Intern-Emergency Management in Overland Park, Kansas at WaterOne

• Supports the development, review, and update of WaterOne emergency management plans, procedures, checklists, contact lists, and supporting documents.

• Assists with the design and development of emergency exercises based on WaterOnes operational risks. Work may include scenario development, exercise objectives, exercise injects (simulated events or information), participant materials, facilitator guides, evaluation tools, and exercise documentation.

• Assists with planning and, when appropriate, facilitating tabletop, notification, functional, or field exercises under the direction of Risk Mitigation staff.

• Supports exercises involving severe weather, water contamination, boil water advisories, major water system disruptions, extended power outages, active threats, treatment plant failures, chemical shortages, and Risk Management Plan scenarios.

• Helps collect observations and participant feedback following exercises and assists with after-action reports, improvement plans, lessons learned, and tracking corrective actions.

• Conducts research on emergency management standards, recognized practices, utility preparedness, continuity of operations, and relevant local, state, and federal guidance as assigned.

• Assists with Emergency Operations Plan maintenance and helps ensure supporting information remains organized, current, and usable during an incident.

• Participates in meetings, planning sessions, facility visits, and coordination activities with WaterOne departments and, when appropriate, outside emergency response and emergency management partners.

• Help develop training materials, presentations, job aids, and other preparedness resources for employees with emergency responsibilities.

• Provides administrative and project support for the Emergency Management Program, including document control, exercise records, meeting notes, schedules, research summaries, and other program materials.

• Learns how emergency management principles apply to drinking water production, treatment, distribution, critical infrastructure, and continuity of essential services.

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