Senior Exercise Planner – Homeland Security

Cadmus; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Cadmus seeks candidates to support homeland security exercises for public and private sector clients, leading design, execution, and evaluation of HSEEP-compliant exercises covering terrorism, cybersecurity, and natural disasters.

Responsibilities include developing objectives, scenarios, planning schedules, and documenting exercise results; travel domestically is likely. A US citizen able to obtain a favorable clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in emergency management, homeland security, national security, public policy, political science, cybersecurity, or related field.
• Minimum of eight years of professional experience in exercise planning, emergency management, or related field.
• Experience leading the design and delivery of HSEEP exercises.
• Experience producing HSEEP documentation and after-action products.
• Experience leading teams, assigning work, and mentoring staff.
• Strong client-engagement, facilitation, research, analytical, writing, briefing, and presentation skills.
• Ability to travel domestically as required.
• U.S. Citizen able to earn a favorable Public Trust clearance and/or DHS Suitability.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, design, conduct, and evaluation of HSEEP-compliant exercises for CISA.
• Develop exercise objectives, scenarios, planning schedules, stakeholder engagement approaches, evaluation methods, and exercise documentation.
• Lead planning meetings and coordinate inputs from clients, subject-matter experts, participating organizations, and project staff.
• Lead the development and quality review of exercise documentation, including Situation Manuals, Exercise Plans, Master Scenario Events Lists, facilitator guides, evaluator materials, multimedia injects, After-Action Reports, and Improvement Plans.
• Support tabletop exercises, workshops, seminars, and other discussion-based exercise activities involving government and private-sector stakeholders.
• Direct assigned exercise teams, delegate tasks, monitor progress, and mentor junior and mid-level staff.
• Identify project risks, resolve planning challenges, and maintain exercise quality, schedule, and alignment with client requirements.

Skills

Client-engagement

Facilitation

Research

Analytical skills

Writing

Briefing

Presentation skills

Travel domestically

Team leadership

Education

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

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Outlook

Teams

Job description

Cadmus seeks candidates to support homeland security exercises for public and private sector clients, leading design, execution, and evaluation of HSEEP-compliant exercises covering terrorism, cybersecurity, and natural disasters.

Responsibilities include developing objectives, scenarios, planning schedules, and documenting exercise results; travel domestically is likely. A US citizen able to obtain a favorable clearance is required.