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Operations Section Chief at AC Disaster Consulting | LAYIQ

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Temporary positions are not benefits eligible except where required by law.
Mission of Role/Position Summary: The Operations Section Chief (OC), working alongside the SERT Chief and the Planning Chief, establishes the operational objectives of the State Emergency Response Team (SERT) through the action planning process. This position ensures effective coordination between all state and local response agencies to achieve SERT's operational objectives.
Tasks, Duties, and Responsibilities: Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the following essential functions:
Coordinate priority missions and resource deployment with Operations Section Branch Directors, ensuring alignment with operational objectives.
Collaborate with the AHIMT Unit Leader to efficiently deploy requested teams and manage mutual aid requests.
Identify resource needs beyond state agency inventories and communicate them to the Logistics Section Chief.
Ensure SERT operational objectives meet local needs by coordinating with SERT field staff.
Deploy and maintain communication with liaisons in affected areas through coordination with the SERT Field Operations Branch Director.
Participate in Incident Action Plan meetings and provide an operational perspective.
Conduct operational meetings with Branch Directors and Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) to resolve response issues and maintain coordination with the Plans, Logistics, and Finance & Administration Section Chiefs.
Manages tactical incident activities to achieve incident objectives and oversees Incident Action Plan (IAP) implementation.
Ensure the decisions of agency leadership are translated into action and manage and coordinate those efforts with all responders.
By the end of the operation be prepared to explain status of field operations and make recommendations and projections.
Participates in the development and implementation of a transition plan based on escalating incident complexity
Supervises the development of Operations Section related contingency plans for the incident.
All other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and written.
Ability to maintain confidentiality with sensitive customer and internal information.
Capable of multi-tasking when necessary.
Strong familiarity with state and local governments is necessary.
Excellent critical thinking, strategic planning, and problem-solving skills.
Highly organized, detail oriented and self-motivated.
Strong time management skills.
Strong desire to help people.
Ability to be flexible and make quick decisions as disasters change and develop.
Supervisory Responsibilities: May have lead responsibilities within projects or small teams depending on function with senior level support.
Expected Hours of Work: Schedule may vary, but 12-hour work days can be expected. Work on evenings and weekends may be required. Dependability and punctuality are paramount.
Travel Requirements: Travel to work site.
Must be willing to travel and deploy to client sites for extended periods of time.
Physical Demands: Mobility required on-site with clients.
Sitting or standing for hours at a time.
Ability to work at a computer for extended periods of time if needed.
Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. repetitively throughout the day and as needed.
Working Environment: May work in an office or home environment or be deployed to the field which may require working outdoors in adverse weather conditions.
Work may be on-site with clients ex: EOC, hospital, debris sites or local government buildings.

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