Emergency Management Manager (Electric Utility/Wildfire Mitigation Planning)

Our purpose is sustaining energy and water for life, and it is demonstrated in everything we do as a business, and as an employee team.

At Liberty, we hire passionate people who care about doing the right thing for our customers. We are entrepreneurial, creative, and outcome-focused. Here, your natural talent and achievements will flourish in an inclusive environment of teamwork, trust and continuous learning. We are always pursuing excellence to exceed our ambitions goals, rewarding both the goal outcome and how we achieve it.

Purpose

The Emergency Manager is responsible for leading Liberty’s emergency preparedness and response programs. This includes maintaining and activating emergency plans, coordinating with internal teams and external agencies, ensuring regulatory compliance, and supporting PSPS and wildfire response efforts. The role also oversees training, exercises, and post-incident reviews to drive continuous improvement and operational readiness.

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Accountabilities

- Manage and coordinate all aspects of emergency planning and emergency preparedness programs and activities.

- Collaborate with various internal departments and external agencies to provide emergency management support to company personnel.

- Develop and implement plans, procedures and protocols to maintain institutional awareness regarding emergency preparedness.

- Assist in the development and implementation of plans and strategic and operational procedures and protocols to execute emergency management functions.

- Develop and implement emergency management systems and ensure compliance with state and company regulations.

- Coordinate the logistics of disaster response or crises management activities including evacuations, and implement special needs programs and plans.

- Perform tests and evaluations on currently implemented emergency management plans in accordance to state regulations.

- Review incident action plans and provide input on emergency management goals and objectives. Create incident management reports, including organizational charts and job action sheets.

- Develop and maintain effective liaison with county departments and municipalities to facilitate emergency plan development and response effort coordination.

- Participate, manage and maintain memberships with Mutual Assistance Groups and contractors.

- Identify potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk; develops/implements corrective action plans for resolution of problematic issues, and provides general guidance on how to avoid or deal with similar situations in the future.

- Develop and circulate instructional materials to educate and inform personnel about potential security threats and ways to respond to such threats.

- Inspect facilities and equipment used in emergency management operations to ensure that they are working properly.

- Other duties as assigned in the department such as but not limited to operational regulatory compliance, training, quality, and reporting.

Education and Experience

- University - Bachelor degree or equivalent

- Working knowledge of Federal and State Electric regulations, emergency management programs and business continuity response standards is preferred

- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. is a growing renewable energy and utility company with over $15 billion of assets across North America and internationally.

For more than 30 years, Algonquin has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to delivering clean energy and water solutions. Our rapid growth has led both our regulated utility services and renewable energy business groups into different geographies and commodities, but our purpose remains unchanged – Sustaining Energy and Water for Life.

Through our operating business (Liberty), we provide regulated electricity, water, and natural gas utility services to over 1 million customer connections, primarily in North America. And, our growing portfolio of clean, renewable wind, solar, hydro and thermal power generation facilities represent over 3 GW of renewable generation capacity in operation and under construction.

With our robust, diversified, and growing presence in communities across North America and internationally, we are continually demonstrating our “Think Global, Act Local” business model.

What we offer

Company funded Pension program

401k with Company match

Full insurance benefits (health/dental/vision/life)

Collaborative environment with a genuine flexible working policy

Share purchase/match plan

Defined Contribution savings plan

Top Talent Program

Volunteer paid days off

Employee Assistance Program

Achievement fund

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role and are not certain you meet the all the qualification requirements, we encourage you to apply to further investigate the opportunity.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value each person’s unique background, diversity, experiences, perspectives and talents. Full participation of all employees in a safe, healthy and respectful environment is key to individual and company success. We are committed to fully utilizing the abilities of all of our employees and expect each of our employees to honor this commitment in their daily responsibilities.