Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity Process Owner

Invenergy; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 137,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401k

Paid time off

Job summary

Invenergy is seeking an experienced Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery (BCDR) Owner in Chicago. The role focuses on developing, testing, and improving resilience across hybrid environments, including on-premises, cloud, and OT platforms.

You will partner with cybersecurity and operations teams to ensure rapid recovery of critical functions. The position requires 5+ years in BCDR, IT infrastructure, or related fields, with a strong ability to lead exercises, define RTOs/RPOs, and produce

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Cybersecurity, Business Administration, Emergency Management, Risk Management, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, IT Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, or Operational Resilience.
• Experience developing and maintaining Business Continuity Plans and Disaster Recovery Plans.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve enterprise BCPs, DRPs, and recovery procedures.
• Conduct BIAs and Risk Assessments to identify critical processes, dependencies, and resiliency requirements.
• Establish and maintain RTOs, RPOs, and recovery priorities across services.
• Coordinate and facilitate exercises, tabletop simulations, and validation activities.
• Work with cross-functional teams to document and align recovery capabilities with business needs.
• Develop recovery playbooks and operational procedures for critical platforms.
• Track remediation activities from testing, audits, incidents, and lessons learned.
• Partner with leaders to integrate continuity strategies into planning.
• Support resilience initiatives including crisis management and incident response.
• Provide reporting and dashboards on recovery readiness and resiliency maturity.
• Serve as SME and internal consultant for continuity and disaster recovery.

Skills

Business Continuity

Disaster Recovery

IT Infrastructure

Cybersecurity

Risk Management

Operational Resilience

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Invenergy is North America’s largest privately held developer, owner, and operator of power infrastructure. With 25 years of trusted execution, we deliver reliable, affordable energy through a diverse portfolio that includes natural gas, solar, land-based wind, energy storage, transmission, and domestic manufacturing. Headquartered in Chicago, we develop, own, and operate large scale projects that power communities and support the energy future.

Invenergy follows a hybrid schedule, working in office Monday through Thursday and remotely on Fridays if work permits.

This position will be open for application for at least 3 calendar days from the posting date. This position will remain open for application based on business need, which may be before or after the 3-day posting window.

Job Description

The Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery (BCDR) Owner will be responsible for developing, maintaining, testing, and continuously improving the organization’s business continuity and disaster recovery capabilities across corporate, operational, and technology environments. Working within a highly dynamic hybrid infrastructure consisting of on-premises, cloud, SaaS, and operational technology platforms, you will serve as the primary subject matter expert for resilience planning, recovery preparedness, and business continuity governance.

In this role, you will partner closely with cybersecurity, infrastructure, applications, operational technology, business stakeholders, and executive leadership to ensure critical business functions and technology services can withstand and recover from disruptive events. You will own the lifecycle of continuity and recovery planning, facilitate testing exercises, drive corrective actions, and support operational resilience initiatives across the enterprise.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve enterprise Business Continuity Plans (BCPs), Disaster Recovery Plans (DRPs), and supporting recovery procedures.
• Conduct Business Impact Analyses (BIAs) and Risk Assessments to identify critical business processes, dependencies, recovery objectives, and resiliency requirements.
• Establish and maintain Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs), Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs), and recovery priorities across business and technology services.
• Coordinate and facilitate business continuity and disaster recovery exercises, tabletop simulations, technical recovery tests, and annual validation activities.
• Work with infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud, application, and operational technology teams to ensure recovery capabilities are documented, tested, and aligned to business requirements.
• Develop recovery playbooks and operational procedures for critical technology platforms and business processes.
• Track and manage remediation activities resulting from testing exercises, audits, incidents, and lessons learned.
• Partner with business leaders to ensure continuity strategies are maintained and integrated into operational planning.
• Support enterprise resilience initiatives including crisis management, emergency response, incident response, and operational recovery activities.
• Monitor industry trends, regulatory requirements, and best practices related to business continuity, disaster recovery, cyber resilience, and operational resilience.
• Provide reporting, metrics, and performance dashboards related to recovery readiness, testing outcomes, compliance status, and resiliency maturity.
• Serve as the primary subject matter expert and internal consultant for business continuity and disaster recovery across the organization

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Business Administration, Emergency Management, Risk Management, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, IT Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, or Operational Resilience.
• Experience developing and maintaining Business Continuity Plans and Disaster Recovery Plans.
• Experience facilitating recovery exercises, tabletop simulations, and disaster recovery testing.
• Strong understanding of hybrid technology environments including cloud, SaaS, on-premises infrastructure, and business-critical applications.
• Experience working with cross-functional business and technical stakeholders.
• Strong written, verbal, analytical, and presentation skills.
• Eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Base Pay

$137,000.00 - $160,000.00 USD Annual

Bonus: 25% - 40%

The base pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target salary for the position. Invenergy considers a number of factors when determining base pay offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate’s experience, education and skills.
In addition to base pay, the total annual compensation package may also include eligibility to participate in our bonus program(s) which are designed to reward individual and company performance. Your recruiter can share more about bonus eligibility for this position during the hiring process.
Invenergy offers a variety of other benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401k, paid time off, etc.

Invenergy LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.