SEMCO - Senior Advisor, Incident & Emergency Management

WGL Holdings, Inc.; Port Huron (MI); On-site; USD 100,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Holiday pay

401K matching

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Incentive bonus plans

Job summary

SEMCO Energy Gas Company is seeking a Senior Advisor, Incident & Emergency Management to lead and strengthen the emergency management program across our natural gas utility operations. You will serve as the SME for emergency preparedness, incident response, and resilience, partnering with leaders across operations, safety, regulatory functions to ensure readiness and effective recovery from emergencies.

The role offers a comprehensive rewards package and opportunities to influence safety,

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive experience in emergency management or related discipline.
• Experience supporting emergency response operations, exercises, and resilience initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of ICS, EOC operations, and crisis management practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and continuous improvement of the Incident & Emergency Management Program.
• Develop and maintain emergency response plans, playbooks, and readiness tools.
• Coordinate preparedness initiatives, risk assessments, and resilience planning.
• Design and facilitate exercises, tabletop simulations, and drills.
• Lead after-action reviews and drive corrective actions.
• Build relationships with agencies, regulators, and partners.
• Provide leadership briefings and strategic preparedness recommendations.

Skills

Emergency management

Crisis management

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Emergency Management or related field

Tools

Incident Command System (ICS)

Job description

Job Description SEMCO - Senior Advisor, Incident & Emergency Management

At SEMCO Energy Gas Company, safety, reliability, and preparedness are foundational to how we serve our customers and communities. We are seeking an experienced Sr. Advisor, Incident & Emergency Management to lead and continuously strengthen our emergency management program across our natural gas utility operations. In this highly visible role, you will serve as the organization's subject matter expert for emergency preparedness, incident management, crisis response, and operational resilience. You will partner closely with leaders across operations, engineering, safety, security, environmental, public affairs, and regulatory functions to ensure SEMCO is prepared to effectively respond to and recover from emergencies, operational disruptions, severe weather events, and other critical incidents. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact by helping protect our employees, customers, communities, and critical infrastructure.

What You'll Do

• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of SEMCO's Incident & Emergency Management Program
• Develop and maintain emergency response plans, procedures, playbooks, and readiness tools that align with regulatory requirements and industry best practices
• Support emergency response activities, including Emergency Operations Center (EOC) activations, Incident Command System (ICS) operations, severe weather events, infrastructure disruptions, and crisis situations
• Coordinate emergency preparedness initiatives, risk assessments, resilience planning, and operational readiness activities across the utility
• Design and facilitate emergency exercises, training programs, tabletop simulations, and drills to strengthen organizational preparedness
• Lead after-action reviews and corrective action processes to capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement
• Build and maintain strong relationships with emergency management agencies, regulators, public safety organizations, industry partners, and community stakeholders
• Provide leadership briefings, preparedness reporting, and strategic recommendations to support operational and executive decision-making

What You'll Bring

• 8+ years of progressive experience in emergency management, utility operations, public safety, crisis management, business continuity, security, or a related discipline
• Experience supporting emergency response operations, preparedness programs, incident investigations, exercises, and operational resilience initiatives
• Strong knowledge of Incident Command System (ICS), Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs), emergency response principles, and crisis management practices
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders during complex or high-pressure situations
• Excellent communication, facilitation, relationship-building, and project management skills
• Utility, energy, critical infrastructure, or industrial operations experience is strongly preferred
• Professional certifications such as CEM, FEMA Professional Development Series, Business Continuity certifications, or advanced IC S training are considered assets
• Bachelor's degree in Emergency Management, Public Safety, Homeland Security, Engineering, Environmental Science, Business Continuity, or a related field

Why Join

Play a key role in strengthening the resilience of a natural gas utility that serves thousands of customers every day.

Partner with operational leaders, regulators, emergency responders, and executive leadership to shape preparedness and response strategies.

Drive emergency management initiatives, exercises, and continuous improvement efforts that directly influence safety, operational readiness, and business resilience.

We offer a competitive salary range of $99,500 to $144,425 per year, commensurate with experience, education, and skills.

In addition, we provide a comprehensive benefits package including

• health insurance
• retirement plans
• paid time off

• paid time off (PTO) to balance the demands of your work and personal life.

• holiday pay
• 401K matching
• medical, dental and vision coverage
• competitive pay
• incentive bonus plans

The Company values diversity in its workforce and encourages United States military veterans and service members who meet the qualifications to apply. For Canadian hires: AltaGas hires personnel on the basis of job-related qualifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to a person's ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

For U.S. hires: WGL/SEMCO/AltaGas offers a total rewards package that includes competitive pay, incentive bonus plans, holiday pay, 401K matching and a wide array of benefits. These benefits including medical, dental and vision coverage are designed to help you and your family stay healthy.

U.S. affiliates of AltaGas are committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, family responsibilities, matriculation, physical or mental disabilities, political affiliation, genetic information, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

AltaGas is a leading energy infrastructure company with a footprint in some of North America’s most strategic energy markets. Our strategy is simple: to leverage the strength of our assets and expertise along the energy value chain to connect customers with premier energy solutions – from the well sites of upstream producers to the doorsteps of homes and businesses, and to new markets around the world.