Careers at Cal OES
Join Cal OES
Thank you for your interest in employment with the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES). Cal OES is the nation’s premier state-level homeland security and emergency management agency, charged with protecting California from all threats and hazards, whether natural or human-caused. To achieve its mandates, Cal OES employs over 1,500 individuals in various locations and career fields.
Featured Job Opportunities
Deputy Director, Recovery Operations
The Deputy Director, Recovery Operations leadership role is crucial in directing the State of California’s post-disaster recovery operations, ensuring rapid and comprehensive support to communities across the state. Additionally, this position oversees statewide resilience and mitigation programs aimed at enhancing California’s capacity to withstand and mitigate the impacts of disasters. This position leads and manages multiple disaster recovery programs, oversees professional staff, and manages contracts, equipment, and personnel to ensure mission readiness for recovery operations. Within the core recovery programs are the Public Assistance and Individual Assistance functions, Hazard Mitigation, Recovery Support Functions, and the CA Wildfire Mitigation Program.
If you are committed to strengthening community resilience and have a proven track record in disaster recovery and mitigation, we encourage you to submit your resume via LinkedIn here.
Assistant Director, Administrative Services
The Assistant Director of Administrative Services works under the general direction of the Deputy Director of Finance and Administration and is responsible for overseeing and managing the full spectrum of financial services that support the operations of Cal OES. This position oversees administrative policy setting and implementation, procedures, and priorities for Financial Services, Budget Office, Accounting, and Local and Disaster Assistance Programs. The Assistant Director, of Administrative Services serves as the Department’s primary financial operations policy advisor to the Cal OES Executive Leadership team and represents Executive leadership providing policy and procedure guidance and best practices ensuring Cal OES compliance with complex Local, State and Federal funding programs.
If you have a strong background in financial management and are passionate about supporting emergency services in California, we invite you to apply for this pivotal role here.
Other Job Opportunities
Cal OES has a wide variety of careers in a number of offices throughout the state.
Visit the Cal Careers website to see a complete list of Cal OES vacancies.
Exam Opportunities
Associate Telecommunications Engineer
Public Safety Communications (PSC), Technical Services Branch is responsible for a wide array of engineering activities and services related to the public safety communications systems engineering and design for public safety agencies of the State of California. As an Associate Telecommunication Engineer, individuals are responsible for providing engineering support to ensure services for public safety communications meet the critical operational requirements of the state.
Interested candidates can apply for the Associate Telecommunications Engineer examination to gain list eligibility.
Department Specific Classifications
Disaster Assistance Programs Specialist I/II
As a Disaster Assistance Programs Specialist (DAPS) I or II, individuals are integral in the transition from disaster response to disaster recovery. Individuals will be required to travel to disaster affected areas, work in a team environment to quantify event-related damages and capture the affected jurisdiction’s proposed scope of work in a reimbursement grant for state and/or federal disaster public assistance programs.
Interested candidates can apply for the DAPS I and DAPS II examination to gain list eligibility.
Emergency Services Coordinator
Emergency Services Coordinators perform a wide variety of consultative, coordinative, developmental, planning, and evaluative duties in the preparation, implementation, and maintenance of the statewide emergency management system including emergency plans, and the emergency response operations of State and local agencies and relief, recovery, mitigation, and preparedness programs at Cal OES.
Interested candidates can apply for the ESC examination to gain list eligibility.
Emergency Management Coordinator Instructor
The California Specialized Training Institute (CSTI) is recruiting for an Emergency Management Coordinator/Instructor I (EMCI I) in support of the Hazardous Materials training programs and exercises at CSTI. CSTI delivers specialized training throughout California as well as at its main campus in San Luis Obispo year-round. Currently, CSTI offers over 100 course titles in the disciplines of emergency management, criminal justice/officer safety, terrorism, hazardous materials, disaster mitigation, preparedness and recovery, and crisis communications.
Interested candidates can apply for the EMC II examination to gain list eligibility.
HOW TO APPLY
Step 1: Create or Login to Your CalCareer Account
With a CalCareer account, you can take state civil service examinations, save templates of your applications, apply for vacancies, and save your resume all in one place.
Step 2: Take Examination/Assessment
Before you can work for the State, you need to take and pass an examination for the job classification that you wish to be considered for employment. The assessment process can take many forms (i.e. self-assessments, written exams, or structured interview) and may be required to be completed in-person or online. Examination Bulletins list the minimum qualifications and steps required to apply and/or complete the examination/assessment. If you have current or past state experience, you may have Transfer Eligibility or Reinstatement Rights.
Step 3: Search and Apply for Jobs
Once you have taken the examination or established eligibility for the job classification you wish to be considered for employment, you may be considered for open positions in that job classification by applying for job vacancies. Login to your CalCareer account, locate the job you are interested to apply for. Visit the Cal HR website to see our current job openings.