Emergency Management Specialist
Emergency Management Specialist
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About the Role
Sydney Water is seeking a highly capable and motivated Emergency Management Specialist to join our Protective Security and Emergency Management team. This role is pivotal in ensuring our organisations preparedness and resilience in the face of emergencies disruptions and crises. You will play a key role in safeguarding our critical infrastructure and supporting the continuity of essential water and wastewater services to the community.
Key Responsibilities
- Apply and ideally deliver training in the AiiMS emergency management methodology.
- Operate within Sydney Waters enterprise emergency management framework integrating strategic crisis management business continuity and resilience principles.
- Act as the primary liaison for external emergency stakeholders including State Emergency Services REMC LEMC and Bushfire Committees.
- Coordinate and facilitate emergency exercise debriefs and lessons learned processes.
- Manage a comprehensive emergency training and exercise programme including documentation business case development and stakeholder engagement.
- Serve as a subject matter expert in internal incident management tools and systems.
- Oversee the operation of the physical Emergency Control Centre and support hybrid/virtual emergency response models.
- Participate in an on-call roster (approximately one week per month).
- Continuously improve emergency guidelines playbooks and documentation in alignment with the operational resilience framework.
- Provide evidence-based insights and contribute to governance reporting within the Protective Security and Emergency Management team.
Skills and Experience
- A strong understanding of the AiiMS emergency approach (training delivery experience highly regarded).
- Experience working within enterprise-level emergency management frameworks.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement skills both internal and external.
- Proven ability to manage complex training programmes and facilitate high-quality emergency exercises.
- Familiarity with critical infrastructure obligations under the SOCI Act.
- A collaborative mindset and the ability to thrive in a small high-performing team.
- Strong analytical and reporting skills.
Essential Requirements:
- You must be anAustralian CitizenorPermanent Residentat the time of submitting your application to be considered for this role.
- Flexibility to travel across Sydney Water sites as required.
Please note as part of the application process you will be asked to undergo background checks which includes a criminal history check and a medical assessment either online or in person.
Closing Date: Friday 18 July 2025 11:59pm AEST.
Please advise if you require any adjustments to actively participate in the application and recruitment process. Please contact for any further information.
Dive into Our Great Benefits!
Competitive Compensation:Well ensure that your skills and contributions are valued and rewarded appropriately.
Hybrid Work Environment:We offer a hybrid work model that balances remote work and office collaboration supporting our teams productivity and well-being.
Continuous Professional Growth:We will invest in your career with leadership and development programs to propel your success.
24/7 Wellbeing Support:Access for you and your family to free and confidential mental health and general health support through our EAP portal.
Discounted Private Health Insurance:Unlock affordable access to top-tier health coverage with our discounted insurance plans.
Family First:Prioritise your family with up to 18 weeks of fully paid parental leave and a generous childcare allowance.
Fitness Passport:Achieve your physical fitness goals using our Fitness Passport granting you access to a multitude of gyms and pools across NSW.
Novated Leasing:Get in the drivers seat of your financial future with our novated lease options.
Working at Sydney Water
We welcome and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people LGBTQIA people with disability people with caring responsibilities people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and veterans.
As part of the application process Sydney Water will be collecting your personal information to assess your suitability for the role. We will also use your personal information to establish a Live Hire talent profile in our Talent Community.
We look at our Talent Community first when new opportunities come up when you apply for a role. Your personal information will be collected in accordance with Live HiresTermsand Sydney WatersPrivacy Collection Statement Job note as part of the application process you will be asked to undergo background checks which includes a criminal history check.
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Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
