Mid-Level Planner - Washington, DC

Primary Location:

• Live within a commutable distance to Washington, DC, Atlanta, GA, Denton, TX, Kansas City, MO or Denver, CO.
• Work in an Office Environment with a team.

Travel Requirements:

• This position may require travel to complete work assignments or attend meetings.

Essential Functions:

• Team action planner for the close coordination between staff and stakeholders to maintain collaborative team member contact information, track tasks/actions, and coordinate preparation, execution, and after-action notes for collaborative sessions (leader meetings, work groups, updates)
• Conducts research and analysis to support deliverables preparation
• Assists with and facilitates work groups throughout the project
• Assists with plan refinement, tabletop exercise implementation, and plan socialization

• Degree: Bachelor's degree in emergency management or related field.
• Experience: Four (4) years of emergency management experience
• Documented understanding of the FEMA six-step planning process, emergency management exercise programs, and principles.
• Documented understanding of emergency management response and recovery programs and FEMA's role in coordinating the Federal assistance to support state and local partners.
• Successful completion of Incident Command System (ICS) and National Incident Management System (NIMS) courses (such as through FEMA's Emergency Management Institute classroom and/or on-line training programs) and recognized training and/or education in business, urban, military, and emergency management planning

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience in support of national-, regional- state-, and/or county-level plan development
• Past experience with the federal interagency planning process
• Past experience with the military planning system or comparable formal planning system
• TS/SCI Clearance (for Washington DC area candidates)

Additional Information:

• Office Locations: Often, these offices are either owned by the client we work with or by IEM. All candidates are expected to follow any rules and regulations of the office in which they are required to work for that project.

Benefits and more:

• Annual Salary based on experience and location: $96,300 $102,500
• 10 paid Holidays
• Vacation Pay
• Sick Pay
• 401 (K) plan with matching
• Company paid STD and LTD

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