Global Crisis Management And Emergency Response Manager

EU-NL-Rotterdam, EU-UK-London, US-PA-Allentown, US-TX-Houston

At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what’s possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world’s most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse, and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.
Reimagine What’s Possible
We have an immediate opening for an experienced Global Crisis Management and Emergency Response Manager based in Allentown, Houston, London, or Rotterdam.
The incumbent will have responsibilities across the full range of company operations, from advising executives on crisis management of large, complex events with global ramifications, though to supporting emergency response training at facility level.
You will lead the ongoing development and support of company capabilities in this area across geographic regions and at the corporate level. This position will cover all core industrial gas business activities as well the new growth platforms, supporting the regional teams responsible for all aspects of production and distribution (road, rail, ship, barge, and pipeline).

Key responsibilities include:

Crisis Management:

• Senior advisor to regional, corporate, and executive management teams.
• Conduct crisis management exercises (corporate and regional).
• Train and mentor regional crisis management process owners and team members.
• Assess the state of readiness of regional and corporate teams and drive improvement where required.
• Prepare crisis-specific playbooks for crisis management teams.
• Lead the global crisis management center of excellence and the corporate crisis management steering team.

Emergency Response:

• Lead the global emergency response community of practice team that develops and shares best practices.
• Maintain emergency preparedness training programs.

• Assess and qualify private third-party emergency service providers.
• Determine emergency response requirements for new facilities during scope development, which may include the need to establish in-house emergency response capabilities.
• Provide training to regional teams, assess the state of readiness, and drive improvement where required.
• Collaborate with local Emergency Management agencies and front-line responders when required.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Demonstrated history as a leader in crisis management and emergency response for one or more large energy, petrochemical, or chemical companies, to include experience working with and advising senior company executives at the regional and global level.

• Managed a global crisis management program or served as a key contributor leading comprehensive crisis preparedness and response.

• Strong leader, trainer, facilitator, and influencer, able to work with and relate to the entire organization from emergency responders to the executive crisis team.

• Significant practical experience working directly with front line emergency response and crisis management personnel. Certified emergency responder preferred.

• Successful collaboration with community emergency management agencies and/or community advisory panels. Membership on a Local Emergency Planning Committee or industry organization a plus.

We are the world’s largest hydrogen producer with over 80 years of industrial gas experience. We are hydrogen experts delivering safe, end-to-end solutions, investing in real, clean energy projects at scale, and driving the industry forward to generate a cleaner future.
At Air Products, we work in an environment where we put safety first, diversity is essential, inclusion is our culture, and each person knows they belong and matter. To learn more, visit About Air Products.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including paid holidays and vacation, affordable medical, dental, life insurance and retirement plans. You will be eligible for benefits and also be 100% vested in your retirement benefits on your first day of employment.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (U.S.). You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, citizenship, gender, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or veteran status.
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43605BR

Full Time

Corporate

Law Corporate

Multiple Regions

Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States