Emergency Management Specialist – Project Manager, Critical Infrastructure

About the role

Stantec is seeking an Emergency Management Specialist – Project Manager, Critical Infrastructure to immediately integrate into programmatic emergency management work supporting one of the largest and most complex critical infrastructure systems in the United States. This position is based in the Sacramento, California metropolitan area and provides a strong, in-state, client-facing presence supporting work across Northern California.

Responsibilities

• Immediately integrate into the management and delivery of an ongoing, large-scale programmatic emergency management contract supporting one of the largest and most complex critical infrastructure systems in California.
• Support active execution from day one, with increasing responsibility for coordination, client engagement, delivery leadership, and quality control.
• Manage the delivery of emergency management and resilience projects focused on critical infrastructure, with responsibility for scope, schedule, budget, staffing, and performance, while ensuring alignment with Stantec’s quality, safety, and project management standards.
• Serve as an in-state, client-facing point of contact in Northern California, supporting day-to-day coordination and facilitating meetings, workshops, and exercises with client stakeholders.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with infrastructure owners, agencies, utilities, and regional partners.
• Serve as a key technical contributor responsible for developing and reviewing high-quality, client-ready deliverables, including, but not limited to, Emergency Action Plans, Emergency Operations Plans, Continuity of Operations Plans, discussion-and operations-based exercises, after-action reports, program and capability assessments, and related emergency management and resilience products.
• Collaborate with Stantec’s infrastructure teams to integrate emergency management and resilience services into projects and proposals related to critical infrastructure systems, including, but not limited to, dam and reservoir operations, conveyance systems, and power generation, SCADA, and control systems.
• Identify opportunities to expand scope through alignment with engineering, operations, and asset management services.
• Support practice growth by serving as an entry point for California account and project managers seeking emergency management and resilience expertise. Provide technical leadership to junior staff through mentorship, coaching, and training, with the expectation that this role will quickly progress into supervising emergency management personnel in California.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated senior-level experience delivering emergency management and resilience services for critical infrastructure systems, including water, energy, transportation, or other large, regulated assets.
• Prominent ability to manage projects and support programmatic delivery efforts, including coordination of multidisciplinary teams and responsibility for scope, schedule, budget, and quality.
• Strong working knowledge of emergency management frameworks and standards, including ICS, NIMS, SEMS, FEMA’s Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP), and continuity planning principles.
• Demonstrated experience developing high-quality, client-ready emergency management and resilience deliverables, including, but not limited to, EOPs, EAPs, COOPs, and training and exercise programs.
• Strong facilitation, communication, and client engagement skills, with experience working directly with senior-level stakeholders.
• Proven ability to produce clear, concise, and technically sound written deliverables for complex, regulated environments.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Professional certifications relevant to emergency management, exercises, or project delivery—such as CEM, MEP, PMP, or equivalent credentials—are desirable.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in emergency management, planning, engineering, public administration, environmental science, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and progressively responsible professional experience.
• Minimum of 10-15 years of progressively responsible experience in emergency management, resilience planning, infrastructure operations, or a closely related field, with demonstrated application to large-scale critical infrastructure systems.
• Experience supporting public agencies, utilities, or infrastructure owner-operators within complex regulatory and operational environments.
• Valid driver’s license and satisfactory driving record.