Infrastructure Protection Program Manager; Project Position

Position Title

Infrastructure Protection Program Manager (Project Position / Emergency Management Program Specialist
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This position serves as a state resource in energy resilience, emergency management, and energy security. It supports the administration and refinement of the Washington State Energy Resilience and Emergency Management Office, implements RCW 43.21F.045 to coordinate planning, response, and restoration across government and the private sector, and provides expert-level energy infrastructure protection, cybersecurity, physical security, response coordination, planning, training, and exercises.

The role implements the Energy Emergency Management Office strategic plan and State Energy Security Plan, conducts outreach with federal partners, neighboring states, tribal governments, local jurisdictions, and the private sector to assess, measure, plan, and report on energy infrastructure protection capabilities, and fosters collaborative relationships to enhance statewide energy security and disaster resiliency. The position will serve as the alternate ESF 12 Operations Team Lead and backup connection point with the SEOC, operating as the primary subject matter expert for infrastructure protection during emergency coordination activities that could impact all energy sectors.

This is a project position funded through May 2 2027.

• Energy Infrastructure Protection, Energy Cyber and Physical Security Planning and Response Coordination
  • Subject Matter Expert on critical infrastructure protection, energy cyber, and physical security matters.
  • Administers, establishes, and facilitates statewide work groups to address energy infrastructure protection, cybersecurity, physical security, and critical energy infrastructure information data governance.
  • Serves as the primary alternate POC for the Energy Emergency Assurance Coordinator (EEAC) and the Energy Resilience & Emergency Management Director, including leading work in internal, statewide, and national collaborative energy sector forums and contributing to multi‑state and national energy security initiatives.
  • Coordinates with FEMA Region 10, CISA Region 10, DOE Region 10, DOE Headquarters, and the state’s energy sector owners/operators.
  • Builds and maintains trusted relationships with neighboring states, energy sector‑specific associations, critical infrastructure partners, the Washington State Fusion Center, DHS CISA Region X, and the DOE Office of Cybersecurity.
  • Serves on the Emergency Management Council’s Cybersecurity Advisory Committee, the DHS Region 10 Critical Infrastructure and Resilience Committee, and the Electric Vehicle Coordinating Council.
  • Administers the state’s energy cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection plan and the energy cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection planning workgroup.
  • Conducts outreach and education efforts to support prevention, preparedness, mitigation, and restoration activities.
  • Administers the state’s Critical Energy Infrastructure Information (CEII) program, including data handling procedures, training, and coordination with partners.
  • Aligns program materials to standards such as EMAP, NIMS, IMS, CISA, NIST, and other industry standards.
  • Administers the state’s energy infrastructure protection and cybersecurity training and exercise program, including Energy sector exercises, the NERC Grid Ex exercise program, workforce development, and threat and hazard identification and risk assessment processes.
  • Develops processes and models for cross‑sector dependency mapping and integrates critical energy infrastructure analysis into the ESF 12 situational awareness platform.
• Strategic Planning, Policy Development, and Supervision
  • Active participation in the Energy Resilience & Emergency Management Office strategic planning process for statewide energy emergency and critical infrastructure goals, objectives, strategies, and performance measures.
  • Participation in both short‑term and long‑term strategic planning at the division, agency, and statewide levels, and development of metrics and quarterly reports.
  • Recommends, develops, modifies, or informs policies, plans, and…