Sr Advr, Bus Cont & Emerg Pln

50287 - Regular  

General Accountabilities:

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Emergency Management and Business Continuity:

• Provide assistance with the development, management and continuous improvement of Hydro One’s Emergency Management & Business Continuity Program.
• Provide expert advice, guidance and assistance to the lines of business for the identification of threats to business continuity, and identify and develop risk mitigation strategies, plans and procedures to protect Hydro One's assets and staff.
• Develop, implement and monitor management systems and measures to ensure company compliance to market rule and regulatory requirements for emergency management and system reliability.
• Perform data processing assignments for the unit including inputting and extracting data, maintaining and updating data on various computerized systems.
• Maintain records and files.
• Participate in the develop and execution of systems used for Emergency Management and Business Continuity

Specific Accountabilities:

• Provide lines of business with expert advice and guidance in the identification and management of risks to business continuity.

• Assist with the coordination and direction for Hydro One's emergency management and business continuity programs.

• Assist, Company subsidiaries with emergency preparedness planning, business continuity planning and liaise with external agencies/stakeholders and communities served by Hydro One.

• Assist with the development and implementation of companywide emergency management and business continuity plans and contingency planning.

• Monitor, track, test, and report on the status of the programs, partnering with lines of business to mature the overall program and creating training and presentation material.

• Review actual contingency situations, identifying improvement opportunities to prevent or mitigate future occurrences.

Selection Criteria:

• Requires a detailed knowledge of emergency preparedness & business continuity management, hazard vulnerability and risk assessment to implement and manage emergency preparedness activities and participate in companywide emergency preparedness planning

• Requires knowledge and experience working with municipal governments, provincial emergency management and federal government ministries

• Requires detailed knowledge and experience in emergency preparedness and business continuity principles and protection of critical infrastructure as it relates to the transmission and distribution business, cyber security and supporting services

• Requires demonstrated experience in operational emergency response and including development and execution of emergency drills and exercises

• Requires an in-depth knowledge of regulatory and market rule requirements specifically for Power System Reliability pertaining to emergency preparedness, emergency response and Power System Restoration

• This knowledge is considered to be normally acquired through the completion of 4 years of university with specialized training/courses in emergency and disaster management, incident management or through experiential knowledge gained by participating in the company’s emergency response organization

• Proven ability to meet deadlines and manage priorities

• Requires good interpersonal skills

• Requires professional level oral and written communication skills, and demonstrated experience in developing contingency plans and procedures

• Good interpersonal skills. The successful candidate will work in a team environment

• Experience with Excel. Knowledge and understanding of databases will be an asset

• Experience in providing training and making presentations will be an asset

Hydro One employees, you can apply online via the Careers module in Success Factors. To access Success Factors, click on the Talent Management link in the Applications drop-down menu on the HydroNet site. Otherwise, if you do not have Hydro One computer access, forward your application to Careers@HydroOne.com. In the event you are experiencing difficulties applying to this job please visit myHR.

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Deadline: April 8. 2025

Questions about the posting should be directed to the hiring manager. If you are selected for an interview or further evaluation and require special accommodations please speak with the hiring manager.

Hiring Manager/Interviewer:

Asma Batool Ashraf

NOTE: An Employee who is the successful applicant to a vacancy that results in a move between the Hydro One companies (Hydro One Networks, Hydro One Telecom and Hydro One Remotes) will have his/her EI and CPP deductions restarted. If as a result of the restart of these deductions the employee over contributes to EI and/or CPP, the employee will be eligible for a refund of the over contribution through their personal income tax return. For further details, please contact the HR Support Centre.