Senior Incident & Emergency Management Lead

AltaGas; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Job summary

AltaGas is seeking a Sr. Advisor, Incident & Emergency Management to strengthen emergency preparedness, response, and resilience across the organization.

You will lead program development, create plans and playbooks, and provide expert guidance during incidents and severe weather. You will collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Security, Regulatory Affairs, and leadership to ensure readiness and effective recovery from significant events.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years in emergency management, utilities, or related fields.
• Experience with Incident Command System (ICS) and Emergency Operations Center (EOC) environments.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams during complex operational or emergency events.
• Strong communication, facilitation, problem-solving, program management, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to remain effective in high-pressure situations and provide clear, timely recommendations to leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and continuous improvement of WGL's Incident & Emergency Management program.
• Develop and maintain emergency response plans, procedures, playbooks, tools, and supporting documentation.
• Provide subject matter expertise and guidance to leadership on emergency preparedness, response strategies, and operational readiness.
• Coordinate and support response activities during utility emergencies, operational incidents, severe weather, security events, and infrastructure disruptions.
• Support EOC and Incident Command System (ICS) activations and serve in designated leadership roles as assigned.
• Lead emergency exercises, tabletop simulations, drills, training, and readiness assessments.
• Conduct preparedness assessments, risk and hazard analyses, and identify opportunities to strengthen organizational resilience.
• Lead after-action reviews and ensure lessons learned and corrective actions are incorporated into emergency plans and practices.
• Build relationships with emergency management agencies, regulators, public safety organizations, mutual aid partners, and other external stakeholders.
• Provide leadership with emergency preparedness updates, metrics, briefings, and recommendations.

Skills

Emergency Mgmt

Cross-functional

Communication

Facilitation

Stakeholder Eng.

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

AltaGas is seeking a Sr. Advisor, Incident & Emergency Management to strengthen emergency preparedness, response, and resilience across the organization.

You will lead program development, create plans and playbooks, and provide expert guidance during incidents and severe weather. You will collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Security, Regulatory Affairs, and leadership to ensure readiness and effective recovery from significant events.