Emergency Management Administrator

Executive Service

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATOR 2
Department of Military
Tennessee Emergency Management Agency
Nashville, TN
Salary: $5,647 - $7,326 monthly
Closing Date: 02/09/2026
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This position has the potential opportunity to work from home up to 40% of the time.

The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency is currently accepting resumes for the position of Emergency Management Administrator 2 located in Nashville, TN. Under general supervision, implements, coordinates, and monitors emergency management programs in conjunction with federal, state, local, and non-governmental organization stakeholders to protect lives, property, and environment. Supports regional activations in response to disasters caused by natural, man-made, and technological hazards.

Works to improve the planning and organization of local governments in coordination with the Local Emergency Management Director. Monitors and administers programs and funds for preparedness, response, mitigation, recover, and homeland security. Assists local governments in meeting guidelines for improving emergency management planning and response.

• Provide leadership, coordination, and direction to middle regional staff responsible for emergency management and response operations for the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency across a 33-county region.
• Supervise eight District Coordinators and one Administrative Assistant, ensuring effective personnel management, performance accountability, and operational readiness.
• Develop, manage, and serve as the primary implementation authority for the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG), ensuring compliance with federal, state, and agency requirements.
• Manage and operate the Regional Coordination Center (RCC) during emergency activations, coordinating support for local governments and facilitating interagency and state-level response operations.
• Ensure regional staff are trained, equipped, and prepared to respond to all hazards both natural and man-made through planning, training, exercises, and operational response, including but not limited to severe weather, search and rescue operations, and hazardous materials incidents.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• OR Qualifying full-time work in a public safety related field or at the military grade of the E-6 level or above, may be substituted for the required education, on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of four years.
• OR Graduation from an accredited college or university with an associate's degree AND experience equivalent to four years of full-time work in a public safety related field or at the military grade of the E-6 level or above.

Note:

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee s Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State s policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person s race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran s status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.