Career Opportunities

Welcome to the Career Opportunities area of the ACP-South Texas Chapter Web site. Here, you can view descriptions of positions available in the field of business continuity planning, emergency management, and risk management in the Greater Houston area. This is a value-added service to the chapter members, guests and chapter affiliates in the local resilience community.

Employers and recruiters are invited to post positions available in Business Continuity, IT Disaster Recovery, Emergency Management, Risilience, Emergency Response, Risk Management and Corporate Crisis Management. Positions will be posted for up to 90 days at no cost.

To submit a listing, you must provide position title, position location, industry, recruiter contact information, link to the job posting, and close date by email to the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Head of Security and Resilience North America
Employer: Centrica

Position Location: Houston, TX
Industry: Energy

For More Information: https://centrica.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Centrica/job/US---TX---Houston---Greenway-Plaza/Head-of-Security-and-Resilience-North-America_R9952117

Safety and Emergency Preparedness Manager
Employer: Texas Medical Center

Position Location: Houston, TX
Industry: Health Care

For More Information: https://careers.texasmedicalcenter.org/careers/position/safety-and-emergency-preparedness-manager-1

Regional Crisis & Continuity Management Advisor – Western Hemisphere
Employer: BP

Position Location: Houston, TX
Industry: Energy
Close Date: 6/7/2018

For More Information: https://jobs.bp.com/job/houston/regional-crisis-and-continuity-management-advisor-western-hemisphere/198/8189624

Emergency Preparedness and Response Planner
Employer: Tri-County Health Department

Position Location: Greenwood Village, CO
Industry: Government

For More Information: http://www.tchd.org/Jobs.aspx?UniqueId=103&From=All&CommunityJobs=False&JobID=Emergency-Preparedness-and-Response-Plan-280

Statewide Continuity Coordinator/Business Continuity Coordinator I
Employer: Texas State Office of Risk Management

Position Location: Austin, TX
Industry: Government
Salary $5,258.67 a month

For More Information: https://www.sorm.state.tx.us/continuity-coordinator

Director of Risk Management/Director II
Employer: Texas State Office of Risk Management

Position Location: Austin, TX
Industry: Government
Salary $7039.92 monthly

For More Information: https://www.sorm.state.tx.us/about-us/employment/director-risk-management

Manager, Data Center/Disaster Recovery
Employer: KPMG

Position Location: Dallas, TX
Industry: Accounting/Business Services

For More Information: https://kpmgcareers.jobs/houston-tx/manager-data-centerdisaster-recovery/eba413c145114b57a5c432eeeba515c0/job/

Director for the Colorado Information Analysis Center (CIAC)
Employer: Colorado Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management

Position Location: Lakewood, CO
Industry: Government
Salary $9,000 - $12000 Monthly
Close Date: 5/30/2018 5PM
Recruiter Contact Information: Ruth Strauss, PHR at 303-239-4428 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

For More Information: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado/jobs/2075227/director-of-the-office-of-prevention-and-security-ciac

Position Title: Incident Manager
Employer: CURA Emergency Services

Position Location: Plano, TX
Industry: Environmental Services/Spill Management

For More Information: http://curaes.com/index.php?p=140

Position Title: Business Recovery Analyst
Employer: Invesco

Position Location: Houston, TX
Industry: Financial Services
Experience: Minimum 2 years Business Continuity experience required

For More Information: https://invesco.taleo.net/careersection/jobdetail.ftl?job=21448

Position Title: Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Administrator
Employer: Empyrean Benefit Solutions, Inc.

Position Location: Houston, TX
Industry: Staffing & Outsourcing
Recruiter Contact Information: Rebekah Smith This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

For More Information: https://www.goempyrean.com/about-us/careers/?p=job%2FogUh6fwh

 

 

Career Development

Articles/White Papers

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Other Resources

Certifications

Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII)

  • CBCP - Business Continuity (2+ years)
  • ABCP - Business Continuity (<2 years)
  • CFCP - Functional SME
  • CBCV - Industry Resilience

Business Resilience Certification Corsortium International (BRCCI)

  • CBRM - Resilience Management 
  • CBRA - Reslilience Auditing
  • CBRITP - Information Technology
  • MABR - Master Resilience Management

International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM)

  • CEM - Emergency Management

American Board for Certification in Homeland Security (ABCHS)

  • CHS - Homeland Security

Certificate Program

Emergency Management Certificate - Florida International University

International Hurricane Research Center

Florida International University and the International Hurricane Center now offer a Certificate Program in Emergency Management and Hazard Mitigation that consist of 5 separate two-day seminars. Individual seminars are offered about every other week so that the program can be completed in 90 days.

Disaster Management (DM) Diploma - University of Wisconsin, Madison

Disaster Management Center

The Disaster Management Center at the University of Wisconsin Madison's goal is to help improve the emergency management performance of non-governmental organizations, local and national governments, and international organizations, through a comprehensive professional development program in disaster management. Distance learning is the principal approach for this international program.

For more degree and certificate programs, please click here. 

Local or Online Degree Programs

Business Continuity, Security and Risk Management (Master of Science) - Boston University

  • BCP
  • Security
  • Risk Management

Concentration in Cybercrime Investigation & Cybersecurity (Master of Criminal Justice) - Boston University

  • Cybersecurity
  • Cybercrime

Computer Information Systems (Master of Science) - Boston University

  • Computer application systems
  • Information security
  • Risk management

Risk Management (MBA) - Walden University

Crisis Management and Business Continuity (Short Certificate Program) - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • BCP
  • DRP
  • Crisis management

Emergency Management and Business Continuity (Applied Science T-Degree Program) - Edmonds Community College

  • Emergency management
  • Hazard response
  • DRP
  • Business continuity
  • Health and safety

Security and Strategic Intelligence, Business Continuity Track (Bachelor of Science) - Saint Louis University

  • Security
  • BCP

Emergency Management & Business Continuity/EMBC (Associate of Arts/Bachelor of Arts) - Metropolitan College of New York

  • Emergency management
  • BCP

Information, Risk and Operations Management (MBA) - University of Texas at Austin

  • Business analytics
  • Information management
  • Supply chain and operations management

Homeland Security (Master of Arts) - Northeastern University

  • Security
  • Emergency management
  • Risk management
  • Threat mitigation

Security Management with a Critical Response Certificate (Bachelor of Science) - University of Phoenix

  • BCP
  • Corporate security
  • Incident response
  • Personnel management

Security Management with Asset Prevention/Loss Prevention Certificate (Associate of Arts) - University of Phoenix

  • Corporate security
  • Enterprise risk mitigation
  • Security technology
  • Workplace safety

Continuity Management (Graduate Level Certificate) - Drexel University

  • Crisis management
  • Risk management
  • Emergency management
  • Disaster recovery

Emergency Management and Continuity Planning (Graduate Level Certificate) - University of Illinois at Chicago

  • Continuity planning
  • Crisis management
  • Risk management
  • Hazard vulnerability analysis
  • Information systems
  • Strategic planning

Business Continuity and Risk Management (Advanced Certificate Program) - Iona College

  • Risk management
  • Disaster recovery
  • Business resilience practicum

Emergency Management and Homeland Security (Master of Arts) - Arizona State University

  • Community resilience and recovery
  • Integrated emergency management
  • Interoperability for emergency managers
  • Public management