Senior Exercise Planner (Navy USW/ASW/SHAREM)

Typical Responsibilities

• Cook up objectives, plans, and logistics with external Navy operational staffs, Navy Warfare Centers, and range facilities.
• Develop test and data collection plans.
• Deliver planning conference briefs.
• Draft naval messages.
• Participate in planning conferences supporting exercises.
• Develop Test Plan/OPORD, Data Collection Plan and Analysis Plan based upon input generated during planning conferences.
• During exercises, assist ships' company in comprehending and executing plans, and ensure they collect pertinent data required to support exercise reconstruction and analysis.
• Communicate exercise results orally and in written formats to representatives of naval commands, engineering labs, and program offices.
• Aid in providing insight during ad hoc workshops and conferences.

  Location

  Full time onsite (no remote/hybrid) at Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) on Naval Base San Diego in San Diego, CA.

  Travel Requirements

  Up to 20% travel is anticipated.

  Typical Physical Activity

  Primarily desk/computer work in an office environment. Periodic visits to waterfront/shipboard environments. May involve: repetitive motion, traversing shipboard environments (e.g., confined spaces, ladders, hatches), speaking or vision.

  Typical Pay Range

  The anticipated pay range for this position in the identified location(s) is $90,000 - $100,000/year. Actual compensation offered will be based upon individual factors including education, qualifications, and experience.

  Existing Security Clearance Required

  This position requires a DoD Secret security clearance. A qualified candidate must already possess an active or interim security clearance. A candidate with especially strong, relevant experience but no active security clearance may still be considered, but work start would be dependent upon a new Secret clearance being awarded.

  Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • A High School diploma, GED, or equivalent.
  • Eight (8) to ten (10) years of U.S. Navy experience.
  • Four (4) years of experience in planning naval Undersea Warfare (USW) exercises that coordinate multiple ships/units.
  • Excellent analytical problem-solving skills.
  • Capability of preparing reports and correspondence that are technically correct.
  • Proficient with common productivity software, including the Microsoft Office suite.
  • Excellent communication skills.

  Additional Preferred Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

  • Bachelor's degree (ideally in a technical discipline).

  Benefit Offerings

  • Paid Time Off (accrued)
  • Paid Holidays
  • 401(k) with employer match and traditional/Roth options
  • Military Insurance (3 plan options) + TRICARE Supplemental Coverage
  • Dental Insurance (2 plan options)
  • Vision Insurance Plan
  • Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Commuter/Transit Benefits
  • Basic Life/AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
  • Supplemental Life Insurance
  • Pet Benefits
  • Legal Resources
  • ID Theft Benefits
  • Employee Assistant Program and Work-Life Program
  • Voluntary Leave Transfer Program
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program
  • Employee Referral Program