Director of Emergency Management | Full-Time | Denver or Remote

Oak View Group

Oak View Group is the global leader in venue development, management, and premium hospitality services for the live event industry. Offering an unmatched, 360-degree solution set for a collection of world-class owned venues and a client roster that includes the most influential, highest attended arenas, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions on the planet.

Position Summary

The Director of Emergency Management advances OVG’s commitment to safe, secure, and resilient fan experiences, reinforcing our culture of collaboration, integrity, and excellence throughout every phase of planning, execution, and refinement. The Director is responsible for leading the strategic development, implementation, and continuous improvement of comprehensive emergency preparedness plans and programs across OVG’s portfolio of venues as well as Prevent Advisors’ consulting clients. Specifically, this position will spend considerable time conducting risk assessments, reviewing venues’ existing emergency plans, writing new emergency plans, and creating and delivering training and tabletop exercises for venue staff.

 

This role pays an annual salary of $125,000-$140,000

 

Benefits for Full-Time roles: Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401(k) Savings Plan, 401(k) matching, and Paid Time Off (vacation days, sick days, and 11 holidays)

 

This position will remain open until May 8, 2026.

About the Venue

Prevent Advisors is the security and emergency management division of Oak View Group. Led by special operations, law enforcement, and venue management professionals, Prevent Advisors works with our committed partners to design, build, implement, and maintain comprehensive solution sets to deter bad actors, address contingencies, and mitigate the risks associated with the sophisticated threats of today and the rapidly evolving threats of the future. As enthusiastic fans of both sports and live entertainment ourselves, we are driven by the desire to safeguard the experiences and events that create unforgettable memories and shape lives.

Responsibilities

Emergency Planning & Documentation

• Lead the creation, implementation, and maintenance of emergency response plans, business continuity plans, mitigation plans, recovery plans, special event plans, and other preparedness documentation tailored to individual venues both within OVG and externally to Prevent Advisors’ consulting clients.
• Ensure emergency plans align with industry best practices, regulatory requirements, and organizational risk assessments. For international venues, adapt approach to suit local culture and emergency management models.
• Provide advisory and consulting services to third-party clients, partners, and venue owners, delivering expertise in emergency planning, training, and exercising to enhance preparedness across the live entertainment industry.

Business Development

• Manage relationships of current client base to include actively managing projects for individual clients. Collaborate with internal and client teams to align emergency preparedness recommendations with client operational goals and venue-specific risk profiles.
• Conduct business development efforts and expand Prevent Advisors’ services into existing and new verticals, including creation and development of new services to drive revenue growth.

Training & Exercises

• Design and facilitate comprehensive training programs on emergency preparedness, response, and recovery for internal teams and third-party clients. Deliver pre-opening training and commissioning exercises for new venues.
• Using HSEEP principles, develop and facilitate tabletop exercises, drills, and functional exercises for client venues to test emergency plans, validate coordination, and identify capability gaps.
• Track and document training completion and exercise outcomes to support continuous refinement of plans and practices, including the creation of after-action reports (AARs).
• Support clients and internal venues in building sustainable training programs, including train-the-trainer models and exercise roadmaps (MYTEPs) that mature over time.

Incident Management

• Serve as a Steering Committee member for and actively participate in OVG’s Global Incident Management Team (Global IMT) and collaborate closely with Risk Management, Global Safety, Communications, People & Culture, Legal, and other teams across the global OVG enterprise.
• Provide guidance during live emergency incidents, working within the venue’s incident command and communication structure as well as OVG’s established Global IMT protocols.<