Career Opportunity

Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Explosive (CBRNE)/Securing the Cities Regional Project (STC) -Department of Emergency Management (0931) REGIONAL PROJECT MANAGER

Recruitment: RTF0142516-01146651

Published: January 17, 2024

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About:

Specific information regarding this recruitment process are listed below: 

• Application Opening: Wednesday, December 6, 2023
• Application Deadline: File Immediately. This announcement may close at any time after 5:00 pm on December 20, 2023
• Compensation Range: $141,492 - $180,622 Annually 

This is a Permanent Exempt appointment not to exceed three (3) years. However, appointees would have an opportunity to reapply for an additional term. This position is exempt from Civil Service Commission rules pursuant to the City and County of San Francisco, Charter Section 10.104, and incumbents are considered “at will” and serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer.  This is a full time, 40 hours per week appointment. 

The current position is located at the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management (DEM) in the Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Division.  DEM manages disaster preparation, mitigation, and response; 9-1-1 dispatch, and homeland security grants distribution for the City and County of San Francisco. DEM was created in 2006 by local legislation that reorganized the Emergency Communications Department and the Office of Emergency Services into a single agency. For more information on the Department of Emergency Management, please visit: http://www.sfdem.org/. The UASI division improves regional capacity to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist incidents and catastrophic events. UASI utilizes federal homeland security grant funds to analyze regional risks, identify capability gaps, and build a secure, prepared and resilient region. For more information on the Bay Area UASI, please visit: http://www.bayareauasi.org/ 

Role description

Under the direction of the Securing the Cities (STC) San Francisco Bay Area Regional Program Manager, the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive (CBRNE) / STC Regional Project Manager develops and implements regional program and project goals with a focus on Department of Homeland Security CBRNE capabilities related to public safety agencies and health organizations; builds public-private and other strategic partnerships; defines organizational structure; manages outside agencies, consultants and vendors; coordinates Bay Area UASI CBRNE functions to meet FEMA and the National Homeland Security Program goals and objectives; coordinates, plans, and facilitates meetings; serves as the representative of the department in meetings involving regional projects, policies or procedures; and performs related duties as required. The CBRNE Regional Project Manager oversees and executes all programmatic tasks associated with the application for and distribution of federal and state grants, including maintaining records, negotiating deliverables and timelines for projects, and creating agreements outlining contract amounts and terms. The position provides regional coordination, monitoring, management, and oversight of grant-funded projects and programs. The CBRNE Project Manager role also involves working with Bay Area UASI subject matter working groups, as well as other stakeholders related to Bay Area CBRNE program, to obtain and make recommendations to the Bay Area UASI Approval Authority on application for and allocation and distribution of grant funds, including policy and programmatic objectives. 

 The 0931 CBRNE Project Manager position’s focus is to enhance the STC grant program by supporting and sustaining the core capabilities in CBNRE capabilities, which includes the following: 

• Supporting the STC Program Manager. 
• Providing logistical support for the regional Project Management Office (PMO). 
• Communicating with committee chairpersons and committee membership. 
• Convening committee meetings and conducting initial planning. 
• Identifying and addressing general operational concept for region with regard to primary/secondary screening and reporting. 
• Identifying regional equipment requirements for primary and secondary screening. 
• Developing a comprehensive roadmap by which regional partners will navigate all phases of the STC program, describing the mission, goals, phases of implementation, and a detailed Plan of Action and Milestones (POAM). 
• Providing analytical support to the STC Program Manager to implement functional area committees: Executive Committee, Operations Committee, Training and Exercise Committee, Equipment Committee, and Information Exchange Committee. 
• Attending regional meetings on an as needed basis. Examples include: Performing regional capability assessments; Monitoring sub recipient award expenditures; Engaging federal, state, and local agencies in both the CBRNE and STC San Francisco Bay Area programs; Facilitating the Bay Area CBNRE Workgroup meetings; Managing, facilitating, and planning Public and Medical Health Workgroup meetings; Conducting a regional CBRNE gap analysis; Strategizing regional procurement for CBRNE equipment and Training/Exercise; and Developing after action reports and other FEMA related document. 
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.   

Schedule/Hours: Typically, Monday - Friday from 8 am - 5 pm. May include occasional weekend, evening, holidays, and on-call hours based on needs of the department. Telecommuting may be available at the discretion of DEM management pursuant to the City’s Telecommute Policy. 

How to qualify

Education: Possession of a bachelor’s degree in Business, Public Administration, Emergency Management or a closely related field; AND 

Experience: Five (5) years of professional experience in emergency/disaster/recovery planning and/or public health, of which three (3) years must include supervising professionals. 

Education Substitution: Additional qualifying work experience in emergency/disaster/recovery planning and/or public health may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis for up to two (2) years. (One year of work experience is equal to 30 semester or 45 quarter units). 

Experience Substitution: Possession of a Master’s degree in Business, Public Administration, Emergency Management or a closely related field may substitute for one year of experience (but may not substitute for the required supervisory experience). 

Desirable Qualifications: 

• Working knowledge in the area of Hazardous Materials response and recovery operations. 
• Working knowledge in the field of CBRNE program development and administration. 
• Working knowledge of implementing CBRNE training and exercise initiatives. 
• Completed courses towards or completion of Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate. 
• Experience reviewing, recommending, and evaluating strategies for the financial and administrative management of grant funded programs. 
• Working knowledge and/or completed courses regarding chemical/biological and    radiological nuclear materials. 

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.   

One year full-time employment is equivalent to 2,000 hours (2,000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40 hour work week). Any overtime hours that you work above 40 hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full-time employment.  

VERIFICATION: Verification of Education and Experience: 
Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at https://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements 

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco. 

All work experience, education, training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications. 

What else should I know?

SELECTION PROCEDURE: 
The selection process will include evaluation of applications in relation to minimum requirements. Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement to the interview. Depending on the number of applicants, the Department may establish and implement additional screening mechanisms to comparatively evaluate the qualifications of candidates. If this becomes necessary, only those applicants whose qualifications most closely meet the needs of the Department will be invited for an interview. 

Notes:  Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement through all of the steps in the selection procedure. 

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco: 

• Information About the Hiring Process 
• Conviction History 
• Employee Benefits Overview   
• Equal Employment Opportunity  
• Disaster Service Worker 
• ADA Accommodation 
• Veterans Preference 
• Right to Work 
• Copies of Application Documents 
• Diversity Statement 

HOW TO APPLY  
All applicants must submit a resume and completed job application (all sections, including Experience and Education, must be completed) in order to be considered. Resumes will not be taken as a substitute for completing the application.  

Visit careers.sf.gov and begin the application process and select the “Apply Now” button and follow instructions on the screen. 

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com). 

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received. 

Exam Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the exam analyst Angie Ignao at angie.ignao@sfgov.org. 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.