Exercise & Exercise Control Cell Operations Planner

Booz Allen Hamilton; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 87,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking an experienced Exercise & Exercise Control Cell Operations Planner for Alaska rotations. You will develop exercise products, coordinate joint staff actions, and maintain a Common Operational Picture to enable brigade-level training and decision support.

The role emphasizes Brigade-level and Joint doctrine, with opportunities to support CTC rotations in Hawaii and additional exercises, leveraging MAVEN and other C2 platforms.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of Brigade-level experience and below.
• 2+ years planning, coordinating and executing live/virtual/constructive exercises at Brigade level and below.
• 2+ years experience at Division/ Corps / Joint / Multinational HQ.
• Experience with Army and Joint Doctrine and Training Policy.
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Teams, Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
• Secret clearance and Bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

• Provide mission support as Exercise & Exercise Control Cell Operations Planner.
• Develop JELC exercise products, including exercise orders and staff products.
• Track CTC operations and maintain situational awareness during Alaska rotation.

Skills

Brigade-level experience

Exercise planning

Joint/Army doctrine knowledge

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree

CGSC / ILE / MEL 4 / Battle Staff Course

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Exercise & Exercise Control Cell Operations Planner

The Opportunity: As an expert in defense missions, your unique background inspires you to think bigger, push further, and ask questions others don’t. We need your extensive industry knowledge and advisory skills to solve some of our clients’ most complex problems—and find solutions that keep our nation safe. Provide mission support as an Exercise and Exercise Control Cell Operations Planner. Primarily focused on arctic and mountain operations, you will deliver continuous planning and coordination support throughout the Joint Exercise Life Cycle (JELC) events and serve in the Exercise Control Cell (EXCON) during the Alaska rotation, a Brigade Combat Team-centric, Live, Virtual, and Constructive exercise that includes Allies and Partners and teammates from across the Joint Force from across the Indo-Pacific. As an experienced exercise planner, you may also be asked to help plan, prepare, and execute combat training center rotations in Hawaii and other West of the International dateline exercises in accordance with requirements. As an Exercise Planner and Exercise Control Cell team member, you’ll plan and execute CTC rotations as an Operations Group team member. Your planning efforts will include development of JELC exercise products to include exercise orders and supporting staff products that will require synchronization of the various warfighting functions. During exercise execution, you’ll serve on the team that tracks CTC operations and monitors battle rhythm events, utilizing MAVEN Smart Systems and other Command and Control platforms to facilitate and provide a Common Operational Picture to facilitate decision‑making process and enabling Operations Group (OPSGRP) to maintain clear situational awareness and facilitating conditions for units to train to standard. You may be required to assist in replication of higher headquarters functions. You have served your country in the military, now continue your mission with us. Further your career while creating mission‑forward solutions that matter. Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 4+ years of experience at the Brigade level and below
• 2+ years of experience exercise planning, coordinating, and executing live, virtual, and constructive exercises at the Brigade level and below
• 2+ years of experience working at a Division, Corps, Joint, or Multinational HQ
• Experience with Army and Joint Doctrine and Training Policy
• Experience with Microsoft Office, including Teams, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree
• Completion of CGSC, ILE, MEL 4, or Battle Staff Course

Nice If You Have:

• Experience serving as BN S3, BN XO, or Operations SGM
• Experience serving as a CTC
• Experience as a Combat Training Center OC/T, LTP Coach, or Army Service School instructor
• Experience in arctic and mountain operations, safety, equipment, and technology integration
• Knowledge of the Army’s Training Doctrine, specifically in jungle operations
• Ability to pay strict attention to detail
• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Possession of excellent problem‑solving skills
• Master’s degree
• Graduate of School of Advanced Military Studies or SGM’s Academy

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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Work Model

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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.

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