Part Time All Hazards Preparedness Exercise Suppor

Company: Summit ET
Location: Montpelier
Posted on: August 8, 2022

Job Description:

Job DescriptionSalary: SummitET is seeking part-time exercise support (Senior, Mid, and Junior Levels) to assist in delivering preparedness exercises that include tabletop, functional, and field training exercises. This includes supporting roles as exercise planners, observers, controllers, and evaluators who will help plan and develop both virtual and on-site exercises; perform tasks in observing, controlling, and evaluating exercise play; compile exercise play observations, conduct analysis of the achievement of exercise objectives, and prepare comprehensive HSEEP consistent after-action reports with observations, analysis, and corrective action recommendations. On-site exercises will be conducted throughout the United States and may require frequent travel.This is a part-time as needed position. SummitET has a current need in the state of Vermont contingent of contract awards.Responsibilities:

• Execute and complete work assignments as exercise planners, observers, controllers, and evaluators via task through the delivery of high-quality products and services by deadline from an on-site or remote SummitET manager.
• Lead groups of stakeholders to design, analyze, conduct, and evaluate discussion-based and operations-based exercises to examine emergency management plans, processes, and procedures.
• Coordinate and maintain the relationship between SummitET, client, and stakeholders to optimize performance and cross-functional expertise and support performance, measurement, and reporting.
• Analyze stakeholder requirements to develop clear, measurable objectives to inform exercise design and evaluation materials.
• Apply emergency management experience to incorporate current plans, doctrine, and policy into exercise concepts.
• Develop high quality products that can be presented to client and stake-holder senior leaders audiences.
• Create and implement project management plans to ensure on time delivery of multiple, concurrent initiatives.Position Requirements:
  • Experience in one or more of the following areas: performing in real-world roles and responsibilities involving incident or unified command, emergency management, fire, law enforcement, counterterrorism/WMD terrorism response operations, and cybersecurity.
  • Experience in leading or providing support to preparedness exercises and performing various exercise roles, such as an exercise director, observer, controller, evaluator, facilitator, safety officer, and simulation or white cell.
  • Comprehensive understanding of the National Incident Management System (NIMS), Incident Command System (ICS), Presidential Policy Directive 8 planning frameworks and federal interagency operational plans; and the Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 101: Developing and Maintaining Emergency Operations Plans.
  • Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation training
  • Excellent writing, grammar, and analytical skills
  • Perform professionally and be professionally attired to the standards of SummitET
  • Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work well with others, and provide impeccable customer service.
  • Maintain a professional level of fluency in Microsoft Office suite of applications including Microsoft Teams, PowerPoint, Forms, and Excel; and ability to master other basic software applications as may be necessary.
  • Quickly learn and maintain skills involved in designated virtual platforms (Microsoft Teams and Zoom) as may be required
  • Must have a valid driver's license, able to travel on a commercial aircraft, rent vehicles, and enter government facilities pursuant to respective requirements.
  • Possession of an active national security clearance a plus.Desired Qualifications:
    • Bachelor's or advanced degree in the national security or preparedness mission to include homeland security, emergency management, hazardous materials, WMD/CBRNE, cyber security, forensic or law enforcement science, or hard sciences.
    • Master Exercise Practitioner Program Certification.
    • Real-world significant threats and hazards response experience.Experience requirements:Senior-level Planner/Support
      • Minimum (10) ten years of experienceMid-level Planner/Support
        • Minimum (5) five years of exerciseJunior-level Planner/Support
          • Minimum (2) years of experience SummitET is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veteran/Disability and participates in E-Verify.

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