LOGISTICS PROGRAM MANAGER, URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE (USAR)

City of New York - New York, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

Onsite - New York, NY

101-250 employees

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The Logistics Program Manager for Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) at New York City Emergency Management (NYCEM) is responsible for overseeing logistics operations for New York Task Force One (NY-TF1). This role involves managing equipment, supplies, and services essential for emergency response, ensuring effective resource management during both routine and emergency situations. The position requires a strong background in logistics, emergency management, and fleet operations, with a focus on supporting the task force's operational readiness and response capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage the purchasing, servicing, and delivery of NY-TF1 equipment, supplies, and services.
• Manage, upload, and track documentation associated with the purchasing, servicing, and delivery of NY-TF1 equipment, supplies, and services.
• Manage NY-TF1's Fleet Maintenance Program, including maintaining Vehicle Fleet Reports and tracking preventive maintenance.
• Operate NY-TF1 owned vehicles, including tractor/trailers and other large/medium sized vehicles.
• Assist with the management of NY-TF1's equipment inventory database.
• Maintain inventories including NY-TF1's uniform cache.
• Provide building access monitoring.
• Perform basic maintenance on equipment such as tools and generators.
• Use creative problem-solving related to logistics challenges in high-pressure situations.
• Support the task force with various logistical and administrative projects.
• Support NY-TF1 during training, exercises, Alert, Activation, and Demobilization Orders.
• Deploy with NY-TF1 in a clerical support role at the direction of the Deputy Commissioner of Logistics.

Requirements

• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in emergency management, fire, police, military service, public safety, public health, public administration, urban planning, engineering, or a related field; or
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of satisfactory full-time professional experience in the areas listed; or
• A master's degree from an accredited college in emergency management, public administration, urban planning, engineering, or a related field and one year of satisfactory full-time professional experience in the areas listed, with at least two years in a specialized area.

Nice-to-haves

• Valid class A commercial driver's license or commercial driver's permit with endorsements.
• Experience operating tractor/trailers and large/medium sized vehicles.
• Experience with inventory tracking.
• Experience liaising with vendors and purchasing goods/equipment.
• Experience managing multiple projects in a high-pressure work environment.
• Familiarity with MS Office programs including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Willingness to work as part of a team.

Benefits

• Participation in trainings to build skills and competencies in emergency response.
• Opportunity to assist with Ready NY emergency preparedness presentations.
• On-call Emergency Operations Center (EOC) team assignment.