Senior Specialist, Exercise, Training and Liaison Group

Overview

Responsibilities

• Serve as a liaison between Con Edison and external partners; respond to field emergencies during off-hours, supporting Incident Command Structure (ICS) activations.
• Develop, deliver, and facilitate emergency preparedness training and exercises across the service territory; maintain related materials and documentation.
• Lead or assist in designing, conducting, and evaluating exercises, including after-action reviews and improvement tracking in systems like ARCHER.
• Perform rotational on-call responsibilities as Duty Liaison, including 24/7 hotline coverage and coordination with internal and external stakeholders.
• Support activations of Emergency Operations Centers (EOC), Corporate Emergency Response Center (CERC), Distribution Engineering Situation Room (DESR), Regional ICS, and his/her designated System Emergency Assignment.
• Stay informed on incidents and lessons learned; contribute to corrective actions and process improvement initiatives.
• Educate internal stakeholders on emergency preparedness programs and promote interagency collaboration through meetings and seminars.
• Ensure compliance with Corporate Instruction CI 260-4, maintain accurate records, and respond to regulatory and external information requests.
• Stay current through educational opportunities, professional associations, and publications; contribute to special projects and planning updates.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal, written, and presentation skills; foster a diverse, inclusive, and team-oriented work environment aligned with company values.
• Coordinate basic Con Edison training, seminars and regularly recurring meetings with externals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 3 years of relevant experience
• Associate's Degree and 5 years of relevant experience
• High School Diploma/GED and 7 years of relevant experience

• Candidate should exercise independent judgment and render sound business and policy decisions, required. Required
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills required to effectively build and maintain relationships with external agencies, and regional operations, required. Required
• Must be able to perform on-call responsibilities that include responding on-site, on off hours including weekends and holidays to support Company Emergencies, required. Required
• Must be well-organized, detail-oriented, flexible and be able to handle multiple tasks, changing priorities, and achieve critical deadlines, required. Required
• Must demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, required. Required
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills to deliver presentations, trainings, exercises as well as develop procedures and protocols, required. Required
• Basic knowledge of Incident Command System (ICS) principles, required. Preferred
• Two to three years of field response or operational work experience, preferred. Preferred
• Two to three years of experience developing exercises, drills and/or trainings, preferred. Preferred
• Basic understanding of the operation of energy commodity systems (e.g., electric overhead and/or underground distribution systems, steam, gas, substations and transmission operations), preferred. Preferred

• Driver's License Required
• Other: Training in ICS Basic (ICS-100), ICS-700, Advanced ICS (ICS-200), ICS-300, FEMA IS-120 and IS-130 must be satisfactorily completed within 1 year of hire. Required

• Sit or stand to use a keyboard, mouse, and computer for the duration of the workday
• Ability to stoop, bend, reach, and kneel throughout the workday

• The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Must have a valid drivers license and be able to drive a company vehicle.
• Must be able and willing to work/travel to various Company locations and to the field as needed in all weather conditions.
• Ability to work outside in all types of weather and will be required to participate in off-hour emergency response activities, including weekends and holidays.
• Must be able and willing to travel within Company service territory, as needed.
• Must be able to participate in the Companys emergency management processes and storm plans as required.