EMS District Chief

Position Title: EMS District Chief
Reports To: EMS Assistant Chief

Location: Tomball, TX, 77377
FLSA Status: Hourly, Non-Exempt

Position Summary
As an EMS District Chief, you will provide direct leadership and oversight to EMS field personnel while serving as an important connection between executive leadership and our teams in the field. You’ll coach and mentor employees, develop future leaders, manage performance, support operational readiness, and help ensure our standards and expectations are consistently communicated and upheld.

Why Join Our Team?
In addition to the opportunity to make an impact through leadership and public service, Harris County ESD 3 offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and employer-paid basic life and AD&D coverage.

Starting Pay & Schedule

• Starting Pay: $30.75/hour
• Schedule: 48/96

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, coach, and develop assigned personnel.
• Foster a culture of professionalism, accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Set clear expectations and hold personnel accountable for performance and conduct.
• Monitor employee performance, attendance, conduct, and compliance with District standards.
• Document and address performance deficiencies through coaching, counseling, remediation, and corrective action.
• Conduct station visits, inspections, and performance observations.
• Lead daily shift operations and ensure service delivery objectives are met.
• Ensure personnel, apparatus, facilities, and equipment remain operationally ready.
• Coordinate staffing resources and resolve operational issues as they arise.
• Respond to significant incidents and provide leadership as needed.
• Communicate organizational priorities, policy changes, and operational expectations.
• Prepare reports and documentation as required.
• Ensure stations, vehicles, equipment, and facilities meet District standards.
• Identify operational concerns and recommend solutions to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
• Assume additional responsibilities during emergencies, disasters, or extraordinary circumstances.
• May perform other duties necessary to support the mission of the District.

Minimum Qualifications

• Texas Licensed Paramedic.
• Five (5) years of experience in emergency medical services.
• Three (3) years of supervisory, leadership, or management experience.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage performance, and hold employees accountable.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to make sound decisions and solve problems in dynamic environments.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Leadership, supervision, and personnel management.
• Coaching, mentoring, and employee development.
• Performance management and accountability systems.
• Conflict resolution and employee relations.
• Organizational communication and team building.
• Strategic thinking and operational problem-solving.
• Ability to build trust, inspire excellence, and drive organizational performance.