Spire Energy

Lead, Business Continuity

St. Louis, MO

About This Job

Summary

Spire is seeking a Business Continuity, Lead, to develop, implement, and administer an enterprise-wide Business Continuity Program which prevents, prepares, withstands, adapts to, and rapidly recovers from damage or operational disruption during high-impact, low-frequency events.

Company Overview

At Spire, we believe energy exists to help people. To enrich their lives, grow their businesses, advance their communities. It’s a simple idea, but one that’s at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to understanding the needs of the homes and businesses we serve. That's why we're always looking for driven, collaborative people to join our team. Because we believe that offering our customers the best service means bringing together the best people.

And we find the best by hiring those who share our values of drive, safety, inclusion and integrity, and demonstrate our four essential behaviors that bring the Spire vision, mission and culture to life:

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We make it happen: We are a company of go-getters, acting on every opportunity to help our company advance.

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We collaborate: We put teamwork first, bringing in everyone’s ideas, because our collective energy makes us stronger.

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We seek out perspective: We challenge ourselves to be open to different ways of doing things, because learning from each other leads to breakthroughs.

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We care: We treat people how we want to be treated, listening closely and doing what’s right, even when it’s hard.

By living our values and behaviors every day, we strive to create an environment where every employee feels welcome, respected and valued.

Duties and Responsibilities

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Lead Spire efforts to identify known events which are most likely to disrupt Spire’s operations or support for operations.

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Implement mutually understood structures to support emergency response planning, based on federal, state, or local emergency response structures (i.e.. FEMA, NIMS, NIST, ISO).

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Develop and define roles and responsibilities for all pertinent Spire functions required for emergency response during identified scenarios.

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Work with business and functional leadership to identify and train personnel to fulfill these responsibilities.

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Develop and implement tabletop training exercises which train and evaluate Spire’s ability to respond to identified incidents.

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Work with Safety Management Systems personnel to document plans in SOP.

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Work with Enterprise Risk to develop and maintain policy regarding structure and oversight for business continuity.

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Ensure business functions can work with support emergency management in local geographies.

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Business owner for communications tools that support emergency response and business continuity, including, but not limited to Everbridge, Microsoft Teams Emergency Response modules.

Essential Characteristics and Competencies

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Ability to lead by example in support of the Company’s essential characteristics and values: strong ethics and integrity, dedication to a safe work environment, commitment to a diverse workforce that recognizes and respects every individual’s unique skill and perspective.

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Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

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Ability to adapt to a fast-moving and changing culture.

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Strong interpersonal skills with the proven ability to build and establish rapport with a diverse array of people.

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Ability to work independently and manage time effectively in order to meet individual goals and deadlines.

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Ability to work as part of a team and display a positive attitude for this dynamic environment.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position will not have direct supervisory responsibilities but will be required to lead/direct cross-functional teams.

Required Education (certifications, licenses)

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Bachelor’s Degree OR a minimum of 4 years of similar experience in utilities, emergency management, business continuity, or any combination that allows the candidate to demonstrate working knowledge of business continuity planning and emergency management to achieve the primary duties listed above, required.

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Eligible to obtain a government-sponsored clearance that requires an in-depth background check.

Required knowledge, skill and abilities

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10+ years' experience in utilities, emergency management, business continuity, or any combination which allows candidate to demonstrate working knowledge of business continuity planning and emergency management to achieve primary duties listed above.

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Microsoft Office Suite or related software, especially presentation and word processing.

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Organization structures and operations of utilities or similar businesses.

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Purpose and structure of business continuity plans.

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Federally recommended emergency management practices.

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Working knowledge of gas distribution and storage companies; related state and federal laws and regulations; and company policies and procedures.

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Process and procedure development, implementation and improvement, preferred.

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Virtual and in-person meeting and workshop facilitation, preferred.

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Risk management practices (identification, assessment, mitigation, monitoring), preferred.

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Existing relationships with regulatory agencies, natural gas industry advocates, state/federal Homeland.

Physical demands, environment and schedule

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Hybrid / Flexible Work Arrangement, available.

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Onsite work is normally performed in a shared office environment.

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Typically, 8 hours a day, Monday through Friday. Occasional after-hours work may be required.

Posting Requirements

The above posting description is intended to describe the general nature of the level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Spire, Inc., and its subsidiaries are Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all areas, including but not necessarily limited to, recruitment, selection, training, education, compensation, benefits, promotion, job transfer, upgrading, separation and recall regardless of the individual’s race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, and/or other protected categories under all Federal, State, and local laws. For more information, please view our Integrity and Inclusion pages of our career site.

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