The Opportunity: The Emergency Planning Coordinator (EPC) is responsible for the City of Dawson Creek’s Emergency Management Program. The Emergency Management Program encompasses all aspects of the preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery measures of the City. The program includes components such as the developing and maintaining emergency response and recovery plans, coordination of emergency support services, organizing emergency training, emergency exercises, creating business continuity plans, and working with stakeholders to meet legislative requirements. This position will be consistently scheduled Monday to Friday; however, the coordinator will play a key role in local and regional emergencies therefore, shifts may vary dependent on the emergency’s size and duration.
Key work areas include:
- Responsible for the coordination of Emergency Support Services,
- Plays a key role in Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) as required by the nature of the incident,
- Acts as a City liaison by communicating with federal and provincial regulatory agencies, and between City departments, representing emergency management issues,
- Develops regional collaboration and coordination for risk assessments, mitigation plans, communication plans and, where applicable, emergency response. This will include stakeholders such as the Peace River Regional District, South Peace Search and Rescue, First Nations Communities, the Ministry of Transportation, and the Dawson Creek RCMP.
- A bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject area such as emergency management, fire services, business administration or an Emergency Management certificate.
- Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in a local government role in the areas of emergency management development, implementation, management, and evaluation of emergency plans and programs.
- Valid Driver’s License
- Experience managing projects and leading interdisciplinary project teams.
- Criminal Record Check.
Candidates should submit a résumé by emailing a PDF or Word document to resumes@dawsoncreek.ca, with the job posting name and number in the subject line, by 11:59 pm on the closing date referenced above. The City thanks all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
