Job Summary:

The Emergency Management Coordinator is a designated safety and health technical expert within the statewide agency Internal Safety & Health Program. This position is responsible for administering, developing and implementing emergency response plans and business contingency plans for the agency. In addition they develop, administer, implement, and monitor the Internal Safety & Health accident prevention program to ensure compliance with Washington Industrial Safety and Health Administration rules and agency policies and procedures.

Emergency Management Coordinator will:

• Ensure agency compliance with safety and health standards such as hazard recognition, workplace violence prevention, defensive driving, and ergonomics.
• Work with all levels of agency personnel and serves as the central point of contact for safety and health issues.
• Ensure agency compliance with state regulations regarding emergency response and business continuity.
• Collaborate with outside entities, i.e. local fire departments and the state’s Emergency Management Division.
• Respond to medical emergencies at central office.
• Inventory and maintain emergency response supplies.
• Work closely with supervisors, staff and Facilities Management to ensure workstation and ergonomic concerns and issues are resolved.
• Serve as agency resource and internal safety and health technical expert.
• Conduct accident/incident and near miss investigations.
• Provide recommendations to managers/supervisors for the elimination of hazards.
• Work closely with the Human Resource Consultants when investigations involve personnel issues and Facilities Management when hazards are identified relating to the building or grounds.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualification:

Four years as a Safety & Health Specialist or Industrial Hygienist or a Bachelor’s degree and four years experience as a Safety & Health Officer, Consultant, Inspector or related experience.

Three years experience in emergency management including continuity of operations planning.

First Aid & CPR certified instructor.

Knowledge of:

Washington Industrial Safety and Health Administration (WISHA) rules and Internal Safety & Health policies

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Responds to difficult, stressful or sensitive interpersonal situations with tact and diplomacy
• Maintain good working relationships among internal and external customers.
• Employ expertise, credibility, and partnering to help customers identify, evaluate and resolve sensitive issues.
• Set and adheres to priorities.
• Responsive and timely.
• Maintain Confidentiality.
• Perform ergonomic assessments as well as skill at designing workstations to match employee capabilities and limitations.
  
  

Special Note:

• Prior to any new appointment into L&I, a background check, including criminal record history, will be conducted.
• Employees driving on state business must have a valid driver’s license. Employees driving a privately owned vehicle on state business must have liability insurance on the privately-owned vehicle.

Application Process:

We are looking for evidence that you have the skills and abilities required for this job. The information you provide will be used to decide who will be selected for the next step in the process.

1. Fill out the L&I Employment Application and submit a resume.
2. Include a letter of interest describing how you meet the qualification, skills and abilities for this position.

Submit your completed Labor & Industries Job Application form, resume and Letter of Interest by May 20, 2008 using one of the following methods:

NOTE: We are unable to accept .ZIP attachments.

Some locations where you may access computer terminals:

• Work Source Centers
  (See locations at: http://www.wa.gov/esd/work/localconnections.htm)
• Public libraries
  (See locations at: http://wlo.statelib.wa.gov/libsearch.cfm)
• Department of Personnel, 600 S. Franklin, Olympia, Washington
  

As a condition of employment the successful candidate accepting this position will be required to comply with the Union Security clause contained in the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the State of Washington and the Washington Federation of State Employees or the Coalition.

Persons with a disability, who need assistance in the application or assessment process, or those needing this announcement in an alternative format, may call (360) 902-9152. Applicants that are deaf or hard of hearing may call through the Washington Relay Service at 7-1-1.

The State of Washington is an Equal Opportunity Employer