Job Summary
The Emergency Manager at NiSource is responsible for overseeing Emergency Preparedness & Response (EP&R) plans for the organization. This role entails designing, updating, and maintaining EP&R strategies, ensuring the organization's readiness through emergency exercise drills and training sessions. The Emergency Manager will cultivate and manage relationships with key stakeholders, emergency response teams, and local and state governmental officials across the company's footprint. In addition, the Emergency Manager will collaborate with the NIPSCO Electric segment, located in Merrillville, IN, to implement and enhance the Incident Command System, ensuring effective coordination and response during emergencies. This position plays a crucial role in safeguarding the organization's assets and ensuring the safety and well-being of employees and the communities served by NiSource.
Essential Functions
Leader in Incident Execution: Support the Incident Commander in executing the EP&R plan during incidents. High level of organizational ability to manage data and people in an emergency setting.
Training Strategy and Execution: Create, support, and execute overall emergency response training plans, including scenario exercises for all levels of incidents. Lead the incident management team in executing the plan with various states and operations groups.
After Action Reviews: Lead the strategy for After Action Reviews and the corrective action process through completion, applying learnings to the emergency and incident command structure, and sharing changes with the organization.
Technology Strategy Development: Create and support the development of the technology strategy for the maintenance, updates, and execution of emergency preparedness and response plans.
Relationship Management: Build and maintain relationship strategies and plans across our footprint, including utility leaders, local emergency management agencies, public safety organizations, and other officials. Leading groups through projects where high collaboration with stakeholders is needed at many levels of the company. Collaboration across departments and states.
Regulatory Compliance: Provide emergency preparedness and response information for filing plans with regulatory bodies.
Continuous Improvement: Manage continuous improvements to emergency plans and processes activated during incidents. Collaborate with key stakeholders on such improvements.
Plan Tracking and Updates: Track changes and improvements made to the emergency plans.
Employee Role Management: Execute the process to identify, track, and update employees assigned to Incident Command System (ICS) roles.
Record Retention: Ensure record retention of all incident-related documentation.
Other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications For Position
Bachelor's degree in Emergency Management, Business Administration, Public Administration, Fire Administration, Political Science, or a related field is preferred.
Seven (7) years professional job-related experience in management and/or strategic planning for emergency management programs may substitute for the required education.
Leadership and supervisory skills required.
Analytical skills required.
Strong verbal and written communication skills required.
Excellent interpersonal skills required.
Problem-solving, decision-making, and clear communication of ideas, facts, and concepts to all company constituencies required.
Ability to develop policies and procedures and engage with individuals from diverse cultures or backgrounds.
Travel to various service territories and NiSource offices and facilities required. Travel to headquarters each quarter.
Mental and physical ability to respond quickly to events and emergency situations throughout the service territory required.
Availability 24/7, except while on approved leave, to respond to emergency situations via communication devices.
Occasional evening and weekend work may be required.
Subject to rotating on-call schedule.
Designated as an essential employee and may be required to report to work during severe weather closures.
Valid driver's license required.
State-level or IAEM Certified Emergency Manager certification required or must be obtained within twelve months of employment within 1 year.
Completion of ICS 100, 200, 300, 400, and NIMS 700 and 800 training required.
Certification or ability to obtain certification within twelve months of employment as a trainer for NIMS or ICS training and/or exercise practice is preferred
Completion of the FEMA Professional Development Series (must be obtained within one year of employment)
Preferred Additional Qualifications for Position Physical Demands The preceding description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required of the position.
Work Authorization
Authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship.
Workplace Connection
Value inclusion within your day to day responsibilities by respecting others perspectives/convictions, engaging others opinions, creating a safe environment where people, ideas, and opinions are valued within your Team/Customers and external partners.
Respect the unique lived experiences within your Team/Customers and external work partners by valuing different world views, challenges, and cultures that represents all walks of life and all backgrounds.?
Treat others with respect and consideration. Actively participate in creating and contributing to a positive work environment.
Equal Employment Opportunity
NiSource is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in each of its companies to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, veteran status, disability, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), genetic information, citizenship status, or any protected group status as defined by law. Each employee is expected to abide by this principle.
By applying, you may be considered for other job opportunities.
Safety Statement
Promote a safe work environment by actively participating in all aspects of our employee safety program. Report any unsafe conditions and take actions to prevent personal injuries. Support our interdependent safety culture by ensuring the safety of your co-workers. Stay focused on the task at hand and promote productivity through good work habits.
Salary Range*:
$129,500.00 - $194,300.00
*The salary offered to a candidate is based on several factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills, job-related knowledge, and relevant experience , as well as internal pay equity .
Posting Start Date:
2025-05-23
Posting End Date (if applicable):
2025-06-07
Please note that the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.
At NiSource, you'll be part of the team serving nearly four million customers throughout the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic, who count on us to energize their homes and businesses. Whether speaking with customers by phone, analyzing financial data or installing new gas lines in a neighborhood, you'll meet exciting challenges each day and make the most of your skills and talents. And you'll be part of a company that was named by Forbes magazine as one of America's Best Large Employers.
We're looking for talent from all backgrounds. We invite candidates of all abilities to come as they are and do what they love. Through our years of successful growth, we've stayed true to our roots by making a difference in the lives of millions of our customers. If you're interested in joining an inclusive, innovative company that fosters opportunity for growth, NiSource might be the place for you.
