Emergency Management Specialist
About The Position
Join our dynamic Emergency Management Team to grow your career to the next level! As an Intermediate/ Senior Specialist (Emergency Management), you will play a meaningful role within our Environmental Group. This position gives the successful candidate the unique experience of working in a matrix business performing work with skilled professionals across North America in a collaborative environment with opportunities for specialization and advancement. The role will be based on any of our Ontario offices. Our workplace thrives on a hybrid model, combining in-office collaboration and flexibility. Join us in office, three days a week to contribute, connect and excel in our vibrant environment. Working with an energetic and high-performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in leading the delivery of Emergency Preparedness (EP) services such as regulatory/ response planning, hazard and risk assessments, training and exercises for environmental response (oil/chemical), Incident Command System (ICS) management. You will also conduct consequence modelling using a variety of software programs, lead the preparation of technical correspondence, project proposals, technical reports, evaluations and lessons learned reports, and ICS documentation (All ICS forms [EPA, USCG]), and work plans. Additionally, you will assist in gap assessment and program review of client emergency management programs, support business development with existing as well as new clients, including assisting with proposal pursuits, lead or support project management activities including cost and budget tracking, scheduling, client communication and liaising, and preparation and implementation of scopes of work, and support training and mentoring of junior staff.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering (such as chemical, mechanical, environmental) or emergency management (with an industry focus)
- Previous employment experience in a consulting/engineering/Industrial Emergency Management role
- 5+ years' experience required
- Previous leading or supporting exercise experience using the U.S. Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program
- Intermediate knowledge and use of Microsoft Office suite programs
- Proven problem-solving abilities and proficiency
- Ability to present technical information, both written and orally, in a concise and professional manner to audiences of varying technical abilities and backgrounds
- Eligible to qualify for a TN Visa to work in United States
- Positive attitude with very strong interpersonal skills
- Readiness to travel up to 25% of the time. Ability to respond to call outs during non-routine working hours will be required
- High degree of personal initiative, great teammate, and capable of working on a wide variety of tasks
- Must have a valid drivers license and passport.
Nice To Haves
- Previous employment experience in a similar regulatory/ response planning capacity with experience in some or all of the following areas will be considered an asset: Process Safety Management Plans (CAS or OSHA), Risk Safety Management Plans (RMP), Emergency Response Plans (FRP, COSRP, PHMSA/EPA Contingency plans), Process safety management (Path 2 or PSM), Process hazard analyses (PHA)
- Experience in industrial settings, hazardous materials, regulatory compliance, process flow, and/or process safety considered an asset
Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of Emergency Preparedness (EP) services such as regulatory/ response planning, hazard and risk assessments, training and exercises for environmental response (oil/chemical), Incident Command System (ICS) management.
- Conduct consequence modelling using a variety of software programs
- Lead the preparation of technical correspondence, project proposals, technical reports, evaluations and lessons learned reports, and ICS documentation (All ICS forms [EPA, USCG]), and work plans
- Assist in gap assessment and program review of client emergency management programs
- Support business development with existing as well as new clients, including assisting with proposal pursuits
- Lead or support project management activities including cost and budget tracking, scheduling, client communication and liaising, and preparation and implementation of scopes of work
- Support training and mentoring of junior staff
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Adherence to all relevant pay transparency legislation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
