, legislation, and industry standards.
· Pursue continuous professional development and maintain a high degree of discipline knowledge and awareness.
· Work in a safe manner at all times and report all health and safety incidents and concerns.
· Additional duties as required.
Qualifications:
· Five (5) or more years of professional emergency management or emergency response experience.
· Commanding knowledge of National Incident Management System (NIMS) and how to execute assigned roles within the Incident Command System (ICS)
· Superior written and oral communication skills.
· Past mobilizations responding to disasters.
· Proficiency with computers including Microsoft products and incident management software programs (WebEOC, Veoci, and/or Knowledge Center).
· Willingness to deploy for more than a month, and work shifts up to 12 hours as needed based on the client’s operational tempo.
· Incident Command System Courses including:
o ICS-100: Introduction to the Incident Command System
o ICS-200: ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
o ICS-700: National Incident Management System. An Introduction
o ICS-800: National Response Framework. An Introduction
Candidates may also have the following Preferred Qualifications:
· Incident Command System Courses including
o ICS-300: Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents
o ICS-400: Advanced ICS for Command and General Staff
· Formal certifications specific to emergency management, such as IAEM’s Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) or a state-level emergency management credential designation.
· Team management skills, including delegating work and following up on tasks and objectives.
· Incident Command System-specific credentials including:
o L950: All-Hazards Position Specific Incident Commander
o L952: All-Hazards Position Specific Public Information Officer
o L958: All-Hazards Position Specific Operations Section Chief
o L962: All-Hazards Position Specific Planning Section Chief
o L965: All-Hazards Position Specific Resources Unit Leader
o L964: All-Hazards Position Specific Situation Unit Leader
o L967: All-Hazards Position Specific Logistics Section Chief
Additional position details:
Reports to: Manager, Response Operations
· Location: Nationwide and must be able to deploy
· Position Type: On-Call
· Status: Non-Exempt
· Pay: Hourly
· Compensation: Commensurate with experience
· Travel: As required; Up to 100% during emergencies/mobilizations.
It is understood that your employment is to be on an "at will" basis. Neither our stating your salary in annualized terms nor our comments nor representations in any other respects are intended to express or imply that you will be working either for any particular duration or under a contract of employment. This position with Tetra Tech is temporary and on an "as needed" basis and will end.
Life at Tetra Tech:
The perks of working at Tetra Tech include:
· Comprehensive and market-competitive benefits.
· Merit-based financial rewards.
· Flexibility and company-wide commitment to work/life balance.
· Collaborative team atmosphere that values the contributions of all employees.
· Learning and development opportunities for ongoing professional growth.
About Tetra Tech:
Tetra Tech is the leader in water, environment, and sustainable infrastructure, providing high-end consulting and engineering services for projects worldwide. With 30,000 employees working together, Tetra Tech provides clear solutions to complex problems by Leading with Science® to address the entire water cycle, protect and restore the environment, design sustainable and resilient infrastructure, and support the clean energy transition.
Tetra Tech is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. Tetra Tech is a VEVRAA federal contractor and we request priority referral of veterans.
We invite applications from all interested parties.
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