Exercise Specialist - TxSSC

Texas State University is seeking an Exercise Specialist for the Texas School Safety Center in San Marcos, TX.

Posting Number:

2026016

Location:

San Marcos

Department:

Texas School Safety Center

Recruitment Type:

Open Recruiting

Job Type:

Full-Time

Monthly Salary:

$5,481-$6,851

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in emergency management, public safety, education, or a related field.
• Experience in designing, coordinating, facilitating, and evaluating emergency preparedness exercises.
• Knowledge of multi-hazard emergency operations planning for K-12 schools, charter schools, or higher education institutions.
• Familiarity with the Texas Education Code Chapter 37 requirements related to school safety and emergency preparedness.
• Understanding of FEMA’s National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) protocols.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills for engaging school district personnel, administrators, and emergency management partners.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working towards completion of the Master Exercise Practitioner Program (MEPP).
• At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in emergency management, homeland security, or a related discipline.
• At least 5 years of demonstrated experience in planning, facilitating, and evaluating emergency response exercises with educational environments.

Job Description:

The Exercise Specialist - TxSSC is responsible for planning, assessing, coordinating, and providing program materials for organizational training and development through the Texas School Safety Center.

Job Duties:

• Support the plan, design, and facilitation of emergency management planning and exercise events (e.g., tabletop, functional, and full-scale exercises).
• Support the Exercise Program Manager to ensure alignment between the tabletop exercise and the annual Emergency Operations Plan Review Cycle expectations.
• Support the collaboration with local, regional, state, and federal agencies to provide and gain subject matter expertise as needed.
• Implement TxSSC logistics protocols to secure exercise locations, including collaborating with internal Business Operations staff on contracts, interlocal agreements, and memoranda of understandings.
• Implement TxSSC logistics protocols to develop and disseminate marketing materials via email, website, and social media, in collaboration with internal IT staff.
• Implement TxSSC logistics protocols to develop website registration content in collaboration with IT staff.
• Implement TxSSC logistics protocols to conduct post-exercise surveys in collaboration with internal Research staff.
• Maintain exercise data for reporting to the TxSSC director, board, university, and Texas legislators.
• Provide multi-hazard emergency operations plan technical support to districts via email, phone, video conferencing, and in person as needed.
• Participate in regional, state, and federal exercises as directed by the Readiness associate director and TxSSC director.
• Attend regional, state, and federal conferences related to exercising to showcase the TxSSC’s work as directed by the Readiness associate director and TxSSC director.

Additional Information to Applicants:

Candidates selected for an interview will be expected to complete a 20-minute activity to assess their critical thinking, organizational skills, and communication skills.

Job Open Date:

09/11/2025

Open Until Filled:

Yes

Normal Work Days:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Normal Work Hours:

Start: 8:00 AM, End: 5:00 PM