Senior Homeland Security Exercise Lead

Cadmus; Bismarck (ND); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) program

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Voluntary time off

Tuition reimbursement

Adoption assistance

Bonus programs

Job summary

Cadmus is seeking a Senior Homeland Security Exercise Planner to lead design, execution, and evaluation of complex exercises for government and private clients in the United States. Domestic travel is likely, and eligibility for U.S. citizenship and favorable clearance is required.

As part of this proposal-focused role, you will guide scenario design, evaluation methodologies, and improvement plans, while mentoring junior staff and coordinating multi‑stakeholder teams across security disciplines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field is required.
• At least ten years of professional experience in exercise planning or related fields.
• Experience designing, delivering, and evaluating complex HSEEP exercises.
• Ability to advise clients on exercise strategy and program management.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior exercise planning and HSEEP expert for government programs.
• Provide direction for design, conduct, evaluation, and improvement of exercises.
• Advise clients on strategy, engagement, scenarios, and evaluation methods.
• Lead multi-stakeholder exercises with federal, state, local, and private partners.
• Oversee multiple workstreams and ensure consistency across deliverables.
• Lead planning meetings, executive briefings, workshops, and after-action sessions.
• Develop exercise design approaches and perform final QA of major deliverables.
• Guide development of scenarios, objectives, evaluation criteria, and reports.
• Resolve complex issues with project leadership and clients.
• Coach and mentor exercise planners and promote HSEEP standards.
• Support leadership with planning, risk management, and client relation management.
• Contribute to methodologies, tools, templates, and lessons learned.

Skills

Facilitation

Client engagement

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Technical writing

Briefing

Presentation skills

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in emergency management/ homeland security/ national security/ public policy/ political science/ cybersecurity

Tools

HSEEP

Job description

Cadmus is seeking a Senior Homeland Security Exercise Planner to lead design, execution, and evaluation of complex exercises for government and private clients in the United States. Domestic travel is likely, and eligibility for U.S. citizenship and favorable clearance is required.

As part of this proposal-focused role, you will guide scenario design, evaluation methodologies, and improvement plans, while mentoring junior staff and coordinating multi‑stakeholder teams across security disciplines.