Emergency Management Coordinator
Salary
$62,668.72 - $85,931.28 Annually
Location
Medina, MN
Job Type
Grant - Full-time (benefit earning)
Job Number
25EM347TV351
Closing Date
2/13/2026 11:59 PM Central
Description
Hennepin County's Emergency Management department is seeking an Emergency Management Coordinator to join their team. The ideal candidate should have a background in logistics and field operations supporting crisis response to manage, maintain, dispatch, track, mobilize, and demobilize equipment caches during disasters. Current Hennepin
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Location and hours:
This position is on-site at the Public Works facility located at 1600 Prairie Drive, Medina, MN 55340. There is no public transportation to this facility. Work hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. This position may occasionally include non-regular work hours/on-call during an “activation to assist” alert. New Employee Orientation (NEO) for all new benefit-earning employees is in-person in downtown Minneapolis. Details about NEO will be provided upon hire.
About the position type:
This is a full-time, benefit earning position. This position is internally classified as an Emergency Management Coordinator. Click here to view the job classification specification.
In this position, you will:
· Develop, operationalize, track, and improve procedures to mobilize, dispatch and demobilize resources during and after an emergency.
· Lead county damage assessment operations from Rapid Damage Assessment (RDA) through Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA).
· Store, maintain, and test resources in the Hennepin County disaster cache.
· Lead maintenance and lawncare operations of Hennepin West Mesonet sites.
· Assist in the annual resource gap analysis process and associated Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment (HIRA) update.
· Determine and track scheduled or phased maintenance program with mobile inventory (internal or external contracts).
· Maintain and/or develop a physical (visual and operational) cyclic inventory inspection program.
· Maintain the warehouse floor plan, storage capacity, classification of inventory, slotting, and implementation for an efficient receiving process.
· Provide training and update briefings to emergency management staff with logistics management that include warehouse storage capability, resource processes, sustainability, and organization.
Need to have:
· One of the following:
o Five years or more of experience working in emergency preparedness at the county or local jurisdiction level.
o Bachelor's degree or higher in emergency management or an approved equivalent academic area, and one year experience working in emergency preparedness or related field at the county or local jurisdiction level.
· State of Minnesota Emergency management, FEMA, or Minnesota State Emergency Management Basic Academy certificate or the ability to achieve certification within two years of hire.
Nice to have:
· International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) certification in Emergency Management (CEM).
· Completion of approved training programs in heavy equipment operations.
· Experience:
o Working with on-site and/or off-site field operations in support of disasters.
o Maintaining heavy equipment.
· Knowledge of:
o The proper use of tools and equipment (e.g., common hand tools, impact wrenches, air, and hydraulic jacks); occupational hazards and safety precautions of the trade.
· Ability to:
o Perform basic maintenance repairs.
o Work from diagrams, manuals, verbal, and/or written directions.
o Make cost estimates of time and materials and maintain routine records.
o Lift objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
o Safely drive motor vehicles and operate equipment.
o Work with community partners, department teams, or independently.
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