Onsite Public Health Exercise Lead

DecisionPoint | Cortek; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

DecisionPoint Corporation seeks an Exercise Coordinator in Atlanta to plan, develop, coordinate, execute, and evaluate public health emergency exercises. The role supports design aligned with federal standards to strengthen readiness across CDC and partner agencies.

This is a 100% in-person position in Atlanta, GA, with potential telework exceptions approved by the technical monitor and COR. The responsibilities include coordinating across federal, state, local, and international partners and

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in emergency management, public health preparedness, or exercise design and evaluation.
• Strong working knowledge of HSEEP, ICS/IMS, and NIMS.
• Experience supporting and developing both operations-based and discussion-based exercises.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Planner).
• Strong facilitation, communication, and coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the full exercise lifecycle per HSEEP, including planning, design, execution, evaluation, and improvement planning.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute all-hazards public health exercises (discussion- and operations-based).
• Coordinate with federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, and international partners.
• Ensure exercises align with NIMS, National Response Framework, CDC policies, and exercise objectives.
• Design realistic, scenario-based exercises aligned with objectives.
• Develop and maintain ExPlans, C/E Handbooks, SitMan, and participant briefings.
• Develop Master Scenario Events Lists (MSELs) to guide exercise flow and injects.
• Coordinate SIMCELL operations and manage exercise controllers, evaluators, and simulators.
• Provide real-time exercise control, issue resolution, and scenario adjustments.
• Plan and facilitate seminars, workshops, and tabletop exercises (TTXs).
• Develop facilitation guides and participant materials.
• Lead or support structured discussions to validate plans, policies, and procedures.
• Ensure exercises achieve defined objectives within scheduled timeframes and cross-agency collaboration.

Skills

Emergency management experience

Exercise design & evaluation

HSEEP knowledge

ICS/IMS knowledge

NIMS knowledge

Operations-based and discussion-based

Microsoft Office proficiency

Facilitation & coordination

Multi-agency coordination

Ability to obtain Public Trust

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

DecisionPoint Corporation seeks an Exercise Coordinator in Atlanta to plan, develop, coordinate, execute, and evaluate public health emergency exercises. The role supports design aligned with federal standards to strengthen readiness across CDC and partner agencies.

This is a 100% in-person position in Atlanta, GA, with potential telework exceptions approved by the technical monitor and COR. The responsibilities include coordinating across federal, state, local, and international partners and