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Security and Emergency Management Specialist

Group Manager Business Resilience
Employee
Stakeholder Relations and Corporate Services

POSITION PURPOSE

The purpose of the Security and Emergency Management Specialist position is to provide
strategic security and emergency management advice, document processes and assist with
resolving emergency management and security concerns, to ensure Powerlink is prepared
for and able to effectively and efficiently respond to any of the wide range of hazards that
may disrupt its operations.
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ORGANISATIONAL CHART

Group Manager
Business Resilience

Security and
Emergency
Management
Specialist

Business
Continuity
Advisor

Information
Security
Manager

ORGANISATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

Powerlink Queensland is a government-owned corporation that owns, operates, develops

and maintains the high voltage electricity transmission network across Queensland. Our
vision is that we are a safe, commercial and performance focused organisation that creates
and delivers valued outcomes. Our mission is to responsibly deliver transmission services
that are valued by consumers, customers and the National Electricity Market. We have a
talented workforce that is empowered to continue improving our already vibrant workplace
culture and environment. We place high importance on our people, the environment, working
safely and delivering high performance outcomes through behaving in a way that is safe,
respectful, proactive, ethical and cooperative Powerlinks corporate values.
The Security and Emergency Management Specialist forms part of the Business Resilience
group in the Stakeholder Relations and Corporate Services division. The main role of the
Business Resilience group is to develop and implement strategy and processes that support
Powerlinks ability, as a critical infrastructure provider, to prepare for and effectively and
efficiently recover from major business disruptions.

POSITION DESCRIPTION SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

ACCOUNTABILITIES

Leadership Accountabilities (Individual Leadership)

Work with immediate manager to develop SMART individual performance and

behavioural targets, ensuring that required outcomes and alignment to broader team
goals are clearly understood.
Monitor and measure achievement of performance and behavioural objectives
through regular discussions with immediate manager, proactively seeking feedback
and support to ensure expectations are met.
Clearly communicate input requirements from others and seek to understand
questions or concerns, facilitating problem solving to ensure outcomes meet
business requirements.
Proactively develop and maintain constructive working relationships with team
members and key stakeholders, working collaboratively to achieve mutual business
outcomes.
Follow and role-model Powerlink business processes and policy expectations to
ensure that required outcomes are achieved in accordance with organisational
expectations.
Take personal responsibility for understanding and following safety policies and
practices, demonstrating personal engagement with safety and proactively identifying
risks and hazards (to immediate manager) to continuously improve Powerlinks
safety performance.

Role Specific Accountabilities

Ensure Powerlinks emergency management framework and supporting systems are

implemented across the organisation effectively, and maintain a program of
continuous monitoring improvement to ensure Powerlinks emergency response
preparedness;
Facilitate the development of emergency management plans across Powerlinks key
business functions through engagement with stakeholders to ensure plans support
corporate objectives and reflect the threats faced by Powerlink;
Control and coordinate the development, management and monitoring of a security
management framework to ensure that Powerlinks protective security arrangements
support overall organisational resilience priorities;
Perform vulnerability identification, risk analysis, and assessments of evolving
physical security threats and information security threats to develop and coordinate
vulnerability reduction measures to ensure Powerlink employees, information, and
property are not compromised or subjected to deliberate actions by unauthorized
individuals.

Last Updated: February 2015

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POSITION DESCRIPTION SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

SELECTION CRITERIA

Qualifications
Essential
Degree level qualifications in a field relevant to emergency management, business
continuity management or security management, or lesser qualification/s coupled
with demonstrated experience applicable to emergency management and/or security.

Previous Work Background/Environment

Essential
Implementation of protective security arrangements using a risk informed,
intelligence lead approach in a medium to large sized organisation.
Practical application of the all hazards approach to emergency management in the
development of frameworks, standards and processes supporting organisational
resilience.
Desirable
Leading or managing emergency management or response teams.
Application of knowledge to the utilities, industrial or other critical infrastructure
provider.
Previous exposure to information security management.
Demonstrated Technical Skills
Essential

Demonstrated use of contemporary risk management practices and their application

to security and emergency management.
Demonstrated practical application of emergency management systems,
methodologies, standards and relevant legislation.
Demonstrated experience in the development and implementation of incident
management standards, procedures and practices.
Demonstrated ability in applying protective security management frameworks,
standards and procedure in a medium sized organisation.

Desirable

Demonstrated experience in the application of business continuity management,

including the conduct of Business Impact Assessments and Risk Assessments.
Applied knowledge of information security management concepts.

Demonstrated Behavioural Skills

Demonstrated personal responsibility for understanding and following safety policies

and practices, demonstrating personal engagement with safety by proactively
identifying risks and hazards (to immediate manager).
Able to work in an autonomous manner in order to meet customer requirements and
key performance indicators.

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POSITION DESCRIPTION SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

Well-developed written and oral communication skills and the ability to liaise with a
range of stakeholders across all levels (internally and externally)
Able to manage and shift priorities as required, and incorporate new approaches to
adapt to changing business needs.
The ability to research, analyse and evaluate issues in order to effectively respond to
and resolve problems. Identify options, select the best approach and implement
actions that overcome problems.

Motivational Fit
This role would suit a person motivated by:

Accountability: Desiring roles that carry a high level of accountability

Co-operation between Functional Areas: Liking an environment where there are
lots of opportunities for cross functional co-operation
Challenge & Complexity: Finding satisfaction in handling difficult tasks

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

The job requires the incumbent to:

Work at a computer workstation

Makes critical decisions
Travel (domestic, vehicle)
Travel and work away from home for short periods
On-call roster
Ability to participate in Emergency Response

These requirements may change from time to time

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