Assistant Exercise Lead

Booz Allen Hamilton; Joint Base Lewis-McChord (WA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking an Assistant Exercise Lead to synchronize planning across divisions and manage the Joint Event Life Cycle (JELC) from concept to assessment. You will coordinate planning events, identify equities, and recommend participants for exercises CONUS and OCONUS while collaborating with higher and subordinate headquarters.

The role requires 5+ years in joint exercise planning, experience with JELC/MDMP/ADM/JPP, and the ability to lead end-to-end exercises.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience planning and executing joint, component, or service exercise programs.
• Experience managing or employing the Five Stages of the JELC, MDMP, Army Design Methodology (ADM), or Joint Planning Process (JPP).
• Experience planning joint, multinational, or complex operational-level exercises.
• Experience developing exercise objectives, scenarios, assessments, and senior-level briefings.
• Experience with using Microsoft Office 365 applications and collaborative planning tools.
• Ability to lead an exercise from concept development through execution and post-exercise analysis.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 20% of the time.
• Secret clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Graduate of CGSC ILE or Component Education.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the JELC calendar and coordinate participation in planning events across the staff.
• Identify key equities at various points of the JELC lifecycle and recommend participants and modernization efforts.
• Assist with sourcing units for exercises supporting lines-of-effort CONUS and OCONUS.
• Assist in formulating long and short-term goals, policies, objectives, and priorities for exercise participation.
• Attend key synchronization events with higher headquarters and downtrace units.
• Develop objectives, build scenarios, integrate stakeholders, and oversee exercises from concept through execution and assessment.
• Inform command decisions and solicit inputs to higher headquarters battle rhythm events.
• Advance readiness and transform how the force trains for tomorrow’s challenges.

Skills

Joint exercise planning

JELC

MDMP

ADM

JPP

Joint exercises

Exercise leadership

Office 365

Travel 20%

Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree

CGSC ILE or equivalent

Master's degree

Tools

MS Office 365

Job description

The Opportunity:

Your background in Joint and operational-level planning equips you to synchronize planning and participation across division assigned units, ensure continuity in exercise design and execution, and maintain shared understanding of events occurring across the Indo-Pacific theater.

Job Number: R0252085

Assistant Exercise Lead

The Opportunity:

Your background in Joint and operational-level planning equips you to synchronize planning and participation across division assigned units, ensure continuity in exercise design and execution, and maintain shared understanding of events occurring across the Indo-Pacific theater. You will maintain the Joint Event Life Cycle (JELC) calendar and coordinate participation in planning events across the staff, identify key equities at the various points of the JELC lifecycle and recommend participants and modernization efforts to the staff, make recommendations for sourcing units for exercises supporting lines-of-effort located both CONUS and OCONUS, assist with formulating long and short-term goals, policies, objectives, and priorities for exercise participation while considering budgetary, operational tempo, and operational factors, and attend key synchronization events with higher headquarters and downtrace units. In this role, you will work closely with higher, subordinate, and adjacent headquarters to develop objectives, build scenarios, integrate stakeholders, and oversee exercises from concept through execution and assessment. Your expertise will inform command decisions, and maintain and solicit inputs and outputs to higher headquarters battle rhythm events. You will work to advance readiness and transform how the force trains for the challenges of tomorrow’s operational environment. Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 5+ years of experience planning and executing joint, component, or service exercise programs
• Experience managing or employing the Five Stages of the JELC, Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP), Army Design Methodology (ADM), or Joint Planning Process (JPP)
• Experience planning joint, multinational, or complex operational‑level exercises
• Experience developing exercise objectives, scenarios, assessments, and senior‑level briefings
• Experience with using Microsoft Office 365 applications and collaborative planning tools
• Ability to lead an exercise from concept development through execution and post‑exercise analysis
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 20% of the time
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree
• Graduate of a Command and General Staff College (CGSC) Intermediate Level Education (ILE) or Component Education

Nice If You Have:

• 8+ years of experience at the Brigade level or above, including with joint operations
• Experience managing budgets or resources across multiple exercise funding streams
• Knowledge of Multi‑Domain Operations and emerging operational concepts
• Possession of excellent written, verbal, and senior‑leader briefing skills
• Possession of excellent analytical, organizational, and stakeholder engagement skills
• TS/SCI clearance
• Master’s degree
• Completion of an FA59 or Joint Planner Course
• Graduate of a School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) or equivalent Senior‑level Military Planning Education

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,900.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

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Candidate AI Usage Policy

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Work Model

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.