Emergency Preparedness Specialist

Aalo Atomics•Idaho Falls, ID

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Aalo Atomics is building and operating advanced sodium-cooled reactors, including a Department of Energy-authorized reactor at the Idaho National Laboratory site. The Emergency Preparedness Specialist serves as the emergency management organization’s subject matter expert for drill and exercise development and manages readiness activities under NE O 151.1 and HSEEP. The role oversees drills and the annual exercise, Emergency Response Organization training and qualification records, operations center readiness, and interfaces with INL Emergency Management and the neighboring Materials and Fuels Complex. Aalo operates as a tenant program within the INL sitewide emergency plan, with the offsite interface coordinated through Battelle Energy Alliance. The position is based in the United States and requires on-site work in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Work takes place in office, reactor site, and operations center environments. DOE site work includes outdoor conditions such as winter weather and requires compliance with site access and training requirements. ERO membership entails emergency callout, including nights, weekends, and holidays, and participation in drills and exercises outside normal hours. Aalo Atomics describes its workplace as collaborative and supportive, with opportunities for professional growth, intellectually challenging careers, and competitive compensation. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or U.S. persons in compliance with 10 CFR Part 810 and may not hold non-compliant foreign citizenships.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in emergency management, a science, engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and emergency management experience.
At least three years of emergency management experience at a DOE site, national laboratory, nuclear facility, or equivalent high-hazard facility.
Experience designing, controlling, and evaluating drills or exercises under HSEEP.
Experience serving in an ERO position.
Completion of FEMA IS-100, IS-200, IS-700, and IS-800, or completion within the first 90 days.
Working knowledge of DOE emergency management requirements, including NE O 151.1 and its guidance.
Ability to obtain and maintain unescorted access to a DOE site and meet export control requirements for access to controlled technology.
Ability to qualify for assigned ERO positions and carry emergency callout.
Based in the United States and willing to work on-site in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens or U.S. persons in compliance with 10 CFR Part 810 and may not hold non-compliant foreign citizenships.

Nice To Haves

ICS-300 and ICS-400; HSEEP course completion.
Experience at a tenant facility operating inside a sitewide emergency plan.
Experience with the INL Warning Communications Center, INL Emergency Management, or a comparable site emergency organization.
Experience with sodium or other combustible metal hazards, or with radiological facilities.
Familiarity with DOE occurrence reporting and corrective action programs.
Associate Emergency Manager or Certified Emergency Manager certification through the International Association of Emergency Managers.

Responsibilities

Use the Aalo Emergency Plan, emergency planning hazards assessment, and related planning documents to advise management on hazards and strategies for safely mitigating emergency events.
Design, conduct, control, and evaluate HSEEP drills and the annual exercise, including objectives, scenarios, master scenario event lists, controller and evaluator instructions, evaluation criteria, participant briefings, drill safety plans, critiques, and after-action reports.
Serve as a trained drill controller and evaluator independent of the positions being evaluated, and recruit and train additional controllers and evaluators.
Administer ERO training and qualification records with the Aalo training organization, including position qualification cards, initial and requalification status, drill participation, and currency.
Maintain the ERO roster and on-call schedule, and keep the on-call notification path current with the INL Warning Communications Center.
Maintain operations center readiness, including emergency and casualty procedures in hard copy and electronic form, scheduled communications equipment tests, supplies, and logs.
Ensure facility accountability personnel are designated and trained, and that accountability processes cover employees, subcontractors, co-located tenant personnel, and visitors.
Coordinate emergency preparedness, planning, and response activities with Plant Operations, Nuclear Safety, Quality, Training, Radiological Controls, INL Emergency Management, INL Fire, and MFC.
Advise the Manager, Emergency Management on technical emergency planning, preparedness, response, drill, and exercise issues.
Maintain Aalo emergency management program elements and products in compliance with federal regulations, DOE orders, the INL sitewide emergency plan, and company procedures.
Conduct and document program, program-element, and facility self-assessments; participate in management and independent assessments as assigned.
Contribute to the annual Emergency Readiness Assurance Plan.
Enter drill, exercise, and assessment findings into the corrective action program and complete assigned corrective actions with objective evidence.
Provide feedback for continuous improvement through company lessons learned and issue management programs.
Serve as a member of the Aalo ERO, participate in required training, drills, and exercises, and respond to actual emergency events when activated.
Exercise stop work authority for any condition presenting imminent danger.
Perform other duties as assigned.