MELE Associates, Inc.
Mid Exercise Planner (Finance)
The emergency response organization position may require support outside of normal office hours. Additionally, certification as an emergency response team member is required with occasional on-call duties.
Will require domestic and infrequent international overnight travel.
Essential functions:
• Bachelor's Degree (desired fields include Emergency Management, First Responder, Antiterrorism, Security fields, or equivalent).
• 5+ years' experience in related Emergency Management, First Responder, Antiterrorism, or Emergency Preparedness fields with a desire to have prior experience in planning, designing, executing, and evaluating exercises.
• Demonstrated writing and editing skills in the creation of documents and procedures.
• Willingness to work directly with clients in an environment that changes rapidly; must possess a mature approach to the personal interactions with others.
• Skilled in articulating complex issues at a level easily understood, in both oral and written form.
• Must be an independent, self-starter with excellent organizational skills, an ability to multi-task, and comfortable working with a team of technical experts in varying fields of security and emergency operations disciplines.
• Extensive experience with the Microsoft Office Suite and SharePoint including advanced word processing using Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook.
• Able to sit for extended periods and perform work in an office environment, including extensive use of computers.
• DOE site access requires the qualified candidate be a U.S. citizen, have a valid Top Secret security clearance, and obtain a DOE "Q" security clearance within 30 days of employment. The candidate's written consent to conduct a background check for the purposes of obtaining a security clearance may be required as a condition of employment.
• Certain positions requiring a security clearance may require the periodic successful completion of a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.
• Ongoing reviews and tests for the absence of any illegal substances may be conducted as a requirement for ongoing access to DOE sites. The candidate's written consent to conduct such tests may be required as a condition of employment.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Master Exercise Practitioner Program (MEPP) certification is desired.
• Desired completion of the Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program (HSEEP): Basic Course.