OPERATIONS & MGMT CONSULTANT MGR - SES - 64085377

Requisition No: 875316 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: OPERATIONS & MGMT CONSULTANT MGR - SES - 64085377

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 64085377 

Salary:  $64,260.04 

Posting Closing Date: 05/22/2026 

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Your Specific Responsibilities:

This position is not eligible for teleworking at this time.

This position works in a cubicle environment.

This position is required to respond to emergencies.

This is a highly responsible, professional position located within the Bureau of Preparedness and Response in the Training and Exercise (T&E) Section.  The position is responsible for overseeing the design, development, implementation, and evaluation of selected T&E Projects. Projects are assigned in the employees’ Performance Expectations.  The position is responsible for the supervision of staff Including appraisals, planning, and directing their work, approving leave, having the authority for hiring, and taking disciplinary action or effectively recommending such actions.

Supervision - This position spends the majority of the time engaged in supervisory responsibilities. This includes communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees in addition to planning and directing employees' work. The incumbent has the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees or effectively recommend such action. The incumbent will also be required to develop performance expectations, meet with staff regularly to discuss performance, complete performance reviews, maintain vacation and work schedules, ensuring proper coverage, and complete timesheets.

Leadership Skills - Incumbent will develop leadership skills through training, webinars, conferences, and other means. Incumbent will use those leadership skills to further the mission of the agency and bureau and to mentor training and exercise (T&E) staff.

Training and Exercise Management - The incumbent is responsible to lead, design, develop, implement and/or evaluate training and exercises. The incumbent will evaluate plans and capabilities in accordance with established Bureau policies and applicable federal grant requirements. This role requires maintaining proficiency in Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program (HSEEP) standards. The incumbent collaborates with ESF-8 managers to identify gaps in after action reports (AAR)/improvement plans (IP) and oversees staff in developing training and exercises to address these gaps.

Integrated Preparedness Plan (IPP) - The incumbent is responsible for providing guidance and developing technical assistance to the training and exercise team in the development of the Department’s Integrated Preparedness Plan (IPP). The incumbent ensures the IPPs for their assigned regions are complete by the assigned deadline.

Training and Exercise Review Process - The incumbent is responsible for participating in the training and exercise review process and ensuring all training and exercises documents submitted follow the approved T&E review process requirements.

DOH & Bureau Representation - The incumbent is responsible to represent the department and bureau at local, state, and national meetings, workshops, or conferences, where attendance is integral to meeting Program objectives.  This responsibility requires prior approval of all presentation materials and submission of an approved travel document prior to travel.

Other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of basic management principles and practices.
• Knowledge of the methods of data collection and analysis.
• Knowledge of CDC/ASPR grant expectations.
• Effective at public speaking, facilitating groups and coordinating across multiple disciplines or agencies.
• Ability to execute the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program, including coordinating the management, , evaluation and execution of exercises
• Ability to supervise people.
• Ability to determine work priorities, assign work and ensure proper completion of work assignments.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to assess budgetary needs.
• Ability to formulate policies and procedures.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to operational and management analysis activities.
• Ability to organize data into logical format for presentation in reports, documents and other materials.
• Ability to conduct fact-finding research.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to solve problems and make decisions.

Qualifications:

Preferred:

Training and Exercise experience

Experience in Managing Projects

A well‑organized, critical thinker

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

Travel Time-  1-25%

Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values:

Mission:

To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.

Vision:

To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.

Values:

I nnovation: We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.

C ollaboration: We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.

A ccountability: We perform with integrity & respect.

R esponsiveness: We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.

E xcellence: We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.

Where You Will Work:

Work Location:

4052 Bald Cypress Way, Tallahassee, FL. 32399

Work Hours:

Monday-Friday  8:00am-5:00pm

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions

(For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);

• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;
• And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, including monthly costs, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

Please be advised:

Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process.  

This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in direct deposit. Any misrepresentations or omissions will disqualify you from employment consideration. Note: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to conduct this background check Successful completion of a drug test is a condition of employment for safety-sensitive positions.

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov 

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida.  Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement. 

The successful candidate will be required to complete the Form I-9 and that information will be verified using the E-Verify system.  E-Verify is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration to verify employment eligibility.   

Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days.

All Florida Department of Health positions require the incumbent to be able to learn and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, in English. Applicants who do not meet this requirement will not be considered.  

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace. 

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-877-562-7287). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation. 

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act. 

Florida has the third largest population of veterans in the nation with more than 1.5 million service men and women.  The Florida Department of Health (department) is committed to serving members of the United States Armed Forces, veterans and their families by encouraging them to apply for vacancies that fit their area of knowledge and/or expertise.  Through the Department's VALOR program, which expedites licensing for military veterans, the Department also waives initial licensing and application fees for military veterans who apply for a health care professional license within 60 months of an honorable discharge. These initiatives help ensure that the transition from military service into the workforce is as smooth as possible and reflects our appreciation for the dedication devoted to protecting our country.    

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.