Emergency Management Manager

Our purpose is sustaining energy and water for life, and it is demonstrated in everything we do as a business, and as an employee team.

At Liberty, we hire passionate people who care about doing the right thing for our customers. We are entrepreneurial, creative, and outcome-focused. Here, your natural talent and achievements will flourish in an inclusive environment of teamwork, trust and continuous learning. We are always pursuing excellence to exceed our ambitions goals, rewarding both the goal outcome and how we achieve it.

Purpose

This role is responsible for developing and managing a standardized approach to emergency liaison and preparedness activities across Liberty’s gas operations. This role manages emergency liaison activities and reporting provided by 3rd party vendors and ensures consistency of approach among the various roles in the gas utilities that provide liaison between Liberty Utilities and local emergency response agencies, including fire, police, and public safety officials to ensure effective planning, communication, and execution of emergency drills and training. The position ensures the development, ongoing review, and continuous improvement of a standardized Emergency Response Plan and Public Awareness Plan used by the gas utilities and supports pipeline safety audit readiness and compliance through proactive engagement, scenario planning, and continuous improvement of emergency response protocols.

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Accountabilities

• Establish and maintain standard approach to emergency liaison activities and assist local gas utilities with coordinating training and mock drills with local emergency responders. Manage 3rd party vendors performing emergency liaison activities on behalf of Liberty including reporting and continuous improvement.
• Develop standardized approach to ICS training and emergency liaison training and assists gas utilities with planning and executing training for employees and emergency responders. Assist gas utility operating personnel with planning and execution of emergency response drills in collaboration with local emergency responders. Collaborate with local operating personnel to evaluate drill outcomes, develop recommendations for improvement, and track identified improvements to completion.
• Support the development and maintenance of gas Emergency Management Plan and Incident Command System (ICS) documentation.
• Collaborate with regulatory, compliance, and corporate communications teams to align messaging and outreach regarding emergency preparedness and response. Support audits, inspections, and reporting related to emergency preparedness and liaison activities. Ensure accurate tracking of liaison contacts, training sessions, and emergency exercises. Manage monitoring of effectiveness of programs and drive continuous improvement activities.

Education and Experience

• University - Bachelor degree or equivalent experience
• 5 years of experience managing projects
• ICS training and gas utility experience
• Demonstrated experience supporting stakeholder engagement activities.
• Exceptional communication skills including verbal, presenting, editing, writing accuracy and attention to detail are essential.
• Demonstrated ability to resolve problems and issues in a collaborative environment
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. is a growing renewable energy and utility company with over $15 billion of assets across North America and internationally.

For more than 30 years, Algonquin has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to delivering clean energy and water solutions. Our rapid growth has led both our regulated utility services and renewable energy business groups into different geographies and commodities, but our purpose remains unchanged – Sustaining Energy and Water for Life.

Through our operating business (Liberty), we provide regulated electricity, water, and natural gas utility services to over 1 million customer connections, primarily in North America. And, our growing portfolio of clean, renewable wind, solar, hydro and thermal power generation facilities represent over 3 GW of renewable generation capacity in operation and under construction.

With our robust, diversified, and growing presence in communities across North America and internationally, we are continually demonstrating our “Think Global, Act Local” business model.

What we offer

Company funded Pension program

401k with Company match

Full insurance benefits (health/dental/vision/life)

Collaborative environment with a genuine flexible working policy

Share purchase/match plan

Defined Contribution savings plan

Top Talent Program

Volunteer paid days off

Employee Assistance Program

Achievement fund

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role and are not certain you meet the all the qualification requirements, we encourage you to apply to further investigate the opportunity.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value each person’s unique background, diversity, experiences, perspectives and talents. Full participation of all employees in a safe, healthy and respectful environment is key to individual and company success. We are committed to fully utilizing the abilities of all of our employees and expect each of our employees to honor this commitment in their daily responsibilities.