Exercise Support Senior Planner

Bowhead; Robins (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Bowhead seeks an Exercise Support Senior Planner to join at Robins AFB, GA. The role involves developing exercise concepts, objectives, and scenarios with MSELs, injects, and schedules. You will draft plans, coordinate logistics, and support funding requests while delivering daily SITREPs for evaluators.

You will analyze post-exercise data, identify improvements, and help create corrective action plans, maintaining a repository of reports and SOPs for the full lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree.
• 5+ years in joint exercise planning with JELC experience.
• CWPC, DCAPES or equivalent planning training or five years of equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop exercise concepts, objectives, and scenarios including MSELs and injects.
• Produce planning conference materials, execution plans, and SITREPs.
• Assist in coordination of logistics, funding requests, and documentation.
• Provide data analysis and recommendations for corrective actions post-exercise.
• Maintain SOPs and reference materials for the exercise lifecycle.

Skills

Joint exercise planning

CWPC training

AFFORGEN familiarity

JTT experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Joint Training Tool (JTT)

Job description

Overview

Delta Solutions and Strategies Bowhead is seeking an Exercise Support Senior Planner to join our team at Robins AFB, GA.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing exercise concepts, objectives, and scenarios; develop MSELs, inject scripts, and training schedules; conduct research and analysis; coordinate logistics; and develop evaluation plans. Deliverables such as planning conference materials, MSELs, and storylines shall be combined into the Exercise Scenario & MSEL Package.
• Develop planning conference materials and produce exercise execution plans.
• Assist the Government in coordinating exercise-related logistics (such as scheduling, facility reservations, and equipment tracking).
• Assist in drafting, compiling, and tracking documentation for exercise-related funding requests (such as travel cost estimates and procurement packages).
• Provide advisory and administrative support to the Exercise Control Group (ECG) / White Cell during live exercise execution. This includes managing the Master Scenario Events List (MSEL) flow, tracking injects, consolidating raw exercise data for Government evaluators, and drafting daily SITREPs for the Exercise Director.
• Conduct post-exercise data analysis, identify strengths and weaknesses, develop recommendations, and assist in creating corrective action plans.
• Maintain a repository of data and reports, manage data provenance, and perform data analysis.
• Provide expertise in military exercise planning, manage the Joint Training Tool (JTT), define training objectives, and maintain currency on relevant doctrine and trends.
• Prepare and deliver briefings, present AAR findings, and document meeting minutes.
• Create, develop, and maintain a "Government Continuity and Operations Handbook" that documents all standardized processes, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and checklists for the complete exercise planning lifecycle.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in joint exercise planning, with demonstrated experience related to the Joint Exercise Life Cycle (JELC).
• Completion of the Contingency War Planning Course (CWPC), Deliberate and Contingency System for Action Planning and Execution Segments (DCAPES) training, or equivalent service or sister-service planning courses (e.g., Joint Exercise Management Course (JEMEC), Maritime Operational Planners Course (MOPC), Joint Military Planner Course (JMPC), Joint Air Operations Planning Course (JAOPC), Joint Humanitarian Operations Course (JHOC), or Federal Incident Command System (ICS) 100/200/300/400 courses) during prior military or civilian service; OR possess a minimum of five (5) years of equivalent demonstrated professional experience in joint or service-level exercise planning, JELC processes, and military deployment/exercise management operations.
• Be familiar with Lead Wing, Expeditionary Air Base, and other FE requirements and AFFORGEN Certification requirements process.
• Experience assessing Lead Wing and FE readiness using readiness tools, including Palantir’s Envision’s AFFORGEN Certification platform.

SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED: Must currently hold and be able to maintain an active Secret clearance. US Citizenship is a requirement for Secret clearance at this location.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds
• Must be able to stand and walk for prolonged amounts of time
• Must be able to twist, bend and squat periodically

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