Senior Utility Consultant

Inabia-Software-; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant US in Houston, TX is seeking a Senior Utility Consultant for Emergency Preparedness & Incident Response. This role requires 15+ years in the utility industry and hands-on leadership in emergency management, incident response, storm restoration, and utility operations.

The ideal candidate will drive preparedness activities, coordinate restoration during severe weather, participate in ICS-based EOC operations, and collaborate with operations, regulatory, and public safety teams to ensure

Qualifications

• 15+ years of utility industry experience.
• Experience with large electric or gas utilities.
• Led Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Response or Incident Management.
• Experience in EOC activations during major incidents.
• Strong knowledge of ICS and NIMS.
• Experience coordinating restoration during severe weather events.
• Collaborates with operations, regulatory and public safety teams.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and executive presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead emergency management activities for utility operations.
• Coordinate restoration efforts during major weather events.
• Operate within ICS framework and participate in EOC activations.
• Collaborate with operations, regulatory and public safety groups to ensure readiness.

Skills

Emergency Preparedness

Incident Management

Storm Restoration

ICS

NIMS

Stakeholder Communication

Executive Presentations

Utility Operations

Job description

Client

Cognizant US

Title

Senior Utility Consultant – Emergency Preparedness & Incident Response

Location

Houston, TX (Local Candidates Preferred)

Full time

Additional Requirement (Important)

Candidate must be located in the Houston, Texas area and be available to participate in Utilities’ Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) activities, including emergency event mobilization, restoration support, preparedness exercises, and Emergency Operations Center activations as required.

Position Overview

We are seeking a senior utility professional with 15+ years of experience supporting Emergency Preparedness, Incident Response, Storm Restoration, and Utility Operations within large electric and/or gas utilities.

The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience leading emergency management activities, coordinating restoration efforts during major weather events, and working within Incident Command System (ICS) frameworks. Experience supporting utilities in hurricane-prone regions and participating in Emergency Operations Center (EOC) activations is highly preferred.

This role requires close collaboration with utility operations, grid modernization, customer operations, regulatory, and public safety organizations to ensure operational readiness and effective response to large-scale incidents.

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years of utility industry experience.
• Experience supporting large electric and/or gas utilities.
• Demonstrated experience in Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Response, Incident Management, Storm Restoration, or Utility Operations.
• Experience participating in Emergency Operations Centers (EOC) during major incidents.
• Strong knowledge of Incident Command System (ICS) and National Incident Management System (NIMS).
• Experience managing or coordinating hurricane, severe weather, wildfire, winter storm, flooding, or large-scale outage restoration efforts.
• Experience working with utility operations, transmission, distribution, customer operations, and field restoration organizations.
• Strong stakeholder communication and executive presentation skills.
• Ability to support emergency response activities during major storm and outage events.