Exercise Coordinator

Job Overview
I-2-I Solutions is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. We specialize in providing professional service solutions to U.S. Government agencies, including facility operation, maintenance, and improvement. Our leadership team has decades of experience managing and executing complex projects across various government sectors.

We are seeking a qualified Exercise Coordinator to support the Michigan National Guard (MING) Domestic Operation Exercise. This position is responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing large-scale training exercises in collaboration with military, federal, state, and local authorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the overall coordination, scripting, rehearsal, and execution of MING training exercises.
• Provide Subject Matter Expertise (SME) to support the development and facilitation of exercise plans and scenarios.
• Plan and coordinate the Joint Event Life Cycle (JELC) to ensure successful exercise execution.
• Design and maintain the Master Scenario Events List (MSEL) and contribute to after-action reviews (AAR).
• Identify, recruit, and coordinate with suitable exercise partners (e.g., military units, emergency managers, and local authorities).
• Facilitate meetings, workshops, and working groups for exercise planning and coordination.
• Ensure compliance with cybersecurity protocols and protection of critical infrastructure during exercises.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure alignment with the National Response Framework (NRF), Incident Command System (ICS), and National Incident Management System (NIMS).
• Conduct site visits, facilitate rehearsals, and ensure readiness for all scheduled exercise milestones.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to civilian and military participants.

Qualifications

• Project Management Certification (required).

Work Schedule & Location:

• Hybrid position with in-person work required once a week at 3411 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Lansing, MI.
• Occasional travel within Michigan and to other states for exercise-related activities.
• Standard hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM (flexibility required for exercise events).
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in homeland defense exercise support, including planning, developing, and executing discussion-based and functional exercises.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience developing plans for Command Post Exercises (CPX), Situational Exercises (STX), and/or full-scale Field Training Exercises (FTX), including exercise control, observation, data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience executing White Cell actions, including Exercise Control Cell, Simulation Cell, controllers, and data collectors across multiple venues.
• Experience supporting NORAD-USNORTHCOM and/or National Guard exercises.
• Proficiency with platforms such as All Partners Access Network (APAN), ReadSIM, WebEOC, Lessons Learned Information System (LLIS), Master Scenario Events List (MSEL) 1.0.1, and JELC methodology.
• Thorough working knowledge of the Incident Command System (ICS), National Response Framework (NRF), and National Incident Management System (NIMS).
• Understanding of the National Planning Scenarios, National Preparedness Goals, and DoD Universal Joint Task Lists (UTJL).
• Familiarity with the roles and functions of NORTHCOM, Defense Coordinating Officer (DCO), Defense Coordinating Element (DCE), and Service Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officers (EPLOs).
• Knowledge of DoD, National Guard, Dual Status Commander structures, and Title 10/32 command and control during disaster and CBRN-Consequence Management (CM) responses.
• Experience analyzing large-scale coordinated infrastructure attack scenarios, including commercial or terrorist CBRN threats.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in a relevant field.
• Understanding of DoD Total Force emergency response authorities, policies, strategies, and organizations responsible for disaster and emergency response.

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to Commute:

• DeWitt, MI 48820 (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• DeWitt, MI 48820: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Work Location: In person