American Electric Power

Enterprise Resilience Analyst

American Electric Power$87K — $128K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in emergency management, IT, or related fields with 3 years of relevant experience.
  • Associate degree with 5 years of relevant experience or high school diploma with 7 years of experience.
  • Understanding of ICS, NIMS, and FEMA National Response Framework.
  • Experience in business continuity and risk management.
  • Certifications in business continuity or emergency management are preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Lead governance reporting and related activities across resilience program areas.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to gather governance reporting inputs.
  • Develop reporting packages and dashboards for senior leaders.
  • Monitor governance artifacts and evidence compliance.
  • Organize and prepare materials for audits and compliance checks.
  • Recommend improvements for reporting and dashboard usability.
  • Support incident response and after-action report preparations.

Benefits

  • Participation in a 24/7 on-call support team during emergencies.
  • Opportunity to enhance reporting quality and governance execution.
  • Ability to work with senior leadership in a critical field.
  • Engagement in various aspects of resilience and emergency management.
  • Flexible working hours during corporate crises.
Full Job Description
Job Posting End Date
08-30-2026
Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.

Job Summary

Consults assigned Business Units (BUs) and Operating Companies in the execution of business continuity and emergency preparedness activities. Aids the enterprise in assessing business processes, in conducting business impact analysis or other risk assessments, in developing business continuity and response plans, and in designing and evaluating of tests, training, and exercises. Individuals must have an ability to analyze a range of tactical problems with moderate guidance and direction, an ability to communicate effectively using appropriate tools and processes, and an ability to remain flexible and adaptable to changing environments or stressful situations. This position is part of a 24/7 on-call team for support during corporate emergencies.

Job Description

What You'll Do:

The Analyst will lead selected governance support, reporting, evidence management, metrics, dashboard, and documentation-quality activities across Disaster Recovery, Exercise & Training, Emergency Coordination & Intelligence, Response & Recovery Planning, and Operational Resilience. This role partners with functional teams to develop reporting inputs, monitor governance artifacts, validate evidence completeness, support outcome-based metrics, and improve leadership visibility into resilience readiness, corrective actions, policy adherence, and program maturity. The Senior Analyst does not establish enterprise policy or own governance authority; instead, this role supports consistent governance execution, reporting quality, and data-informed decision-making under the direction of senior resilience leadership.

Essential Job Functions & Tasks:
  • Leads selected governance reporting, dashboard, evidence management, documentation-quality, and metrics activities for assigned resilience program areas.
  • Partners with Disaster Recovery, Exercise & Training, Emergency Coordination & Intelligence, Response & Recovery Planning, and Operational Resilience stakeholders to collect governance and reporting inputs.
  • Develops reporting packages, status summaries, leadership-ready dashboards, corrective action views, maturity indicators, and outcome-based metrics for review by senior resilience leaders.
  • Executes monitoring of governance artifacts, policy acknowledgments, standard adherence evidence, exercise outputs, validation results, corrective action status, and issue documentation.
  • Monitors data quality, evidence completeness, aging items, overdue corrective actions, reporting inconsistencies, and missing information that may affect governance visibility.
  • Supports audit, regulatory, executive reporting, governance forum, ISO 22301 alignment, and applicable utility-industry resilience practice preparation by organizing evidence, validating completeness, and preparing materials.
  • Develop recommendations to improve reporting routines, dashboard usability, evidence organization, governance documentation, and corrective action tracking.
  • Supports incident, exercise, audit, activation, and after-action activities by preparing timely status information, metrics, evidence packages, and governance reporting updates.
  • Provides input to key success measures for assigned Business Units and Operating Companies and assists in creation of materials to support reporting on Enterprise Resilience Program Health and Maturity.
  • Assist in implementation of business continuity and crisis management activities and improvement initiatives.


Additional Requirements:
  • Ability to work extended hours with little or no advanced notice, work off-hours and be called back to work due to for significant business disruptions or corporate emergencies.
  • Basic understanding of Incident Command System (ICS) roles and responsibilities, the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) National Response Framework.
  • Basic understanding of industry standards outlining best practices for business continuity and emergency management programs.
  • Ability to analyze a range of tactical problems with an understanding of issues related to the decision-making process.
  • Ability to execute productive solutions with moderate level of guidance and direction.
  • Strong interpersonal skills when building relationships with internal stakeholders Ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs using appropriate tools and processes.


What We're Looking For:

Enterprise Resilience Analyst (SG7)

Education and Work Experience requirements are listed below:
  • Bachelor's degree in emergency management, information technology, or related fields such as business, communications, and instructional design and minimum of 3 years work experience in business continuity, emergency management, risk management, field operations or related fields (such as information technology infrastructure or disaster recovery).
  • Associates degree in emergency management, information technology, or related fields such as business, communications, and instructional design and minimum of 5 years of experience in the fields above or in related/relevant field.
  • High school diploma/GED and minimum of 7 years of experience in the fields above or in related/relevant fields OR high school diploma/GED and certifications and minimum of 6 years of experience in the fields above or in related/relevant fields.


Enterprise Resilience Analyst Sr. (SG8)

Education and Work Experience requirements are listed below:
  • Bachelor's degree in emergency management, information technology, or related fields such as business, communications, and instructional design and minimum of 5 years work experience in business continuity, emergency management, risk management, field operations or related fields (such as information technology infrastructure or disaster recovery).
  • Associate degree in emergency management, information technology, or related fields such as business, communications, and instructional design and minimum of 7 years of experience in the fields above or in related/relevant fields.
  • High school diploma/GED and minimum of 10 years of experience in the fields above or in related/relevant fields OR high school diploma/GED and certifications and minimum of 8 years of experience in the fields above or in related/relevant fields.


Licenses/Certifications:
Certification in business continuity or emergency management is desired (e.g., Associate Business Continuity Professional, Certified Business Continuity Professional, Certified Emergency Manage

Required License(s)/Certification(s) are listed below:
  • Certification in business continuity or emergency management is desired (e.g., Associate Business Continuity Professional, Certified Business Continuity Professional, Certified Emergency Manager)


Compensation Data

Compensation Grade:

SP20-007

Compensation Range:

$87,633.00 - $128,688.00

The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S - Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

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About American Electric Power

American Electric Power generates, transmits, and distributes electricity, serving residential, commercial, and industrial customers nationwide. AEP serves millions of customers across 11 states. It operates in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity, providing power to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. AEP generates electricity using diverse sources, including coal, natural gas, nuclear, and renewable energy like wind and solar. The company maintains a vast transmission network that delivers electricity from power plants to local distribution systems, ensuring a stable and reliable power supply. AEP is actively involved in renewable energy initiatives, investing in wind farms and solar facilities to diversify its energy portfolio and reduce its environmental impact. Additionally, the company engages in community outreach, supporting education, environmental conservation, and various social initiatives.

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Net Income
$2.2 billion
Founded
1906
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