Senior Homeland Security Exercise Planner

The Cadmus Group LLC; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) program

PTO

Paid holidays

VTO

Tuition reimbursement

Adoption assistance

Bonus programs

Job summary

Cadmus Group LLC seeks candidates to support upcoming homeland security exercises for public and private sector clients, partners, and stakeholders. The role covers design, execution, and evaluation of exercise programs across terrorism, cybersecurity, and natural disasters, with some domestic travel required.

Please note this position is for a proposal effort, contingent upon award. Cadmus provides advisory and implementation services worldwide and emphasizes teamwork and client-ready

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in emergency management, homeland security, or related field.
• Minimum of five years of professional experience in exercise planning, emergency management, or related areas.
• Working knowledge of HSEEP principles and documentation.
• Experience coordinating with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
• Strong research, analytical, writing, and presentation skills.
• Ability to independently manage assignments and deliver client-ready deliverables.
• Strong attention to detail and quality-control skills.
• Proficiency with Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and Teams.
• Ability to travel domestically as required.
• U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain favorable clearance.

Responsibilities

• Independently support the planning, design, conduct, and evaluation of HSEEP exercises.
• Lead assigned exercise planning workstreams and coordinate activities with project staff, clients, subject-matter experts, and participating organizations.
• Support the development of 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

Emergency management

Research skills

Writing and presentation

Policy analysis

Team coordination

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in emergency management or related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Teams

Job description

Cadmus Group LLC seeks candidates to support upcoming homeland security exercises for public and private sector clients, partners, and stakeholders. The role covers design, execution, and evaluation of exercise programs across terrorism, cybersecurity, and natural disasters, with some domestic travel required.

Please note this position is for a proposal effort, contingent upon award. Cadmus provides advisory and implementation services worldwide and emphasizes teamwork and client-ready