Senior Exercise Planner - Washington, United States - Dynamis, Inc.

Description

Job Description

Dynamis is seeking a Senior Exercise Planner to lead the design, development, conduct, and evaluation of discussion- and operations-based exercises for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Exercises Infrastructure Security & Exercise Branch pursuant to the Homeland Security Exercise & Evaluation Program (HSEEP). The Senior Exercise Planner will be responsible for leading exercise planning efforts between contractor staff, CISA, and stakeholders to support exercise development, conduct, evaluation, and reporting; applying expertise in emergency management, preparedness, and exercise programs and principles; and maintaining the established high quality level of support services, deliverables, and products.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 12 years of experience with emergency management and/or exercises, demonstrating:
  ­ ­ - Expertise in all-hazards emergency management
  ­ - Expertise in HSEEP and/or HSEEP certification (preferred)
  ­ - Experience leading the design, planning, execution, and evaluation of HSEEP-compliant exercises
  ­ - Excellent writing and communication skills
  ­ - Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and SharePoint
  ­ - Proficiency in research, analysis, and creative thinking
  
• Ability to work independently (demonstrating time management skills) while also functioning in a team environment
• Ability to complete high-quality, detail-oriented deliverables amid competing deadlines
• Ability to lead exercise planning initiatives and assign and oversee tasks of more junior staff
• Ability to exercise initiative, resourcefulness, and tact in obtaining and analyzing project information
• Ability to represent Dynamis in meetings with clients to resolve complex issues and to plan and coordinate work
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time
• Ability to obtain and maintain CISA suitability
• BA or BS degree (MA/MS preferred; minimum of 10 years of experience required with a Masters)
• U.S. Citizenship

• Understanding of FEMA's National Incident Management System (NIMS), the Incident Command System (ICS), Presidential Policy Directive 8 (PPD-8), the National Response Framework (NRF), the National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF), and other relevant federal policies and/or documents
• Experience as an analyst of emergency management policies, programs, and procedures supporting state or federal agencies
• Experience with critical infrastructure owners/operators