Exercise Planner, Homeland Security & Disaster Readiness

Cadmus; Helena (MT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Cadmus seeks candidates to design, execute, and evaluate homeland security exercises for diverse public and private clients. This proposal-focused role covers terrorism, cybersecurity, and natural disasters, with policy analysis and strategic planning as potential duties.

Some domestic travel is likely; salary ranges reflect seniority and eligibility for a Public Trust clearance. Join Cadmus to work with leading experts on transformative solutions while contributing to national security and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (emergency management, homeland security, national security, public policy, political science, cybersecurity or related).
• At least eight years of professional experience in exercise planning, emergency management, homeland security, cybersecurity, or related fields.
• Proven experience leading design and delivery of HSEEP exercises.
• Experience producing HSEEP documentation and after-action materials.
• Experience leading teams, assigning work, reviewing deliverables, and mentoring staff.
• Strong client engagement, facilitation, research, analytical, writing, briefing, and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, design, conduct, and evaluation of HSEEP-compliant exercises for CISA.
• Develop exercise objectives, scenarios, planning schedules, stakeholder engagement approaches, evaluation methods, and documentation.
• Lead planning meetings and coordinate inputs from clients, SMEs, organizations, and staff.
• Develop and review exercise documentation (Sims, Plans, MAS, facilitator guides, evaluator materials, injects, AARs, IPR).
• Support tabletop exercises, workshops, seminars, and other discussion-based activities with stakeholders.
• Direct assigned exercise teams, delegate tasks, monitor progress, and mentor junior staff.
• Conduct research and analysis on cybersecurity, critical infrastructure, emergency management, policy, and threats.
• Analyze observations to produce findings, recommendations, and priorities.
• Brief clients on design decisions, status, outcomes, and next steps.

Skills

Project leadership

Client engagement

Facilitation

Policy research

Writing

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in emergency management, homeland security, national security, public policy, political science, cybersecurity, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Outlook

Teams

Job description

Cadmus seeks candidates to design, execute, and evaluate homeland security exercises for diverse public and private clients. This proposal-focused role covers terrorism, cybersecurity, and natural disasters, with policy analysis and strategic planning as potential duties.

Some domestic travel is likely; salary ranges reflect seniority and eligibility for a Public Trust clearance. Join Cadmus to work with leading experts on transformative solutions while contributing to national security and