Senior Army Training Exercise Planner

Atturra Limited; Townsville City; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Atturra is a defence-focused advisory and technology solutions provider, delivering end-to-end transformation services for government, defence and other sectors. We seek an Exercise Planner to support the Australian Army’s Combat Training Centre at Lavarack Barracks Townsville, with permanent full-time engagement embedded in Core Events.

The role involves exercise design, preparation, coordination, and execution of complex land training activities, travel across Defence locations, and

Qualifications

• Experience equivalent to O3–O4 military level competence/capacity.
• Demonstrated background in military planning at Combat Team to Brigade level or higher.
• Ability to produce clear, accurate planning documentation.

Responsibilities

• Integrate with Core Events planning teams to support exercise design and preparation.
• Develop structured exercise planning material, including plans, briefing content, coordinating information, and activity documentation.
• Attend planning meetings, working groups and training design forums.
• Assist in developing activity concepts and aligning training objectives.
• Coordinate inputs related to scheduling, movement, scenario factors and activity-level planning.

Skills

Military planning level

Combat training experience

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Team collaboration

Documentation & planning

Travel readiness

Security clearance (NV1)

Adaptability to office software

Job description

Atturra is a defence-focused advisory and technology solutions provider, delivering end-to-end transformation services for government, defence and other sectors. We seek an Exercise Planner to support the Australian Army’s Combat Training Centre at Lavarack Barracks Townsville, with permanent full-time engagement embedded in Core Events.

The role involves exercise design, preparation, coordination, and execution of complex land training activities, travel across Defence locations, and