Homeland Security Consultant **Department:** Preparedness **Location:** Hagerty Consulting, Inc. (Hagerty) is the nation's leading emergency management and homeland security consulting firm. Known for its public spirit, innovative thinking, problem-solving, and exceptional people, Hagerty is sought after to work on some of the largest and most complex crisis and emergency management issues. We serve our clients across the nation to enhance their preparedness programs; create more resilient and sustainable communities; provide innovative solutions to enhance their response; and obtain and manage grants and loans to support their recovery. The **Homeland Security Consultant** will work directly with state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments; law enforcement agencies; fusion centers; emergency management offices; and other homeland security stakeholders to strengthen border security, mitigate the risk of domestic violent extremism, and prepare for future active threat-related emergencies. **Responsibilities for the Homeland Security Consultant Include:** + Develop risk assessments to analyze vulnerabilities, threats, and risks to border communities and critical infrastructure. + Design and implement law enforcement-focused plans and strategies to counter domestic violent extremism, protect soft targets, and enhance border security measures. + Conduct capability assessments to support homeland security grant applications, including Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) and State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) funding. + Develop and facilitate tabletop exercises (TTXs), functional exercises (FEs), and full-scale exercises (FSEs) focused on active threats, counterterrorism operations, and border security response. + Lead the development of training curricula for law enforcement and homeland security professionals on emerging security threats, intelligence sharing, and incident management. + Draft After-Action Reports (AARs) and improvement plans based on real-world incidents and exercises. + Provide subject matter expertise on fusion center operations, information-sharing frameworks, and intelligence-led policing strategies. + Serve as a project manager on engagements of varying size through managing project scope, managing a team of support personnel, tracking budgets, controlling project risks, maintaining project quality, and leading project communication and stakeholder engagement. + Lead strategic business development efforts across the country, including the development of proposals in response to solicitations for services. + Maintain awareness of federal homeland security policies, best practices, and emerging threats to inform client recommendations. **Qualifications for the Homeland Security Consultant Include:** + Bachelor-s degree. + 7+ years of experience in homeland security, law enforcement, intelligence analysis, emergency management, or counterterrorism. + Direct experience developing risk assessments, security plans, training programs, exercises, or AARs related to homeland security threats. + Understanding of domestic violent extremism threats, border security challenges, and law enforcement intelligence processes. + Experience working with federal, state, or local homeland security agencies, fusion centers, or law enforcement partners. + Strong technical writing and facilitation skills to support client engagements. + Ability to travel as needed for client site visits, trainings, and exercises. **Compensation for the Homeland Security Consultant Includes:** + Salary range of $85,000 - $125,000. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skills, experience and training, licensure and certifications, internal equity, location, travel requirements, and other business and organizational needs. + Comprehensive benefits program, including health/dental/vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, flexible spending accounts (FSA) for health and transit/parking, short- and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid time off, holidays, sick leave, and more. Hagerty Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity/national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, religion, age, disability, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status, characteristic or condition protected by local, state, or federal law. We promote equal opportunity in all our employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, lay-off and termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment.