Senior Emergency Management Specialist
3 Months ago • All levels
Job Description
Dynamis is seeking a Senior-Level Emergency Management Specialist to support the design, development, execution, and evaluation of discussion- and operations-based exercises for a DHS agency. The specialist will coordinate and maintain relationships between contractor staff, government clients, and stakeholders, applying knowledge of emergency management preparedness programs, principles, and relevant documents. Responsibilities include maintaining high-quality deliverables and products, leading exercise planning initiatives, and representing Dynamis in client meetings to resolve complex issues and coordinate work. The role requires building collaborative relationships with stakeholders at all levels and involves travel up to 25% of the time. Familiarity with FEMA's National Incident Management System (NIMS), Incident Command System (ICS), and other federal policies is essential.
Good To Have:
- Master's degree preferred.
- Experience developing emergency management policies.
- Experience with critical infrastructure owners/operators.
- Experience with client interactions, task management, and business development.
Must Have:
- Bachelor's degree.
- 12 years of experience in emergency management/exercises.
- Familiarity with all-hazards emergency management.
- Experience leading HSEEP-compliant exercises.
- Excellent writing and communication skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and SharePoint.
- Proficiency in research, analysis, and creative thinking.
- Ability to work independently and in a team.
- Ability to complete detail-oriented deliverables.
- Ability to lead exercise planning and oversee junior staff.
- Ability to exercise initiative and tact.
- Ability to represent the company in client meetings.
- Ability to build collaborative relationships.
- Understanding of NIMS and ICS.
- Understanding of PPD-8, NRF, NDRF, and federal policies.
Perks:
- Travel up to 25% of the time.
Dynamis is seeking a Senior-Level Emergency Management Specialist to support the design, development, conduct, and evaluation of discussion- and operations-based exercises for DHS agency. The EM Specialist will be responsible for coordinating and maintaining the relationship between contractor staff, government client, and stakeholders to support exercise planning and reporting; applying knowledge of emergency management preparedness programs and principles and applicable documents; and maintaining the established high-quality level of deliverables and products.
Requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship to obtain and maintain DHS Suitability.
- Bachelor's degree. (MA/MS preferred; minimum of 10 years of experience required with a Masters)
- 12 years of experience with emergency management and/or exercises, demonstrating:
- Familiarity with all-hazards emergency management;
- Experience leading the design, execution, and evaluation of HSEEP-compliant exercises;
- Excellent writing and communication skills;
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, 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 information related to projects.
- Ability to represent Dynamis in meetings with clients to resolve complex issues and to plan and coordinate work.
- Ability to build collaborative relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
- Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
Additional Requirements:
- Understanding of FEMA's National Incident Management System (NIMS), the Incident Command System (ICS), Presidential Policy Directive 8, the National Response Framework, the National Disaster Recovery Framework, and other relevant federal policies and/or documents.
- 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 developing emergency management policies, programs, and procedures supporting state or federal agencies
- Experience with critical infrastructure owners/operators
- Experience with client interactions, task management, and business development desired; no project management or staff management experience required.
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