Senior Homeland Security Exercise Planner

Cadmus; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Cadmus seeks candidates to support homeland security exercise programs for public and private sector clients. You will design, conduct, and evaluate HSEEP exercises covering terrorism, cybersecurity, and natural disasters, with travel as needed.

Role includes policy assessment, research, writing, and strategic planning in homeland security/public policy fields. This position is for a proposal effort with will contingent on award; US citizen with ability to obtain favorable clearance preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in emergency management, homeland security, public policy, or related field.
• At least five years of relevant professional experience.
• Working knowledge of HSEEP principles, processes, terminology, and documentation.
• Experience coordinating with multidisciplinary teams and government or private-sector stakeholders.
• Strong research, analytical, writing, and presentation skills.
• Ability to travel domestically as required.
• U.S. Citizen with ability to earn a favorable Public Trust clearance and/or DHS Suitability.

Responsibilities

• Support planning, design, conduct, and evaluation of HSEEP exercises.
• Lead exercise planning workstreams and coordinate with project staff, clients, subject-matter experts, and participating organizations.
• Develop exercise objectives, scenarios, planning meeting materials, Situation Manuals, Exercise Plans, facilitator guides, evaluation materials, and After-Action Reports and Improvement Plans.
• Support planning meetings, working sessions, and portions of discussion-based exercises involving government and private-sector stakeholders.
• Conduct research and analysis involving homeland security, cybersecurity, emergency management, and critical infrastructure risks.
• Translate technical or policy information into clear, audience-appropriate exercise materials, reports, presentations, and briefings.
• Coordinate exercise logistics, participant communications, document reviews, meeting records, and action-item tracking.
• Analyze evaluator observations and participant feedback to identify findings, corrective actions, and opportunities for improvement.
• Review products for accuracy, completeness, formatting, and compliance with project requirements.
• Manage assigned tasks and deliverables to established schedules and promptly communicate risks or dependencies to project leadership.

Skills

HSEEP knowledge

Stakeholder coordination

Research & writing

Presentation skills

Travel ability

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Outlook

Teams

Job description

Cadmus seeks candidates to support homeland security exercise programs for public and private sector clients. You will design, conduct, and evaluate HSEEP exercises covering terrorism, cybersecurity, and natural disasters, with travel as needed.

Role includes policy assessment, research, writing, and strategic planning in homeland security/public policy fields. This position is for a proposal effort with will contingent on award; US citizen with ability to obtain favorable clearance preferred.