Head - Crisis Management and Emergency Response

The Head, Crisis Management and Emergency Response (CMER) coordinates emergency response or crisis management activities, provides emergency preparedness training, and prepares emergency plans and procedures for natural or technological hazards or hostage situations.

Employment Opportunity      

Innovative minds will power the future of energy. The NGC Group has pioneered a world-class model for energy prosperity, spearheading the value maximization of our local natural gas sector.

As a member of our organization, you can seize the opportunity to advance your career potential and achieve extraordinary value for our country.

If you are focused on astute collaboration that drives competitiveness, we want you.

Value driven team players ready to be part of a dynamic environment are invited to apply for the position of:

Head - Crisis Management and Emergency Response - Job ID# 13985

OBJECTIVE/PURPOSE

The Head, Crisis Management and Emergency Response (CMER):

• Coordinates emergency response or crisis management activities, provides emergency preparedness training, and prepares emergency plans and procedures for natural or technological hazards or hostage situations.
• Contributes to the delivery and/or establishment of functional policies and programmes relating to core emergency management mission areas - Prevention, Preparedness, Mitigation, Response and Recovery.

FUNCTIONS

Anticipate and Assess

• Establishes implements, maintains and updates a formal and documented risk assessment process for risk identification, risk analysis and risk evaluation to systematically assess risk.
• Identifies major risk scenarios for existing facilities and identify risk scenarios for proposed facilities.
• Educates and trains business areas through a multi-year schedule of training, drills and exercises in alignment with crisis management and business continuity policies, procedures and standards.
• Builds a safety critical equipment reliability assurance system and tracks impairment on existing facilities.
• Identifies the controls necessary to mitigate identified risks and issues that have materialised.
• Develops continuous improvement programmes for Crisis Management and Emergency Response (CMER) to include the development, outfitting and maintenance of both a physical and virtual Emergency Operations Centre (EOC).

Prepare

• Maintains and updates the Company’s Emergency Management Plan and the emergency response plans for all facilities.
• Develops an integrated plan for Unified Command during emergencies to ensure consistency, authority and guidance.
• Maintains the Fire and Life Certificates for all facilities to ensure consistent adherence to processes and best practices.
• Uses exercises and other means to test the appropriateness and efficacy of emergency response plans, processes and procedures – including stakeholder relationships and infrastructure interdependencies.
• Develops and plans competencies for NGC personnel to participate and to work together effectively in a unified command (UC) structure without affecting individual agency authority, responsibility or accountability.

Respond

• Implements and operates the management system policy, controls, processes and procedures towards a dependable CMER practice.
• Ensures people competence, for whose job responsibilities provide the potential to prevent, cause, respond to, mitigate or be affected by significant threats and risks. Recommends strategies to close competency gaps.
• Collaborates with key stakeholders in the implementation of an incident management system that defines organisational roles, lines of authority and succession of authority.
• Ensures that incident response is coordinated with external organisations in a timely and effective manner when appropriate.

Recover and Continuity

• Develops recovery plans for recovery operations including but not limited to Facilities and equipment, Critical infrastructure, Telecommunications and cyber protection systems, Distribution systems for essential goods, Transportation systems, networks, and infrastructure, Human Resource, psychosocial services, and health services.

Review and Learn

• Conducts a comprehensive assessment to measure the effectiveness of the CMER processes policy and procedures and report results to management. Identifies opportunities for strategic improvement or mitigation of business interruption and other risks caused by business, regulatory, or industry.
• Establishes an exercise, assessment and maintenance program to maintain a state of readiness.
• Assists Line Managers with the assessment of business process downtime risk via the completion of a business impact analysis (BIA), definition and classification of critical business processes, and the design, development and documentation of Business Continuity Plans, including business process recovery strategies and options.
• Develops status reports for the CMER Manager, and provides expertise and support to Line Managers, as requested, when a disruption occurs and assists the CMER Manager on various Emergency Management initiatives (Crisis Management Plan/Team updates, and exercise development and delivery projects such as pandemic planning and response, and strike planning).
• Takes corrective and preventive action, based on the results of internal management system audit and management review, to achieve continual improvement of the management system.
• Establishes, implements, and maintains procedures for dealing with nonconformities and for taking corrective and preventive action.
• Creates and maintains data/information to ensure quick retrieval of information through a control of Records system.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

The minimum requirements for the position are:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Emergency Management, Public Safety, Environmental Science or Earth Sciences or a related field.
• Project Management Diploma
• Certified Business Continuity Professional
• A minimum of five (5) years’ experience in Operational HSE within a high hazards industry such as petrochemical and oil and gas of which at least three (3) years should be at a Leadership level.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Knowledge of:

• Strong site HSE leadership and regulatory requirements including EMA, and OSH Acts.
• Emergency Management Training at ICS 300.
• Emergency Management in Complex scenarios.
• Emergency Preparedness Plans
• Crisis Management Planning
• Response Management.
• Business Continuity processes
• Project Management principles
• Report and Records Management.
• Measuring recovery effectiveness.  

Skills:

• Legal and ethical behaviour
• Strategic Management and Execution
• Problem solving Skills
• Cultural and environmental awareness.
• Customer Service Skills
• Resource Management
• Team Leadership
• Communication Skills, (written and oral)
• Relationship Management and Interpersonal Skills
• Adaptability and flexibility
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Agility and Adaptability

KEY ATTRIBUTES

• Ability to communicate emergency preparedness plans in a well written manner and shared with all levels of the government as well as the public or assigned community.
• Ability to demonstrate critical thinking skills in anticipation of hazards and problems that may arise from an emergency situation in order to respond quickly and effectively.
• Ability to make strong decision making during stressful situations and identify the strengths and weaknesses of all solutions and approaches, as well as the costs and benefits of each action.
• Ability to work with other government agencies, law enforcement and fire officials, and the community to coordinate emergency responses.
• Ability to attain effective responses to emergencies which will include leading through organization and training of people.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-moving environment
• Keen attention to detail, requires being careful and thorough about details, recognising the impact of decisions.
• Build first class relationships with internal and external stakeholders so the team is seen as an integral part of the business.
• Be motivated to help the organisation become more resource efficient and realise the business benefits of increased energy efficiency.
• Demonstrates care for the environment by considering and applying the benefits of recycling and waste reduction in the execution of tasks.

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NGC offers a competitive compensation package for permanent employees, inclusive of Housing Allowance.

Interested candidates are required to apply online via the Careers tab at www.ngc.co.tt where further job details are posted.  New candidates will be required to create a Candidate Profile Account by clicking the ‘Careers’ button.

Closing date for applications October 04, 2023.

Unsuitable applications will not be acknowledged.