Senior Emergency Management & Incident Readiness Lead

NiSource Inc.; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 133,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

NiSource is seeking an Emergency Manager to lead the organization’s Emergency Preparedness & Response (EP&R) efforts across multiple states. This hybrid role requires designing, updating, and executing EP&R strategies, coordinating with incident command, regulatory bodies, and key stakeholders to safeguard assets and personnel.

You will oversee training, exercises, after-action reviews, and continuous improvements, ensuring readiness through drills and strong relationships with local and state

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of experience in developing emergency management programs.
• Completion of ICS 100, 200, 300, 400, and NIMS 700 and 800.
• Valid driver's license required.

Responsibilities

• Leader in Incident Execution: Support the Incident Commander in executing the EP& R plan during incidents.
• Training Strategy and Execution: Create, support, and execute overall emergency response training plans, including scenario exercises for all levels of incidents.
• After Action Reviews: Lead the strategy for After Action Reviews and the corrective action process through completion, applying learnings to the emergency and incident command structure.
• Technology Strategy Development: Create and support the development of the technology strategy for the maintenance, updates, and execution of emergency preparedness and response plans.
• Relationship Management: Build and maintain relationship strategies and plans across our footprint, including utility leaders, local emergency management agencies, public safety organizations, and other officials.
• Regulatory Compliance: Provide emergency preparedness and response information for filing plans with regulatory bodies.
• Continuous Improvement: Manage continuous improvements to emergency plans and processes activated during incidents.
• Plan Tracking and Updates: Track changes and improvements made to the emergency plans.
• Employee Role Management: Execute the process to identify, track, and update employees assigned to Incident Command System (ICS) roles.
• Record Retention: Ensure record retention of all incident-related documentation.

Skills

Emergency management

Incident Command System (ICS)

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience

ICS 100, 200, 300, 400, and NIMS 700 and 800

Job description

NiSource is seeking an Emergency Manager to lead the organization’s Emergency Preparedness & Response (EP&R) efforts across multiple states. This hybrid role requires designing, updating, and executing EP&R strategies, coordinating with incident command, regulatory bodies, and key stakeholders to safeguard assets and personnel.

You will oversee training, exercises, after-action reviews, and continuous improvements, ensuring readiness through drills and strong relationships with local and state