Full-Time

Answering Service Responder

Witt O'Brien's

Witt O'Brien's

201-500 employees

Global crisis and emergency management consultancy

No salary listed

Ogden, UT, USA

Hybrid

Three days or fewer per week on-site may be required because the role is hybrid.

Category
Customer Experience & Support (1)
Required Skills
SharePoint
Microsoft Office

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Requirements
  • A High School Diploma or equivalent.
  • Intermediate-level skill with Microsoft Office products, specifically Microsoft Teams and SharePoint.
  • Intermediate-level computer literacy supporting a variety of software platforms.
  • Ability to type at least 30 words per minute.
  • Availability and willingness to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and on demand during emergencies.
  • Ability to remain adaptable and patient and to stay calm and professional during heightened activity, uncertainty, ambiguity, rapid change, and fixed deadlines.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and succinctly to a wide audience.
  • Ability to triage complex situations and transcribe information accurately.
  • Ability to remain patient while professionally supporting international callers whose primary language is not English.
  • Ability to follow procedures and execute tasks as outlined.
  • Basic computer skills and proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite.
Responsibilities
  • Answer incoming calls and emails in a timely, professional, and courteous manner.
  • Answer calls regarding emergency fuel deliveries, appliance repairs, and safety issues such as gas leaks.
  • Represent clients by serving as their emergency call center.
  • Dispatch emergency calls to clients' on-call personnel.
  • Gather and transcribe information with speed and accuracy.
  • Receive incident and emergency calls from 911 dispatch.
  • Remain calm, courteous, and confident when answering distress calls.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
  • Previous experience in emergency response, incident management, law enforcement, or security.
  • Two to five years of experience in a prior incident or emergency dispatch role, preferably in an emergency dispatch or hazardous notification center.

Witt O’Brien’s provides crisis and emergency management services for governments and private sector clients, helping them prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate disruptions across the full disaster lifecycle. Clients engage the firm to assess risks, develop preparedness plans, train staff, conduct exercises, manage grants (such as FEMA Public Assistance), ensure regulatory compliance, and coordinate crisis communications, with specialized maritime support available. The company combines veteran public-sector disaster management expertise with private-sector incident response, augmented by acquisitions in crisis communications and reputation management to offer end-to-end services. Its goal is to boost resilience for operations, people, assets, and reputations in the face of natural and man-made risks.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

null

Founded

2001

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What believers are saying

  • FEMA reopened BRIC in April 2026, directly expanding demand for Witt O'Brien's services.
  • Witt O'Brien's joined April 2026 conferences on continuity and AI, signaling active client demand.
  • Ambipar still backs a global response platform, preserving international reach after the 2022 acquisition.

What critics are saying

  • Ambipar filed judicial recovery in October 2025, exposing Witt O'Brien's to parent distress.
  • Ambipar creditors challenged delayed statements in August 2026, prolonging restructuring uncertainty.
  • A failed Ambipar plan can trigger liquidation, disrupting Witt O'Brien's funding and contracts.

What makes Witt O'Brien's unique

  • Witt O'Brien's combines FEMA grants expertise with oil-spill and maritime response know-how.
  • Its April 2026 BRIC webinar shows deep positioning in hazard mitigation and grant management.
  • The firm markets practical AI for crisis management, not just strategy decks.

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