Future Operations Planner - Fires and Effects

Responsibilities

• Support theater-level operational planning activities related to fires and effects coordination across the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.
• Participate in operational planning teams, working groups, boards, synchronization meetings, and integrated planning events.
• Support development and coordination of operational plans, contingency plans, warning orders, execution orders, and related planning documentation.
• Analyze operational requirements and provide recommendations related to fires, effects integration, readiness, and force employment planning.
• Support coordination and integration activities with joint, service, and component headquarters.
• Affiliate with planning and assessment efforts supporting crisis response, contingency operations, exercises, and steady-state operations.
• Prepare written reports, briefing materials, decision-support products, meeting minutes, and operational assessments for senior leadership.
• Apply joint planning concepts, command relationships, and operational planning methodologies to support mission requirements.
• Support campaign planning, operational assessments, and all-domain planning initiatives.
• Participate in exercises, wargames, rehearsals, and planning conferences in support of operational readiness objectives.
• Cook up planning efforts with internal and external stakeholders to ensure operational synchronization and mission alignment.
• Support modernization planning initiatives and integration efforts involving emerging operational capabilities and technologies.
• Monitor planning actions, taskings, and operational updates to support leadership situational awareness and decision making.
• Provide quality assurance reviews of planning products and operational documentation to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with organizational standards.
• Perform additional duties as assigned in support of mission requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Military Studies, International Relations, National Security, Strategic Studies, Operations Management, Public Administration, Emergency Management, or related field.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience supporting military operations planning, contingency planning, readiness planning, or operational analysis activities.
• Experience supporting operational planning cycles, mission readiness activities, or force employment planning within a military or joint operational environment.
• Working knowledge of military planning processes, joint planning concepts, and operational-level planning methodologies.
• Experience coordinating across multiple organizations and stakeholders in support of operational planning activities.
• Strong analytical, briefing, writing, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple planning efforts in fast-paced and dynamic operational environments.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Strategic Studies, Defense Analysis, Security Studies, Business Administration, Public Policy, Operations Research, or related field.
• Advanced operational planning education or joint planning coursework.
• Completion of senior-level professional military education programs.
• Professional certifications related to project management, operational planning, or program management.
• Prior military experience in operations, fires, plans, or force employment specialties.
• Experience supporting combatant commands, service component commands, Marine Expeditionary Force headquarters, or joint task force staffs.
• Experience supporting Indo-Pacific operational planning or joint theater operations.
• Familiarity with joint fires, targeting, or operational effects integration processes.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to perform repetitive motions with the hands, wrists, and fingers.
• Ability to engage in and follow audible communications in emergency situations.
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods at a desk and working on a computer.