Emergency Preparedness Advisor
Permanent - Full TimeJob Overview
Our Business
px PEOPLE, their commitment to excellence, innovation and teamwork, are the reason for px Group’s continuing growth and success story. We aim to be the elite provider of operations management, engineering services and energy management solutions in high hazard, highly regulated industries nationally and as we grow, across Europe and globally. For more information visit www.pxlimited.com
Our Head Office is based in Stockton-on-Tees and is home to our administrative support teams, engineering & maintenance support team & energy services teams. The Offices are located on the river Tees with close access to walks, shops and restaurants.
The Opportunity
We are now recruiting for an Emergency Preparedness Advisor. The Emergency Preparedness Advisor will take an active role in planning, coordinating the emergency preparedness strategy for the Company. This includes developing and implementing emergency preparedness and security plans, conducting training, and ensuring compliance with legal and Company requirements.
You’ll be supported with personalised on the job training, coaching, mentoring and twice-yearly development and performance reviews to help maintain & develop your contributions and competence.
You’ll be supported with personalised on the job training, coaching, mentoring and twice-yearly development and performance reviews to help maintain & develop your contributions and competence.
Key Responsibilities
The roles and responsibilities include, but not limited to:
- Developing and updating emergency preparedness plans and establishing communication protocols.
- Assessing and understanding physical security risks taking into account of the special protection needs of critical infrastructure.
- Ensuring processes are in place that identify security threats and risks.
- Organizing and delivering emergency response training for PX employees, contractors and clients.
- Supporting the Business Support Team response during emergencies to ensure the safety of personnel and the environment.
- Identifying potential hazards and developing plans to minimize risk.
- Collaborating with emergency services, external agencies and stakeholders to develop and maintain positive working relationships.
- Contributing to event investigation and post incident recovery efforts. Reviewing plans for improvements.
- Ensuring compliance with relevant emergency preparedness regulations and standards.
- Maintaining accurate documentation and records.
- Monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of emergency response efforts.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Minimum Requirements:
- Degree/professional qualification in continuity/ disaster/ emergency/ risk management.
- Experience in a high-hazard industrial industry such as energy, oil & gas, or hydrocarbon processing.
- Experience of working in Emergency Planning or Business Continuity function in a similar, or complex organisations.
- Extensive knowledge of business continuity and emergency planning techniques, standards and application.
- Experience in conducting investigations into events to identify root causes and recommendations to prevent recurrence.
- Experience of leading and emergency response including acting as Incident. manager and advising the Company's senior management in an emergency.
- Working in and contributing to cross discipline teams.