Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Expert

About the position Facilitates gas emergency planning and response with PG&E's gas transmission and distribution organizations. As a member of the Gas Emergency , Response team, the Coordinator is responsible for emergency planning, training, mentoring and exercising with field and emergency center personnel, collectively developing tools and processes for IMT and GEC activations, capturing and tracking after action reports, exercise critiques, lessons learned, and best practices as a result of gas incidents. Participates as a Subject Matter Expert in exercises, drills, and training to enhance preparedness and response. Makes recommendations to the Emergency & Preparedness & Response Training Team and Exercise Team Leads for developing and training course revision and additional data to be included in PG&E's Gas Annex which is part of the Company Emergency Response Plan. Responsible for maintenance of the gas SharePoint intranet site. Works closely with Public Safety Specialists in the field to identify Best Practices and Lessons Learned from delivery of external first responder workshops and Live Action Drills to identify improvement areas in PG&E's gas emergency response efforts. This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need. The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory. Location will be within the the South Bay/Central Coast. PG&E is providing the salary range that the company in good faith believes it might pay for this position at the time of the job posting. This compensation range is specific to the locality of the job. The actual salary paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, geographic location, and internal equity. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed towards the middle or entry point of the range , the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors. Bay Minimum: $122,000 Bay Maximum: $194,000 &/OR CA Minimum: $116,000 CA Maximum: $184,000 This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.

Responsibilities

• Maintains an absolute commitment to safety for self and others including employees and the public.
• Complies with Safety Best Practices and Safety Accountability Model.
• Seeks out unsafe situations and takes corrective action.
• Applies advanced knowledge of the Incident Command System and Gas Operations to build exercise and training material to meet the CPUC compliance.
• Integrates industry knowledge related to data into everyday business practices and decision making for the scenarios and training material.
• Provides direction and strategy as it applies to EMER- 5004S & 2008S on overall goals within specific areas of operations.
• Oversees in-depth quality assurance final reviews and contract drafts.
• Communicates complex ideas to diverse audiences as it relates to Gas Emergency Preparedness (PG&E, other utilities, public entities, community organizations, etc.) using a variety of media.
• Provides guidance around the Gas Emergency Preparedness Strategic Plan and considerations.
• Creates new and complex data models to facilitate business decisions.
• Develops new or revises existing scopes of work, which could include training, exercises, and the Corrective Action Program (CAP) to ensure compliance standards and deliverables are met.
• Acts as a subject matter expert for the Gas Annex and CPUC requests when working with internal partners, Represent Gas Emergency Preparedness during CPUC audits.
• Develops business cases and conducts analysis in support of identifying business needs.
• Leads Career and Seniors’ in the planning and the delivery of exercises and trainings as directed by EPC Supervisor
• Lead cross-functional departmental projects.
• Works independently with guidance on the most complex strategies for a successful exercise and training year.
• Assist in the Gas Annex planning process and include feedback from the field concerning the implementation of the Gas AnnexERP and it’s processes

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree (in emergency management or related field) or 5 years’ experience in emergency preparedness
• 7 years of experience in emergency preparedness as a first responder or emergency planner including 5 years of experience utilizing the Incident Command System (ICS), California Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS), and/or National Incident Management System (NIMS).
• Or 7 years working within PGE's Emergency Management Organization (EMO).
• Understanding of CPUC requirements.
• Ability to travel up to 60 percent of working time
• Ability to respond after hours, on weekends, and holidays to emergency incidents.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's Degree (in emergency management or related field) or 10 years’ experience in emergen