The
Director of Emergency Communications is responsible for the direction of the
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 Communications Center, its employees, facilities,
equipment and grounds. Major duties include developing, implementing and enforcing
policies and procedures for overall administration and generally overseeing all
department activities. The Director of
Emergency Communications supervises the Communications Center Assistant
Director and reports to the Executive Assistant to the Mayor.
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.
Must be willing to work nights, weekends and
holidays and willing to be on-call to respond to emergency incidents as needed.