About the role The Pacheedaht First Nation (PFN) Government is seeking a skilled, collaborative, and community-focused Emergency Services Manager to lead, plan, coordinate, and continually improve the Nation’s Emergency Services Dept. This challenging, yet exciting role, is accountable for maintaining dependable first responder coverage 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The ESM coordinates personnel, partner agencies, equipment, training, and operational readiness.

The position requires administering emergency management grants and approved budgets, exercising delegated signing authority, and providing clear, timely advice/updates to senior leadership. The successful ESM combines sound operational judgement with respectful relationship-building and a strong commitment to community safety.

Emergency Response and 24/7 Coverage

- Design, implement, and oversee a sustainable staffing, scheduling, and on-call model that ensures qualified first responder coverage 24 hours a day, seven days a week
- Coordinate responders, dispatch services, mutual-aid partners, contractors, equipment, facilities, and communications to support a secure, timely, and effective response to emergencies
- Provide operational leadership during emergency incidents and support the activation and effective operation of the Nation’s emergency response procedures and Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), as required
- Maintain current contact lists, call-out procedures, duty schedules, escalation protocols, and service continuity plans
- Monitor responder qualifications, readiness, availability, workload, fatigue, and safety, and secure back-up resources when service continuity may be at risk
- Coordinate regular training, exercises, debriefs, and after-action reviews to strengthen preparedness and response capacity
- Leverages supports (ie EFAP & others) to help combat stress, fatigue & trauma

Planning, Partnerships, and Community Readiness

- Lead the development, review, and implementation of emergency plans for hazards affecting the community and territory
- Develop, maintain, test, and implement comprehensive emergency response plans, hazard-specific procedures, and operational protocols that clearly define roles, resources, communications, and decision-making authorities
- Lead community evacuation planning, including the development and testing of evacuation routes, transportation and reception arrangements, supports for vulnerable community members, public notifications, re-entry procedures, and coordination with partner agencies
- Lead the timely implementation, activation, and operation of the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), including establishing the appropriate staffing structure,



coordinating situational awareness, supporting leadership decisions, tracking actions and resources, and maintaining accurate incident documentation
- Establish and sustain respectful, effective working relationships with Pacheedaht First Nation leadership, staff, community members, neighbouring jurisdictions, emergency agencies, health partners, funders, and service providers
- Support culturally appropriate public education, preparedness initiatives, evacuation planning, and community notifications
- Ensure emergency plans reflect community priorities, local knowledge, applicable legislation, and recognized emergency-management practices
- Engage in community resilience and mitigation planning to better align with FireSmart and emergency preparedness initiatives

Grant Administration and Delegated Authority

- Identify appropriate emergency management funding opportunities and lead the preparation of grant applications, work plans, budgets, funding agreements, deliverables, and required reports
- Recommend and administer the allocation of approved grant funding in accordance with funding agreements, approved budgets, internal policies, eligible-cost requirements, and established financial controls
- Maintain complete financial and program records and work closely with the Finance Dept to monitor expenditures, forecasts, eligible costs, and audit requirements
- Exercise delegated financial and signing authority within approved limits and ensure that commitments, contracts, and expenditures outside those limits are referred promptly for authorization
- Ensure purchasing, contracting, and payment approvals are transparent, properly documented, and aligned with the Nation’s procurement and financial procedures

Leadership, Reporting, and Administration

- Provide senior leadership with concise, timely, and decision-ready updates on operational readiness, active incidents, emerging risks, staffing capacity, partnerships, grant commitments, budget performance, and matters requiring direction or approval
- Prepare briefings, reports, recommendations, policies, procedures, and presentations for senior leadership and, when requested, Chief and Council, community members
- Develop annual priorities, performance measures, workplans, and budgets for emergency services
- Supervise, schedule, coach,



and support employees, responders, volunteers, and contractors, as applicable
- Partners with the HR Dept on a variety of personnel matters/issues (ie recruiting, hiring, performance management, policies, staffing plans, onboarding, contracts, legal issues)
- Sits on the Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee as an Employer Rep (and Co-Chair)
- Protect confidential information and maintain accurate incident, personnel, training, asset, and compliance records

EDUCATION

- Degree, diploma or certificate in emergency services management, public safety, fire sciences, or other related field – strongly preferred
- Professional development courses/workshops in trauma, fire, emergency services, public safety, First Nations, leadership/management, conflict resolution, and communications – preferred

EXPERIENCE

- 3+ yrs of experience coordinating emergency response operations, public-safety services, or complex on-call programs
- 3+ yrs of experience administering grants, budgets, contracts, and financial reporting, including responsibility for delegated spending or signing authority
- 3+ yrs of experience briefing senior decision-makers and translating operational information into clear recommendations
- Demonstrated knowledge of incident command, emergency operations centres, business continuity, risk assessment, and emergency planning
- Demonstrated experience developing and implementing emergency response and evacuation plans and supporting or leading Emergency Operations Centre activations, exercises, and continuous-improvement activities

DATE POSTED: Oct 8/26

START DATE: ASAP

STATUS: Full Time, Permanent

CLOSING DATE & TIME: Oct 23/26, 4pm

COMPENSATION: Competitive (plus group benefits/pension/EFAP)

BASED OUT OF: Pacheedaht/Port Renfrew BC (not a remote role)

TO APPLY: Forwardcover letter & resume to: Dwayne Worthing, Director of Human Resources, via the Indeed site.

Applicants may request copy of the full by sending email to above person.

In accordance with the provisions of the Canadian Human Rights Act, preference may be given to Indigenous applicants.

We thank all those who apply, however only that shortlisted will be contacted for interviews.

Pay: $35.00-$40.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 40.0 per week

Benefits

- Company events
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Ability to commute/relocate:
- Port Renfrew, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Emergency Services Manager (Port Renfrew)
🏢 Pacheedaht First Nation
📍 Port Renfrew