Emergency Management and Exercise Planner

CASE Management Consulting, LLC; Fort Belvoir (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off (PTO)

HSA options

Life, AD&D, and disability coverage

Job summary

CASE Management Consulting is seeking an Emergency Management and Exercise Planner to join a high-performing team on-site in support of a DoD-focused client. Active TS/SCI clearance is required for this high-visibility role.

The candidate will lead COOP exercise planning, develop exercise materials, and coordinate across DoD and interagency partners. Strong communication and senior-level briefing skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent education, training, or certification.
• Strong written and verbal communication for senior officials.
• Experience with DoD exercises, COOP planning, and national security activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational support for exercises, facilities, training, and continuity planning.
• Draft senior-level DoD correspondence, memoranda, and briefings.
• Support COOP exercise planning, development, execution, and evaluation.

Skills

Executive communication

DoD coordination

Interagency liaison

Crisis management

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Teams

Adobe Acrobat

Shared drives

Job description

Join our team as an Emergency Management and Exercise Planner at CASE Management Consulting!

WorkEnvironment:On-site

Clearance Required:Active TS/SCI

Compensation: $130,000–$140,000 annually

CASE Management Consulting is searching for an Emergency Management and Exercise Planner to join a high-performing team. This position is high op-tempo, and high-visibility in support of an appreciative client who works closely with the contractor team and provides monthly feedback to the CASE leadership team!

YourImpactful Duties:

• Provide operational and mission support for exercises, facilities, training, continuity planning, readiness reporting, crisis management, and national security activities.
• Draft and coordinate Department of Defense (DoD) executive correspondence, memoranda, briefings, issuances, operational reports, and other senior-level documentation.
• Support Continuity of Operations (COOP) exercise planning, development, execution, and evaluation, including drafting after-action reports and tracking corrective actions.
• Assist with DoD tabletop exercises and facilitated discussions involving Senior Executive Service (SES) and Flag Officer-level participants.
• Develop exercise materials, briefing slides, scenarios, injects, and other products required to support exercise execution.
• Conduct liaison and coordination across the Department of Defense, Interagency partners, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) and Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) organizations in support of continuity and crisis management missions.
• Provide Crisis Response Mission Support for the establishment and sustainment of the Secretary of Defense Crisis Response Program in accordance with DoDI 3020.44, Defense Crisis Management.
• Augment the Continuity Coordination Element (CCE) during continuity events, crisis response operations, exercises, and other mission requirements.
• Provide daily planning and operational support for National Special Security Events (NSSEs), Defense Continuity activities, and crisis response operations.
• Develop situational awareness products, executive-level briefings, operational updates, and other decision-support materials.
• Develop, maintain, and update standard operating procedures (SOPs), plans, policies, and procedural documentation.
• Review and reconcile plans, policies, procedures, and other mission documentation maintained by DXM to ensure consistency and currency.
• Support knowledge management activities across Microsoft Teams, shared drives, email archives, and other collaboration platforms.
• Identify, recommend, implement, and maintain knowledge management processes and practices within DXM.
• Develop, maintain, and update organizational websites and digital information repositories.
• Provide facilities management, site support, administrative support, and other operational assistance required by the Government.

Requirements:

• An active Top Secret (TS) or TS/SCI clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) or a comparable level of education, training, or professional certification obtained through the U.S. military services, FEMA, or recognized trade/professional associations.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience supporting National-Level Exercises, HSEEP-governed exercises, and continuity of operations (COOP) activities.
• Minimum of 5–7 years of relevant professional experience gained as a DoD civilian, contractor supporting federal agencies, through military service/training, or through equivalent private-sector experience.
• Demonstrated experience providing direct support to senior military and civilian officials, including senior executive-level leadership.
• Advanced written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to analyze complex issues and develop clear, concise correspondence, policy documents, briefings, reports, and other materials for senior-level officials.
• Advanced proficiency in written and spoken English.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate and communicate effectively across DoD organizations, federal agencies, interagency partners, and senior leadership.
• Proficiency with office automation, collaboration, and information-sharing tools, including:
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Microsoft Teams
• Adobe Acrobat
• Shared drives, collaboration portals, and other information-sharing platforms

Desired Qualifications:

• HSEEP certification preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in emergency management, homeland security, national security, public administration, business, or a related discipline.
• Experience supporting DoD continuity, crisis response, National Special Security Events (NSSEs), or senior-level exercise programs.

Compensation

The anticipated annual salary range for this position is$130,000–$140,000. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, education, clearance level, job-related knowledge and skills, customer requirements, and other applicable business factors.

Why Join CASE?

At CASE Management Consulting, we recognize that our people are essential to our success. Eligible employees have access to a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with day-one eligibility
• CASE contribution toward employee and eligible dependent healthcare premiums
• 160 hours of paid time off annually
• 11 paid Federal holidays
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) options with company match up to 4% and immediate vesting of matching contributions
• Health Savings Account (HSA) options
• Short-term disability coverage
• Voluntary life, AD&D, and critical illness coverage
• Employer-sponsored 529 college savings plan

CASE Management Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.