Senior Planner
Hagerty Consulting

Job Info

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Who we are:
Hagerty Consulting, Inc. (Hagerty) is one of the nation's leading emergency management and homeland security consulting firms. Known for its public spirit, innovative thinking, problem-solving, and exceptional people, Hagerty is sought after to work on some of the largest, most complex, crisis and emergency management issues. Our services are focused on creating more resilient/sustainable jurisdictions, developing whole community operational plans, supporting recovery eligibility after disasters, and obtaining billion-dollar federal grants and loans.
Hagerty is currently supporting a state-supported, non-governmental organization (NGO)-led humanitarian mission that provides emergency sheltering and mass care services to vulnerable populations. The operation also contains a significant public health and medical component focused on COVID-19 screening, testing, and vaccination.
We are looking for experienced mid to senior-level planners to join our Southern California project and are prioritizing candidates with a background in emergency management, public health, NGO and humanitarian fields, and professional management consultants.
This is a high-tempo, client-facing operation that requires individuals who can engage in complex, sensitive, and fast-moving conversations and rapidly provide thoughtful analysis of problems, risks, and inefficiencies and solutions and recommendations to address them. The role requires individuals with a high level of professionalism, humility, interpersonal skills, and precision with communications.
Location: This position is in Southern California. Candidates must be able to work on-site for at least three (3) to six (6) months.
In this role, candidates must have:

• At least five (5) years of professional experience in planning within an emergency management and/or response function.
• Ability to think critically and solve problems in a team environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to facilitate meetings on complex topics with a diverse set of stakeholders.
• Experience developing highly professional deliverables to include one-pager summary recommendations and related planning documents/deliverables.
• Knowledge of the real-world application of disaster plans, policies, and procedures.
• Experience in planning and or in various Planning or Operations Section roles during incidents or events.
• Willingness to be on-site working with a client for several months, and work shifts up to 12 hours as needed based on the client's operational tempo.
• Proficiency with technology and comfort with computers, including Microsoft Word and Excel programs.
• A bachelor's degree.

Candidates might also have:

• Extensive emergency management, disaster response, emergency operations center (EOC), and/or field operations experience.
• A management consultant background, especially in client-facing roles on disaster operations.
• Experience with and understanding of the Incident Command System (ICS) and Planning and/or Operations Section roles and responsibilities.
• Experience serving as within the Planning Section or Operations Section on various types of incidents or events.
• A background in collecting, analyzing, and compiling data and essential elements of information related to a disaster operation.
• Past mobilizations and deployments responding to disasters.
• Formal certifications specific to emergency management, such as a Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) designation.
• A project management background.
• A master's degree in a related field, such as emergency management, public safety, homeland security, public health, etc.

Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled

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