CenterPoint Energy is looking for an Emergency Preparedness & Response Director to join our Field Services Team, located in Houston, TX.

You will have the ability to: responsible for leading and providing strategic direction for the company’s Emergency Preparedness and Response (EP&R) team. Oversees the development of plans and actions that mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from for various incident types that may impact an electric and natural gas utility. Responsible for the centralized administration and coordination of EP&R and business continuity planning for the company. Ensure change management processes are followed, including maintenance of the EP&R and Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) plans, change control, management of employee rosters and the identification and remediation of gaps in EOP/EP&R plans. Oversees planning and facilitation of annual EOP/EP&R drills, tabletop exercises and after-action reviews to be communicated to multiple levels in the organization, including senior leadership. Continuously identify and coordinate training needs associated with emergency response.

We want you to know

CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 150 years. Our vision to lead the nation in delivering energy, service and value drives our strategy and performance. We have an unwavering commitment to deliver electricity and natural gas safely and reliably to millions of people.

Diversity and Inclusion

CenterPoint Energy is committed to creating an inclusive work environment where business results are achieved through the skills, abilities, and talents of our diverse workforce.

At CenterPoint Energy, individuals are respected for their contributions toward our company objectives. We strive for an inclusive work environment across all levels that is reflective of the available workforce in the communities we serve.

What we bring to you

• Competitive pay
• Paid training
• Benefits eligibility begins on your first day
• Subsides metro and parking discounts
• Flexible work schedule, paid holidays, and paid time off
• Access to discounts at fitness clubs and an on-site wellness center at our headquarters in Houston
• Professional growth and development programs including tuition reimbursement
• 401(k) Savings Plan featuring a company match dollar-for-dollar up to 6% and a company contribution of 3% regardless of your contribution with immediate 100% vesting.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Set the short- and long-term strategic vision for EP&R organization.
• Responsible for the development and execution of metrics and organizational goals that support the corporate strategy and communicating these goals to various levels of leadership, including senior level management.
• Responsible for collaboration and alignment across functions to execute the emergency preparedness and response and business continuity planning goals and objectives.
• Oversees the administration and coordination of emergency operations preparedness and response and business continuity planning for the company.
• Accountable for the results of key performance indicators and goals for emergency preparedness and response organization.
• Builds and maintains relationships with industry peers and industry organizations to understand industry trends and best practices; makes recommendations and communicate updates to stakeholders.
• Knowledgeable of all applicable regulatory requirements and impacts to EP&R.
• Responsible for governance structure for EP&R plans and processes and how those interact with other plans.
• Knowledge of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and understanding of how to operate and Emergency Operation Center (EOC).
• Responsible for the day-to-day management of the EP&R team included but not limited to change management, documentation repository, maintenance of storm rosters for the company, creation of ICS job roles and responsibilities, updates to EP&R manuals, process and procedures and update of the emergency operations intranet page.
• Oversees the planning and facilitation of disaster drills, exercises, and after-action reviews.
• Performs analysis of EP&R process, results of drills, exercises, and after-action reviews to identify gaps; makes recommendations for improvement, develops new plans as needed, and tracks completion progress of open items.
• Responsible for the identification and execution of training needs for various EP&R roles and coordinates development, assignment and tracking of training requirements.
• Responsible for the development and management of the EP&R budget and adherence to financial plan.
• Familiar with the National Incident Management System or Incident Command System.
• Attend industry conferences and events.

Your background includes:

• Requires a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Emergency Management, Public Safety, Public Administration, or a related field.

• Requires ten (10) years of functional experience, specifically in disaster and emergency planning.

A bonus to have:

• Certification as an Emergency Manager.
• Emergency planning for utility experience in an organization utilizing the Incident Command System.

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This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a), and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.