Director of Campus Safety and Emergency Management
Location: University of Baltimore · Type: Full time · Posted:
2026-06-29 · Reference: JR101957
Job Posting:
JR101957 Director of Campus Safety and Emergency Management (Open)
Department:
UBalt Campus Safety and Security, PM
Position Type:
Regular
Open Date:
06-29-2026
Close Date:
$100,000 - $120,000
Job Description:
The Director of Campus Safety and Emergency Management is responsible for
providing leadership in maintaining and enhancing safety and security for the
entire community on the University of Baltimore campus. Reporting to the Vice
President for Administration and Finance (VPAF), the director is an integral
part of campus operations and planning. The director oversees campus safety
operations and manages UBalt's civilian security ambassadors. This position
regularly coordinates and collaborates with the University of Maryland
Baltimore (UMB) police liaison for UBalt. This position is responsible for
providing leadership for UBalt's emergency management program and relevant
compliance and preparedness functions, including incident management, the
maintenance of emergency operations plan (EOP) and associated annexes, and
Clery compliance.
If a conditional offer is accepted, applicants must pass a fingerprinting
background check. Candidates selected for employment may also be subject to
medical inquires and/or medical examinations to determine ability to perform
the job. Employees in this job class may be subject to pre-employment and
random drug testing.
Responsibilities:
Safety and Security Leadership Role
Serves as the campus leader for overall campus safety and security
functions and needs while actively participating in decisions, meetings,
committees, and forums.
Develops, maintains, implements, and communicates policies and procedures
related to safety and security. Participates in the campus policy
coordinators committee.
Communicates with executive management, shared governance, the UMB police
liaison and with many individuals on campus regarding safety matters while
striving to improve campus safety. Represents safety function at community
meetings and town halls.
Communicates and coordinates with the UMB Police Liaison regarding action
plans in response to any crime incidents on the UBalt campus.
Communicates and maintains positive relations with faculty, staff,
students and visitors.
Inspects properties used by campus constituents in conjunction with
facilities management to identify potential safety issues and/or hazards.
Makes recommendations for corrective actions.
Directs responses to requests for non-police safety services on the UBalt
campus.
Interacts regularly with the UMB police department regarding policing
matters and other aspects of the UBalt-UMB memorandum of understanding
(MOU) for policing collaboration to ensure compliance.
Performs and coordinates performance of others at UBalt to deliver the
UBalt responsibilities as outlined in the UBalt-UMB MOU for policing
collaboration to ensure UBalt fulfills its responsibilities. This includes
ensuring that work in other departments is completed, such as maintenance
and testing of video cameras, fire alarms, access control, etc.
Represents UBalt in fostering an effective and positive affiliation with
the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), for coordinating with UMB
on policing matters, and for ensuring that UMB delivers policing services
in accordance with the memorandum of understanding between the two
universities.
Serves as the back-up to the UMB Police Liaison for the following duties:
attend committee meetings, facilitate campus decisions related to weather,
manage emergency messaging to the campus community (timely warning,
emergency notifications), provides safety orientations to students/staff
and coordinates VIP events.
Campus Safety Operations:
Recommends campus building access control policies as well as appropriate
building hours based upon usage reports.
Collaborates with Facilities Management and the Office of Technology
Services on the performance, effectiveness and team requirements of
security-related technology systems, including but not limited to access
control, video surveillance, emergency alert and campus scheduling.
Serves as an intermediate subject matter expert for access control and
video surveillance systems, ensuring that team supervisors and ambassadors
effectively use both systems and address safety-related support tickets.
Serves as an intermediate subject matter expert for the service management
and reporting platform, ensuring the team can use the system for ongoing
reporting needs.
Monitors safety-related support tickets, assigning or closing as needed.
Responsible for maintaining and ensuring functionality of automated
external defibrillators.
Performs weekly campus scheduling data reviews to determine staffing
capacity needs, deployment and physical security change needs. Directs and
confirms adjustments as needed.
Participates in weekly campus operations meetings.
Executes approved annual communication plan and recommends changes to Vice
President for Administration and Technology. Coordinates applicable
content needs with the UMB police public information officer.
Maintains appropriate team and campus operations documentation.
Maintains webpage content relevant to safety and security on campus.
Proposes the annual operating budget for team.
Manages the campus safety unit within the approved budget guidelines.
Manages Security Ambassador Team
Ensures a high caliber, professional security staff while operating in
collaboration with the UMB police to ensure a safe campus.
Responsible for recruitment, retention and development of Security
Ambassadors.
Responsible for onboarding and continuous training of Security
Ambassadors.
Responsible for coaching Security Ambassadors and completion of yearly
performance evaluations.
Oversees program of monthly performance feedback from supervisors to
ambassadors.
Conducts audits of security logs to ensure compliance with established
procedures.
Coordinates staffing schedules to maintain coverage at all established
security posts in partnership with security supervisors.
Coordinates ongoing uniform inspections in support of the professional
image of the security staff in partnership with security supervisors.
Develops weekly roll call information updates and provides those to safety
supervisors.
Develops and conducts ongoing activities to monitor and improve team
effectiveness.
Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) and Team
Responsible for the cyclical review, revision, maintenance, accuracy,
publishing and communication of the EOP and its associated annexes.
Chairs the campus Emergency Operations Team (EOT) and holds regular
meetings.
Serves as Incident Commander for incidents relating to campus safety and
security.
Supports designated incident commanders for all other incident types.
Establishes and coordinates an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) for
severe incidents.
Coordinates cyclical EOP simulations and tabletops utilizing established
outside partners.
Coordinates with the VPAF and Director of Communications on any emergency-
related internal and external communications.
Administers and Maintains Compliance with all Clery Requirements
Performs and manages university responsibilities under the Clery Act,
including documenting compliance. Provides quarterly updates to VPAF on
compliance.
Responsible for coordination of Clery reporting and policy development.
Conducts monthly reviews of crime data received, determining and
documenting Clery relevance. Coordinates secondary review and reconciles
results as necessary.
Responsible for the development, review, revision, maintenance, accuracy,
publishing and communication of the Annual Security Report (ASR).
Identifies and trains Campus Security Authorities (CSAs), as mandated by
the Clery Act
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor's degree in relevant field
Experience: Five years of progressively responsible, related experience to
include at least two years in a supervisory capacity.
If a conditional offer is accepted, applicants must pass a fingerprinting
background check. Candidates selected for employment may also be subject to
medical inquires and/or medical examinations to determine ability to perform
the job. Employees in this job class may be subject to pre-employment and
random drug testing.
Preferred Qualifications:
Education: Master's degree in criminal justice, administration of justice,
or a related field
Experience: Security experience, Emergency Management programming
experience, law enforcement or military service.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Ability to lead teams, develop and operationalize policies, and
communicate with a range of campus constituencies on safety and security
matters.
Ability to supervise, train, and develop Security Ambassadors.
Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, including
ability to complete basic reports, use technology, and operate two-way
communication devices.
Knowledge of the operations and application of security systems and
protocol for maintaining physical security of staff and facilities.
Skill in diagnosing operational problems and implementing corrective
action.
Computer proficiency and technical aptitude with the ability to utilize
the following: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Outlook.
Thorough knowledge of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security
Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act or ability and commitment to gain
such knowledge promptly upon hire. Prior experience in developing and
publishing the annual Clery report and daily crime log preferred.
Knowledge of Emergency Management practices. Prior knowledge and
experience in developing and maintaining an emergency program based on
FEMA and NIMS standards and doctrine.
Strong analytical, critical thinking and decision-making skills.
Strong interpersonal and communications skills are necessary to
effectively communicate with university students, faculty, staff, and the
public.
Demonstrated sensitivity to and respect for the diverse academic, socio-
economic, ethnic, cultural and disability background of university
students, staff, and visitors.
Must be able to work all shifts, including weekends and holidays. This may
include schedule changes as needed to meet safety requirements.
We offer a competitive benefits package, including health, life, prescription,
and dental plans, tuition remission benefits, paid leave (22 days of annual,
15 days of sick, 3 days of personal, and 14-15 holidays) and retirement plans
with employer contributions. You can see more details on our benefits here.
Additional Job Information:
The University of Baltimore ("UBalt" or "University") does not discriminate
on the basis of sex, gender, race, religion, age, disability, national origin,
ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other legally protected
characteristics in its programs, activities or employment practices. UBalt is
an Equal Opportunity/ADA Compliant Employer & Title IX Institution.
