Program Manager-Emergency Prep Planning

Location: Office-based in Orange or East Hartford, Connecticut, United States. The role requires travel across hirify.global companies as needed and on-call availability for emergencies, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Salary: $128,000–$160,000 annually, plus up to 16% bonus.

Company

hirify.global is an energy and utility company operating across multiple companies and critical infrastructure environments.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain emergency response plans that support training, exercises, real-world events, and external compliance requirements.
• Lead deliberate planning processes using the FEMA Comprehensive Planning Guide or a similar standard.
• Coordinate with training, exercise, and emergency operations staff to evaluate plans and implement lessons learned and corrective actions.
• Facilitate cross-functional workshops, planning sessions, and stakeholder discussions.
• Manage multiple projects, program budgets, contracts, expenses, inventories, and plan maintenance schedules.
• Prepare clear communications and presentations for technical audiences, stakeholders, and executive leadership while supporting emergency response operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 7 years of experience, or an associate’s degree with at least 10 years of experience.
• At least 7 years of relevant experience.
• Experience facilitating cross-functional teams through a planning process.
• Strong project management, organizational, verbal communication, written communication, and facilitation skills.
• Availability for on-call emergency response outside normal business hours and travel as needed.
• Ability to work in the United States in an office-based role in Connecticut.

Nice to have

• Emergency management experience in a utility or critical infrastructure setting.
• Master’s degree in planning or emergency management.
• Experience using the FEMA Comprehensive Planning Guide.
• ICS 700, 100, 200, 300, and 400 coursework or Incident Command System command and general staff qualifications.
• Experience with FEMA, NIMS, ICS, utility regulatory environments, or National Standards for Emergency Management.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive benefits and career development opportunities.
• Performance-based bonuses of up to 16%.
• 12% 401(k) match.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement, professional development, and career advancement pathways.
• Employees may be assigned system emergency and applicable NERC Reliability Standards compliance responsibilities.