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Operational Support Branch Manager #00506
Dept of Emergency Management —North Chesterfield, VA
- $86,000 - $91,000 a year
- Full-time
- Continuous improvement
- US work authorization
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- Full-time
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Operational Support Branch Manager #00506

Dept of Emergency Management
North Chesterfield, VA

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Job Details

Full-time
$86,000 - $91,000 a year
8 days ago

Qualifications

Community partnership development
Managerial strategic planning
Program management
Incident management
Team leadership
Interagency coordination in disaster response
Emergency plan implementation for disaster response
Operations coordination planning
Team development
Continuous improvement
Team training
Communication with emergency services
General management
Operations planning
Team building
Performance evaluation

Full Job Description

5108388

North Chesterfield, Virginia, United States, 23236

Dept of Emergency Management

Trades and Operations

Full-Time (Salaried)

Closing at: Aug 9 2026 - 23:55 EDT

Dept of Emergency Management

Title: Operational Support Branch Manager #00506

State Role Title: Emergency Management Specialists

Hiring Range: $86,000-$91,000

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept of Emergency Management

Location: VDEM EOC

Agency Website: https://www.vaemergency.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

This position leads and coordinates the Operational Support Branch, ensuring the overall readiness and efficient functioning of the Incident Management Team programs, and branch staff. This position demands a skilled diplomat who cultivates and maintains strong partnerships across local, state, and federal agencies. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong interpersonal and team-building skills, combined with experience managing emergency operations in diverse environments to include field operations, within an ICS structure and the VEOC. This role oversees deployable teams, field training activities and serves as the primary point of contact for the Operational Support Branch, driving collaboration and operational excellence under high-pressure conditions.

All VDEM employees are designated as essential personnel and may be required to work during emergencies, such as inclement weather, and natural or man-made disasters/events as directed. This may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee’s official EWP.

Minimum Qualifications

Considerable knowledge of emergency management principles and operations, ICS/NIMS, Incident Management Teams (IMTs), Emergency Operations Center (EOC) operations, and state coordination structures.
Ability to develop, maintain, and coordinate deployable emergency teams.
Knowledge of strategic planning, performance evaluation, and continuous improvement principles.
Strong leadership and supervisory skills.
Strong experience developing and maintaining productive relationships with local, state, federal, nongovernmental, and other emergency management partners.
Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills in high-pressure operational environments.
Strong organizational skills by maintaining program and team readiness.
Ability to manage programs and operational capabilities that support organizational priorities.
Ability to coordinate personnel and operational resources in support of planned events, emerging incidents, EOC activations, and complex emergency operations.
Ability to develop and deliver effective emergency management, ICS/NIMS, incident management, and operational readiness training.

Additional Considerations

Operational experience and/or disaster response management experience.
Credential in a Command or General Staff position at a Type 3 level.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Applications will only be accepted on-line through the State Job website. Applications must include all work history and references. The decision to interview an applicant is solely based on the information provided in the application materials. Therefore, it is essential to provide enough information to make this assessment.

Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a fingerprint-based criminal history background check, Division of Motor Vehicle check, employment reference check, and E-Verify. The selected candidate must complete a State of Personal Economic Interests as a condition of employment, if applicable (Va. Code 2.2-3114). Other financial, credit, driving, or degree verification checks prior to employment may be required for certain positions. A one-year probationary period is required of all newly hired and re-hired Commonwealth of Virginia employees.

The salary for this position is negotiable up to the maximum hiring range listed in this posting. Offers will not be made outside of the hiring range.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, and people with National Service experience are encouraged to apply.

VDEM does not provide sponsorship or a STEM OPT extension to prospective or current employees. Applicants applying for a position with our agency must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of employment.

The Virginia Department of Emergency Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone: (804) 540-8846

Email: [email protected]

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.

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