Exercise Planner

MANTECH; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

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

You will design training scenarios, control plans, and coordinate with multiple government stakeholders to align with strategic objectives. Required is a bachelor’s degree or 5+ years in operational planning and exercise design, with DoD/government experience and knowledge of JTIMS, MDMP,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 4 years of equivalent experience in emergency management or related field.
• 5+ years in operational planning and/or exercise design.
• Experience in government or military operational environments with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of planning methodologies (e.g., JPP, MDMP) and exercise design (e.g., HSEEP).

Responsibilities

• Develop, execute, and evaluate comprehensive exercise plans.
• Create realistic training scenarios and control plans for exercises.
• Coordinate with participating organizations and stakeholders.
• Contribute to Operational/Contingency/C Crisis response plans with government partners.
• Manage exercise execution, provide real-time feedback, and lead after-action reviews.
• Analyze exercise data to identify gaps and implement corrective actions.
• Travel up to 30% CONUS/OCONUS.

Skills

Operational planning

Exercise design

Stakeholder collaboration

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in emergency management or related field

Tools

JTIMS

MDMP

DoD exercise planning tools

Job description

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.