Exercise Planner

MANTECH; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

MANTECH seeks a motivated Exercise Planner to join our team in Doral, FL. The role focuses on developing, executing, and evaluating comprehensive exercise plans to ensure operational readiness and response capabilities.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in operational planning and exercise design within government or military environments, with strong knowledge of JPP, MDMP, and HSEEP. Up to 30% travel is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in emergency management, homeland security, military science, or a related field; or 4 years of additional experience may be exchanged in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
• 5+ years of experience with operational planning and/or exercise design.
• Proven experience in government or military operational environments, collaborating with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of operational planning methodologies (e.g., Joint Planning Process, MDMP) and exercise design principles (e.g., HSEEP).

Responsibilities

• Develop, execute, and evaluate comprehensive plans and exercises to ensure operational readiness and response capabilities.
• Create realistic training scenarios and exercise control plans; coordinate with participating organizations.
• Develop and maintain Operational Plans, Contingency Plans, and Crisis Response Plans with government stakeholders.
• Manage exercise execution, provide real-time feedback, and conduct after-action reviews to capture lessons learned.
• Analyze exercise data to identify training gaps and implement corrective actions.
• Travel up to 30% CONUS and OCONUS as required.

Skills

Operational planning

Exercise design

Joint Planning Process (JPP)

MDMP

HSEEP

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in emergency management, homeland security, military science, or related field

Master’s degree in emergency management, homeland security, military science, or related field

Tools

JTIMS

Job description

MANTECH

Doral, FL 33172

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Exercise Planner to join our team in Doral, FL.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Responsible for ensuring operational readiness and response capabilities through the development, execution, and evaluation of comprehensive plans and exercises
• Possess a deep understanding of operational planning methodologies, exercise design principles, and evaluation techniques, enabling them to create realistic and challenging training scenarios that effectively simulate real-world events
• Provide meticulous planning and design of exercises, including conducting needs assessments, developing exercise control plans and scenarios, and coordinating with participating organizations
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of Operational Plans, Contingency Plans, and Crisis Response Plans, working closely with Government stakeholders to ensure alignment with strategic objectives and operational requirements
• Exercise execution, they manage and control activities, provide real-time feedback, and facilitate after-action reviews to capture lessons learned and identify areas for improvement
• Analyze exercise data and feedback to identify training gaps and operational deficiencies, recommending and implementing corrective actions to enhance overall readiness
• Up to 30% travel required both CONUS and OCONUS.
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in emergency management, homeland security, military science, or a related field or 4 years of additional experience may be exchanged in lieu of a required bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of experience with operational planning and/or exercise design.
• Demonstrated experience in operational planning and exercise design, with a focus on developing and executing complex exercises and training events.
• Proven experience working within a government or military operational environment, collaborating with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of operational planning methodologies (e.g., Joint Planning Process, MDMP) and exercise design principles (e.g., HSEEP).
  

Desired Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in emergency management, homeland security, military science, or a related field.
• Experience with Government exercise planning tools and systems (e.g., JTIMS).
• Relevant certifications in exercise planning or emergency management (e.g., Certified Exercise Planner (CEP), Master Exercise Practitioner (MEP)).
• Plans and Exercise experience at a DoD Combatant Command (e.g., SOUTHCOM, NORTHCOM, CENTCOM, CYBERCOM, INDOPACOM, EUCOM, AFRICOM, STRATCOM, TRANSCOM, SOCOM, SPACECOM) or a Component down to an O-6 Level Command is desired.
• Graduate of a military Intermediate Level School, Top Level School, and or a certified school trained planner school (e.g., SAW, MAWS, JAWS, WTI)
  

Clearance Requirements:

• Must have an active Top Secret with SCI eligibility
  

Physical Requirements:

• The person in this position must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
• Occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, or to communicate with co-workers, management, and customers, via email, phone, and or virtual communication, which may involve delivering presentations.