Emergency Management Specialist at GHD in St. Louis, Missouri

Job Description:

Job Description



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

Working with the Environmental Emergency Response (GHD FIRST) group as an Emergency Management Specialist based out of Kansas City, MO.

This position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

• Direct, manage, and grow emergency management services and support spill response services in midwest and surrounding areas
• Direct, manage, and contribute to the delivery of emergency management (EM) services such as response/ regulatory planning, training, exercises, Incident Command System (ICS) management, and assessments (After Action Reports [AAR] and Hazard, Risk Vulnerability, Capability Assessments [HRVCA])
• Develop partnerships with local/regional Oil Spill Recovery Organization (OSRO) to provide support services such as: air monitoring; environmental sampling, documentation, risk assessment; ICS management; Shoreline Cleanup and Assessment Technique (SCAT); waste management, etc.
• Prepare technical correspondence, project proposals, technical reports, work plans, and project specifications including cost estimates and budgets - Data compilation, reduction, interpretation, evaluation/comparison to regulatory standards
• Coordinate small- to large-scale projects including maintenance of project schedules and budgets and coordination of project staff.
• Be available for afterhours response to attend emergencies to conduct and manage Incident Management Team (IMT) functions and to support local field staff as they perform the following functions (inspection, maintenance, monitoring, construction oversight, air monitoring, operating UAVs, and sampling efforts at the project site)

What you will bring to the team:

• BS in Environmental Engineering or natural resource field (such as chemistry, biology, earth sciences, environmental sciences)
• Minimum 4 years of experience in emergency management, compliance consulting, spill response, assessment, and cleanup preferred
• Willingness to respond to call outs during non-routine working hours
• PHMSA , DOT, and US Coast Guard experience and regulatory knowledge is a plus
• Must reside near our Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Kansa, Iowa, or Minnesota offices surrounding area

As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, or veteran status.

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