Drills, Training, and Exercise Coordinator

Berkeley Lab - California - Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s ( ) Division has an opening for a Drills, Training, and Exercise Coordinator to join the team. In this exciting role, you will apply knowledge in the areas of organizational preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery to ensure the preparedness and continuity of LBNL essential missions and operations. Your duties include designing, planning, coordinating, and administering emergency drills and exercises to ensure compliance with various DOE orders, programs, and other requirements. You will support or lead efforts to track corrective actions and lessons learned as well as developing and/or revising technical procedures and planning documents. You will develop, deliver, and manage training over a wide array of emergency management topics to ensure employees are best qualified to support the Lab in an emergency. You will assist with program support activities to include readiness assurance, compliance, and technical writing. You will participate in emergency facility equipment and supply set up, testing, maintenance, and tracking. You will respond and participate in actual emergencies as a member of the LBNL Emergency Response Organization (ERO) and expected to be available for recall 24/7/365. What You Will Do: Assist the Emergency Manager in meeting institutional and regulatory requirements associated with development, administration, management, coordination, implementation, and maintenance of the Lab’s Emergency Management Program. Lead, administer, and/or support the LBNL Drills and Exercise Program for on-site and off-site facilities to promote the preparedness and resiliency of Lab essential missions and operations based on requirements outlined in DOE orders, associated guides, and the LBNL Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan. Develop and/or maintain a suite of key documents for the safe and effective testing and evaluating of protective actions and response exercises to include a multi-year drill exercise plan, process documents, exercise objectives, evaluation criteria, planning documents, and final reports and/or corrective actions and associated metrics. Serve as a controller during site drills and exercises, ensuring drills/exercises are well designed, personnel is briefed adequately, appropriate safety and security controls are in place, and post-drill critiques are conducted and documented properly. Develop and/or administer presentations for online and in-person training on topics including but not limited to: Emergency equipment and facility familiarization; Emergency Response Organization (ERO), Incident Command Systems; National Incident Management System; Community Emergency Response Teams, and other training activities as required. Maintain formal records for training and drills attendance and training certifications related to emergency management. Ensures training and exercise rosters, job aids, tables, contact lists, equipment lists, and other reference materials are current. Draft technical documents to include response plans and associated materials to promote preparedness, continuity, and resiliency efforts. Participate in maintaining, procuring, and tracking Emergency Operations Center equipment and emergency response supplies. Serve as a liaison between the Laboratory and UC Campus operations, as well as local, state, and federal emergency services organizations and agencies to ensure effective emergency planning, collaborative communication, exercise development and conduct, and valuable information exchange. Advocate for emergency management programs and LBNL preparedness and resiliency efforts by identifying and recruiting laboratory employees to participate in emergency management programs and initiatives. Position services on the ERO and is subject to 24/7/365 recall and assignment on extended hours or during nights, weekends, and holidays in support of incident management duties. What is Required: Bachelor’s-degree and approximately five years relevant experience in related field; or an equivalent combination of education, experience, and certifications in emergency management or other related fields. Demonstrated ability to develop and execute emergency management-related drills, exercises, and programs. Working knowledge of U.S. Department of Energy Order 151.1C, DOE O 150.1A, the National Response Framework (NRF), National Incident Management System (NIMS), Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS), Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) and the Incident Command Systems (ICS). Demonstrated knowledge in the areas of preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery, as well as working knowledge of the maintenance, activation, coordination, and support of activities in an operational Emergency Operations Center. Proven ability to effectively and diplomatically communicate both orally and in writing and work collaboratively with people in a wide variety of job classifications. Must possess proven ability to effectively cultivate and foster strong working relationships with team members, Laboratory personnel, management, and external contacts. Ability to develop and provide training classes, produce and deliver effective briefs, interpret and implement policies, plans, and procedures, and ability to multi-task to produce results in a fast-paced changing environment involving competing priorities and deadlines. Incumbent must be proficient with the use of personal computers and applicable software applications. This classification will require the use of a personal or Lab vehicle while conducting Lab business. In order to operate a vehicle, individuals must be physically capable of operating the vehicles safely and must possess an appropriate California motor vehicle operator’s license. Ability to work 24-hour on-call duty shifts, including weekends in order to become qualified to participate as an on- call member of the ERO. Desired Qualifications: Bachelor’s-degree and approximately eight years relevant experience in related field; or an equivalent combination of education, experience, and certifications in emergency management or other related fields. Relevant ICS certification(s) preferred to include those at the Unit Leader and Section Chief level. Exercise practitioner training such as the Master Exercise Practitioner Program (MEPP) through FEMA. Train-the-Trainer certification through FEMA or similar organization. Notes: This is a full-time, career appointment, exempt (monthly paid) from overtime pay. This position will be hired at a level commensurate with the business needs and the skills, knowledge, and abilities of the successful candidate. This position may be subject to a background check. Any convictions will be evaluated to determine if they directly relate to the responsibilities and requirements of the position. Having a conviction history will not automatically disqualify an applicant from being considered for employment. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values at Berkeley Lab. Our excellence can only be fully realized by faculty, students, and staff who share our commitment to these values. Successful candidates for our faculty positions will demonstrate evidence of a commitment to advancing equity and inclusion. Work will be primarily performed at: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA. Equal Employment Opportunity: Berkeley Lab is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. Berkeley Lab is in compliance with the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision under 41 CFR 60-1.4. 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