Emergency Management Specialist

Join a global professional services leader. We are committed to solving the world’s biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy, and urbanization.

Join a global professional services leader. We are committed to solving the world’s biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy, and urbanization.

Come join our dynamic Emergency Management Team in the Canada Central region to grow your career to the next level! As a Senior Specialist (Emergency Management), you will play a meaningful role within our Environmental Group. This position gives the candidate a unique experience of working in a matrix business performing work with skilled professionals across North America in a collaborative environment with opportunities for specialization and advancement.

The role will be based out of our Ottawa and Waterloo, Ontario offices.

Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

• Lead the development and delivery of Emergency Preparedness (EP) services such as training and exercises for environmental response, Incident Command System (ICS) management, regulatory/ response planning, hazard and risk assessments.
• Fulfill Incident Management Team roles during field response to client incidents performing such roles as command and general staff positions, planning support, and ICs coaching.
• Lead the preparation of technical correspondence, project proposals, technical reports, and work plans.
• Lead field response to client incidents performing such roles as; completion of ICs and client specific forms and reports, and contractor oversight, water sampling, soil sampling, community air monitoring.
• Assist in gap assessment and program review of client emergency management programs
• Support business development with existing as well as new clients, including assisting with proposal pursuits.
• Lead or support project management activities including cost and budget tracking, scheduling, client communication and liaising, and preparation and implementation of scopes of work.
• Support training and mentoring of junior staff.

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in emergency management/science/engineering (or equivalent) and/or scientific background (such as chemistry, biology, earth sciences, environmental engineering, environmental sciences, environmental technology)
• Previous employment experience in a consulting/engineering/industrial emergency management role
• 10+ years' experience required, co-op experience would be considered a benefit
• Experience leading or supporting exercises using the U.S. Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program
• Experience in industrial settings, hazardous materials, regulatory compliance, process flow, and/or process safety considered an asset
• Prior consulting experience working with clients on the delivery of Emergency Response projects will be considered an asset
• Proven problem-solving abilities and proficiency
• Ability to present technical information, both written and orally, in a concise and professional manner to audiences of varying technical abilities and backgrounds
Ability to qualify for and attain a TN Visa to work in the United States
• Positive attitude with very strong interpersonal skills
• Readiness to travel up to 25% of the time. Ability to respond to call outs during non-routine working hours will be required
• High degree of personal initiative, great teammate, and capable of working on a wide variety of tasks
• Must have a valid drivers license and passport.

• The salary range for this position is $80,000 to $ 130,000 The posted salary range represents the expected hiring range for GHD locations in its major city centres. Ranges may vary for…