[Hiring] Lead Energy Security Subject-Matter Expert @MCGARITY CONSULTING GROUP

Role Description

Serve as the lead content authority for NASEO’s State Energy Security Academy sector classes, providing the cross-sector energy-security expertise that anchors the Electricity, Natural Gas, and Liquid Fuels classes. Works with McGarity’s instructional-design team to author technically accurate, source-verified lesson storyboards, knowledge checks, and a literature review mapped to the Academy’s KSA framework.

• Author/review content for the recurring lessons common to all three sector classes:
  • risk assessment & mitigation
  • interdependencies
  • emergency response (including ESF-12)
  • plans & planning
  • cybersecurity
  • emerging issues
• Ground all content in publicly available, citable sources and NASEO-provided materials; flag anything unverifiable; avoid restricted information (TLP/CEII/PCII)
• Balance State Energy Office and state Public Utility Commission (PUC) roles, authorities, and perspectives throughout
• Supply real, named-state case studies and Process Spotlight examples
• Map lesson objectives to the Academy KSA framework and identify gaps

Qualifications

• 7+ years in energy security, energy assurance, or energy emergency management at the state or federal level
• Direct experience with State Energy Offices and/or state Public Utility Commissions, their authorities, and energy security planning
• Working knowledge of Emergency Support Function #12 (ESF-12), State Energy Security Plans, and the planning/preparedness/mitigation/response/recovery lifecycle
• Familiarity with energy-sector cybersecurity and physical security considerations and federal requirements
• Demonstrated ability to write authoritative, source-cited technical content for a professional audience

Requirements

• Prior work with NASEO, NARUC, DOE-CESER, or a State Energy Office; experience developing training or professional-education content
• 3-month engagement (Dec 2026–Feb 2027)
• The role is contingent upon being a successful bidder on the contract
• This is a remote position