Emergency Management Operational Response Specialist

Responsibilities

• Determine the best tools to collect, manage, analyze, model, and present situational information pertinent to emerging or active wildfires and emergency events.
• Maintain and monitor situations throughout the service territory utilizing tools to analyze spatial and non-spatial information.
• Analyze information for accuracy.
• Gather and report on emergent or active wildfire reports or emergency incidents.
• Rapidly triage and compile information related to emergent or active wildfires or emergency events.
• Accurately document and maintain records for all events, and actions taken via company tools, tracking forms, executive reports, etc.
• Provide information to the Emergency Coordination Center for planning, analysis, and assessment of emerging or active wildfires or emergencies.
• Maintain working relationships with System Operations, Grid, Transmission and Distribution, Real Time Engineering, and other key stakeholders.
• Research and recommend improved visualized forecast products and tools.
• Maintains documentation of processes, guidelines, tools, and training aids required to support response efforts.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree related to emergency management, fire science, GIS, or related field.
• Experience with Google Earth mapping, internal and external applications, and other geographical data visualization methods.
• Experience collecting, analyzing, and displaying data associated with natural resources area of expertise.
• 3 years of experience supporting fire science, emergency management, 9-1-1 operations, or related field.
• Proficient with the use of personal computers including spreadsheet (Excel), word processing (Word), and presentation applications (Power Point) to compile, maintain, and present information.
• Communicate professionally and effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders.
• Ability to work in shifts and 24/7 availability to support emergencies and disasters.

Preferences

• Knowledge of the National Incident Management System, including Incident Command System courses 100, 200, 300 and 700.
• Ability to compile and deliver accurate data quickly in short time frames often under stressful conditions.
• Project/team experience and ability to prioritize work.
• Demonstrated analytical ability to review and analyze data, identify issues, see relationships/patterns, and recommend solutions.
• Knowledge of company's strategic plan, objectives for specific area, as well as company policies, procedures, and practices and federal, state, and local governmental laws and regulations.
• Previous electric utility experience. Emergency Operations Center and/or incident management experience.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401k with match fixed contributions, including a Roth and saving option.
• Life insurance.
• Additional voluntary benefits, including pet insurance.
• Tuition Assistance.
• Mass Transit Pass for employees in our Portland and Salt Lake City Offices.
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO).
• Paid short-term disability leave and long-term disability insurance.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Paid Bereavement Leave.
• Employee Assistance Program supporting mental and emotional wellbeing.