Location: Amarillo, TX - Pantex Plant
Job Title: Emergency Preparedness Specialist-Exercise Planner
Career Level From: Specialist
Career Level To: Specialist
Organization: Emergency Management (51348688)
Job Specialty: Emergency Preparedness
What You'll Do
Under the direction of the Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Continuity Manager, this position involves advanced professional and administrative work in the management of specially assigned programs or projects within Emergency Management operations and planning. This includes general knowledge and skills in Emergency Management Department (EMD) programs such as Training Drills, Exercises, Planning, and Continuity. The employee will also support the emergency response organization by developing schedules consistent with Emergency Exercises, as described in process documentation, to ensure responder accuracy and proficiency. The ability to support the documentation of specific Emergency Management and/or continuity processes is required.
The role further entails preparing reports, procedures, and documentation that support assigned Pantex emergency management elements, under the direction of the Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Continuity Manager. The employee will support classroom instruction, on-the-job training (OJT), and demonstrations in technical emergency management disciplines. Assistance with a comprehensive, coordinated, and documented program exercise is crucial to ensure preparedness activities associated with developing and maintaining program-specific emergency response capabilities and a proficient emergency response organization (ERO). This may include providing training demonstrations, drills on site-specific hazards, and protective actions for plant personnel, contractors, and off-site agencies. Developing and conducting emergency management exercises, including planning and coordination with on-site response groups and off-site emergency agencies, are also key responsibilities. Other duties and projects will be assigned as needed.
The primary duty of this position is the performance of office or non-manual work directly related to the management or general business operations of the Company. This primary duty includes the exercise of discretion and independent judgment, which involves the authority to formulate, affect, interpret, or implement management policies or operating practices; carrying out major assignments related to the Company’s business operations; work that significantly impacts the Company's business operations; and the capability to professionally represent the EMD Department and Company in training and exercise activities with off-site partners. Independent judgment and discretion involve comparing and evaluating possible courses of conduct and making independent choices, free from immediate direction, regarding matters of significance.
What You Can Expect
- Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
- Top-notch, dedicated colleagues
- Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
- Career advancement and professional development programs
- Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives
Minimum Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree: Minimum 4 years of relevant experience.
- Master's degree: Minimum 3 years of relevant experience.
- OR Applicants with a high school diploma or equivalent may be considered on an exceptional basis with 12 or more years of relevant experience.
DOE Order 426.2A Requirements
Not applicable
Preferred Job Requirements
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge of federal, state, Department of Energy (DOE), corporate, and plant requirements are essential.
- Experience in the application and instruction of personnel on operating policies and programs, including Union Agreements, employee concerns, discipline processes, and safety, health, and security standards, is required.
- Strong oral and written communication skills and proficient computer software skills are necessary.
- The applicant must have demonstrated experience in complex Exercise Programs, following Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) guidance.
- An understanding of National Incident Management System (NIMS) and HSEEP guidance for developing and coordinating complex exercise packages is required, along with a good understanding of DOE/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) emergency management programs.
- The ability to communicate and coordinate across all levels and organizations of the Pantex Plant, and to organize and coordinate an exercise from inception to completion, is critical.
- The Emergency Preparedness Specialist will ensure all processes are appropriately documented following the Emergency Management program protocols.
- Preferred experience includes several years as an Emergency Preparedness Specialist or equivalent experience in DOE/NNSA or an emergency management program where Full Scale Exercises were routinely executed.
- Completion of FEMA HSEEP training or equivalent field experience in executing similar missions is also preferred.
Why Pantex?
You get #morethanajob. We encourage employees to achieve a healthy personal balance among home, work and the community. One of the ways we embrace work-life balance is by offering flexible work arrangements that provide alternatives to the traditional workweek, while still meeting business needs. Top talent and personal commitment mean more to our success than any other factors, so we reward our people with the kinds of benefits that make a positive difference in the quality of their lives. Benefits such as: medical plan, prescription drug plan, vision plan, dental plan, employer matched 401(k) savings plan, disability coverage, education reimbursement and many more. Want to stay healthy and fit but hate the cost of a gym membership? Take advantage of one of our onsite workout facilities and eat healthy in our onsite cafeterias. Much more than a workplace, at Pantex you can build a career that lasts a lifetime.
Notes
The minimum education and experience for the lowest career level in the job posting range are listed under Minimum Job Requirements. Successful candidates hired into a higher career level than the minimum in the range must meet the requirements listed in the job leveling charts for the career level into which they are being hired.
If a range of Career Levels is posted, i.e., Senior Associate to Senior Specialist, internal applicants already in one of the Career Levels would come across at their current Career Level. Internal applicants currently in a lower level Career Level would move to the lowest posted Career Level.
Requires a Q clearance; however all qualified candidates will be considered regardless of their current clearance status. The ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy Q clearance is required.
Position may require entry into Materials Access Areas (MAA) and participation in the Human Reliability Program (HRP). If HRP is required, candidate must complete a counterintelligence-scope polygraph, pursuant to 10CFR 709. Medical requirements may apply.
Pantex is a drug-free workplace. Candidates accepting a job offer will be required to pass a pre-placement physical, drug screening and background investigation. As an employee, you may be required to receive and maintain a security clearance from the United States Department of Energy in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to sensitive information or matter. U.S. citizenship is a requirement for security clearance applicants. All employees are subject to being randomly selected for drug testing without advance notification.
Pantex is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, disability or veteran status.
