Emergency Preparedness Advisor

PX Group; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy management firm in Tees Valley is seeking an Emergency Preparedness Advisor to develop and implement emergency preparedness strategies. Responsibilities include assessing risks, training personnel, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Suitable candidates will have a degree in risk management and experience in high-hazard industries. The role offers opportunities for on-the-job training and development.

Benefits

Contribution towards eye test and glasses

Company discount benefits

Long Service Awards

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible Benefits Package

Onsite parking

Qualifications

• Degree or professional qualification in continuity/disaster/emergency/risk management.
• Experience in high-hazard industries like energy or oil and gas.
• Familiarity with emergency planning and business continuity functions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and update emergency preparedness plans.
• Assess and understand physical security risks.
• Organize and deliver emergency response training.

Skills

Continuity/ disaster/ emergency/ risk management

Experience in high-hazard industries

Emergency Planning experience

Business continuity knowledge

Investigative experience

Incident management skills

Team collaboration

Education

Degree/professional qualification

Job description

px Group Stockton-On-Tees, England, United Kingdom

Our Business

px PEOPLE, their commitment to excellence, innovation and teamwork, are the reason for px Group’s continuing growth and success story. We aim to be the elite provider of operations management, engineering services and energy management solutions in high hazard, highly regulated industries nationally and as we grow, across Europe and globally. For more information visit www.pxlimited.com.

The Opportunity

We are now recruiting for an Emergency Preparedness Advisor. The Emergency Preparedness Advisor will take an active role in planning, coordinating the emergency preparedness strategy for the Company. This includes developing and implementing emergency preparedness and security plans, conducting training, and ensuring compliance with legal and Company requirements.

You’ll be supported with personalised on the job training, coaching, mentoring and twice-yearly development and performance reviews to help maintain & develop your contributions and competence.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing and updating emergency preparedness plans and establishing communication protocols.
• Assessing and understanding physical security risks taking into account of the special protection needs of critical infrastructure.
• Ensuring processes are in place that identify security threats and risks.
• Organizing and delivering emergency response training for PX employees, contractors and clients.
• Supporting the Business Support Team response during emergencies to ensure the safety of personnel and the environment.
• Identifying potential hazards and developing plans to minimize risk.
• Collaborating with emergency services, external agencies and stakeholders to develop and maintain positive working relationships.
• Contributing to event investigation and post incident recovery efforts. Reviewing plans for improvements.
• Ensuring compliance with relevant emergency preparedness regulations and standards.
• Maintaining accurate documentation and records.
• Monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of emergency response efforts.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Degree/professional qualification in continuity/ disaster/ emergency/ risk management.
• Experience in a high-hazard industrial industry such as energy, oil & gas, or hydrocarbon processing.
• Experience of working in Emergency Planning or Business Continuity function in a similar, or complex organisations.
• Extensive knowledge of business continuity and emergency planning techniques, standards and application.
• Experience in conducting investigations into events to identify root causes and recommendations to prevent recurrence.
• Experience of leading and emergency response including acting as Incident manager and advising the Company's senior management in an emergency.
• Working in and contributing to cross discipline teams.

What you will receive from us:

• Contribution towards eye test and glasses
• Online company discount benefits site including cinema tickets and gym membership discount
• Long Service Awards
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible Benefits Package
• Onsite parking

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Please note this role may close early or be extended depending on the volume of applications.

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Full-time

Industries

Oil and Gas