WGL Senior Advisor, Incident & Emergency Management

Washington Gas is seeking a Sr. Advisor Incident & Emergency Management to serve as a subject matter expert responsible for strengthening the organizations emergency preparedness incident response and operational resilience.

In this role you will lead and support the development implementation and continuous improvement of emergency management programs and provide technical expertise during significant incidents Emergency Operations Center (EOC) activations severe weather events infrastructure disruptions and other emergency situations.

You will partner closely with Operations Engineering Pipeline Safety Security Environmental Regulatory Affairs Customer Operations Public Affairs Legal and business leadership to ensure WGL is prepared to effectively respond to and recover from significant events.

• Lead the development and continuous improvement of WGLs 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.

• Bachelors degree in Emergency Management Homeland Security Public Safety Safety Security Environmental Science Utility Operations Business Continuity Public Administration Engineering or a related field. An equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
• 810 years of progressively responsible experience in emergency management utility or industrial operations public safety military operations crisis management business continuity security or a related field.
• Experience supporting emergency response operations preparedness programs exercises and incident investigations.
• Working experience within 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.

• Natural gas utility energy critical infrastructure or industrial operations experience.
• Experience supporting multi-state or multi-jurisdictional operations.
• Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) FEMA Professional Development Series or relevant business continuity certification.
• Advanced ICS training including ICS-300 and ICS-400.
• Experience with EOC activations large-scale emergency exercises disaster response mutual assistance or utility restoration activities.

This role requires flexibility to support emergency incidents and significant operational events outside of normal business hours. Travel to operating locations emergency sites and regional response activities may be required as well as extended hours during emergencies severe weather or operational disruptions.

We offer a competitive salary range of $114700 to $166450 per year commensurate with experience education and addition we provide a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance retirement plans and paid time off.

The Company values diversity in its workforce and encourages United States military veterans and service members who meet the qualifications to apply.

Why work at AltaGas

AltaGasis a North American energy infrastructure company with a focus on owning and operating assets that provide affordable energy to our customers. AltaGas assets include Washington Gas/WGL SEMCO and Petrogas. Our talented team nearly3000strong leverages the strength of our assets and expertise along the energy value chain to connect customers with premier energy solutions from the well sites of upstream producers to the doorsteps of homes and businesses to new markets around the world.

We deliver clean and affordable natural gas to approximately1.7 million customers homes and businesses through regulated natural gas distribution utilities acrossfour jurisdictions in the United States and two regulated natural gas storage utilities in the United States. Learn more about our team vision and strategy.

To learn more about our mission: Canadian hires: AltaGas hires personnel on the basis of job-related qualifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to a persons ancestry place of origin colour ethnic origin citizenship creed sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age record of offences marital status family status or disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.