Director of Emergency Communications

2 weeks ago

Montgomery, Alabama, United States Montgomerty City-County Personnel Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

Salary Information

Compensation plans are based on a multi-step progression system. The pay range reflects the entry level and maximum salary potential in the assigned pay grade.

**A starting salary may be negotiated and will be commensurate with education, training and experience in alignment with pay administration policies and Montgomery Personnel Board Rules & Regulations**


Nature of Work

The
fundamental reason this position exists is to provide strategic leadership and
oversight of the Emergency Communications Department, which includes E-911,
radio, wireless, and land communication systems. This is responsible
administrative and management work in planning, organizing, staffing,
directing, and controlling the operations and maintenance of the Emergency
Communications Center, its employees, facilities, equipment, and grounds. Major
duties include developing, implementing, and enforcing policies and procedures
for the overall administration and generally overseeing all department
activities. The Director of Emergency Communications reports to the Mayor's
Chief of Staff.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in
Public Administration, Business, Emergency Management, or a closely related
field and five (5) years of experience in a management position in an E-911
communications center equal in programmatic and geographical size to the City
of Montgomery to include supervision of subordinate supervisors, budget
management, and resource management. 

NOTE:  Qualifying education, training and experience that provide the
requisite knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the job will be considered.

Special Requirements

Must be willing to work nights, weekends and
holidays and willing to be on-call to respond to emergency incidents as needed.

Kind of Examination

Applications are being accepted to fill one (1) vacancy and any other vacancies that may occur during the life of the register.  The current vacancy is with the City of Montgomery Emergency Communications Department. Applicants will be screened and qualified based upon education and experience as shown on the application and supplemental questionnaire.  For this reason, applicants are urged to fill in the application form and supplemental questionnaire completely providing detailed information concerning the kinds of jobs they have held, the dates they held them, where and exactly what their duties were. If more than five qualified applications are received, the supplemental questionnaire will be used to rank applicants on the register. Tied scores will not be broken. If there are five (5) or less qualified applicants, they will be considered equally qualified and placed on the register in alphabetical order. 

Complete an online application by visiting Montgomery Personnel Board's Online Employment Center. Paper applications are no longer accepted. Completed applications will be accepted online until 11:59 p.m. on the closing date. If there is no closing date, the announcement may be closed at any time without prior notice.

Additional Information

BENEFITS: Employees are offered a competitive benefits package, which includes health, dental, and life insurance; paid annual and sick leave; paid holidays; and participation in the Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) retirement program.

DRUG TEST: Employment may be conditional upon the potential employee passing a pre-employment drug test. (The drug test may require the submission of a sample of hair, finger nails, and/or urine that will verify illegal drug use).

BACKGROUND CHECK: Employment may be conditional upon the potential employee passing a background check. (Candidates will be asked to provide consent prior to the administration of background checks.)

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: Discrimination against any person in recruitment, examination, appointment, training, promotion, retention, discipline, or any other aspect of personnel administration because of political or religious opinions or affiliations or because of race, national origin, or any other non merit factors is prohibited. Discrimination on the basis of age, sex, or physical disability is prohibited except where specific age, sex, or physical requirements constitute a bona fide occupational qualification necessary to proper and efficient administration.

REQUEST FOR ACCOMMODATION: Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is the responsibility of the applicant with a disability to request accommodation which he/she requires in order to participate in the application or examination process. The Montgomery Personnel Board reserves the right to require documentation of the need for accommodation under the ADA. In order to request accommodation in the application or testing process, contact the Personnel Director at

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