Strategic Homeland Security Exercise Planner

Cadmus; Bismarck (ND); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) program

PTO and holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Adoption assistance

Job summary

Cadmus seeks candidates to support homeland security exercise programs for public and private sector clients. You will design, execute, and evaluate HSEEP exercises, and may engage in policy assessment, research, and strategic planning.

Domestic travel is likely, and this is a proposal-based role. The team collaborates with government and private-sector stakeholders to deliver exercise objectives, scenarios, and after-action reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in emergency management or related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in exercise planning, emergency management or homeland security.
• Knowledge of HSEEP principles and documentation.
• Experience coordinating with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
• Strong research, writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to travel domestically.
• U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain Public Trust 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

HSEEP knowledge

Policy writing

Research skills

Stakeholder coordination

Travel ability

Microsoft Office

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in emergency management or related field

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, execute, and evaluate HSEEP exercises, and may engage in policy assessment, research, and strategic planning.

Domestic travel is likely, and this is a proposal-based role. The team collaborates with government and private-sector stakeholders to deliver exercise objectives, scenarios, and after-action reports.