IOTA Senior Transition Planner

Aptive; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Aptive Resources is seeking an experienced IOTA Senior Transition Planner to support planning and execution of facility transitions and relocations for the VA Martinsburg Warehouse IOTA project. Remote with travel to Martinsburg, WV as needed.

The Senior Transition Planner will develop detailed transition plans to ensure relocation of personnel, equipment, furnishings, supplies, and operations according to occupancy schedules.

Qualifications

• Three+ years of transition planning and relocation experience on multi-phased projects.
• Experience coordinating move sequences and occupancy milestones.
• Ability to work across departments and with leadership teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain comprehensive facility transition and relocation plans.
• Establish occupancy milestones, move schedules, and sequencing.
• Coordinate transition activities across departments and operational functions.
• Develop detailed departmental move plans with responsibilities, timelines and resources.
• Coordinate relocation requirements for personnel, equipment, furnishings, and supplies.
• Identify transition risks and potential disruptions and plan mitigations.
• Support advance planning and occupancy readiness activities.
• Coordinate with facility leadership, logistics, vendors, and installation teams.
• Track milestones and resolve scheduling or resource conflicts.
• Support move execution and post-move issue resolution.
• Maintain transition documentation and readiness reports.
• Coordinate with Activation Project Manager to align with project schedules.

Skills

Transition planning

Relocation coordination

Stakeholder management

Risk assessment

Tools

Project scheduling tools

Job description

Job Summary

IOTA Senior Transition Planner

Location: Remote with travel to Martinsburg, WV as needed Employment: Contingent Upon Contract Award Project: VA Martinsburg Warehouse IOTA Experience: Minimum 3 years of multi-phased transition planning and relocation experience

Aptive Resources is seeking an experienced IOTA Senior Transition Planner to support the planning and execution of facility transition and relocation activities for the VA Martinsburg Warehouse IOTA project.

The Senior Transition Planner will develop and coordinate detailed transition plans to ensure that personnel, equipment, furnishings, supplies, and operational functions are relocated and established in accordance with approved occupancy schedules.

This position requires direct experience managing complex, multi-phased facility transitions, developing departmental relocation plans, coordinating move sequences, and supporting operational readiness.

The successful candidate will be comfortable working across multiple departments and coordinating with facility operations, logistics, engineering, acquisition, and project leadership.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain comprehensive facility transition and relocation plans.
• Establish occupancy milestones, move schedules, and transition sequencing.
• Coordinate transition activities across multiple departments and operational functions.
• Develop detailed departmental move plans identifying responsibilities, timelines, resources, and dependencies.
• Coordinate relocation requirements for personnel, equipment, furnishings, and supplies.
• Identify transition risks, operational constraints, and potential disruptions.
• Support advance planning and preparation activities required before occupancy.
• Coordinate with facility leadership, logistics personnel, vendors, and installation teams.
• Track transition milestones and resolve scheduling or resource conflicts.
• Support move execution, facility readiness assessments, and post-move issue resolution.
• Maintain transition documentation, action-item logs, and readiness reports.
• Coordinate with the Activation Project Manager to ensure relocation activities align with overall project schedules.

Minimum Qualifications

• At least three years of experience in transition planning and relocation services on multi-phased projects.
• Demonstrated experience in:
• Conceptual advance planning.
• Identifying occupancy milestones.
• Detailed implementation planning and move sequencing.
• Preparation and setup.
• Developing detailed move plans for each impacted department.
• Relocation execution.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience supporting VA or other federal facility relocations.
• Experience with healthcare, warehouse, logistics, or administrative facility transitions.
• Experience coordinating multi-department relocations.
• Experience with equipment and furniture relocation, installation, and readiness.
• Familiarity with project scheduling and transition management tools.
• Experience developing occupancy readiness checklists and transition risk assessments.
• Strong stakeholder coordination and problem-solving skills.

Physical Requirements

Physical Requirements: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for extended periods, use a computer keyboard and mouse, and communicate verbally and in writing. The employee may occasionally need to stand, walk, bend, or lift up to 15 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role.

About Aptive

About Aptive. Aptive partners with federal agencies to achieve their missions through improved performance, streamlined operations and enhanced service delivery. Based in Alexandria, Virginia, we support more than a dozen agencies including Veterans Affairs, Transportation, Defense, Homeland Security and the National Science Foundation. We specialize in applying technology, creativity and human-centered services to optimize mission delivery and improve experiences for millions of people who count on government services every day. Founded: 2012. Employees: 300+ nationwide.

EEO Statement

Aptive is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, parental status, veteran status, age, disability, or any other protected class. Veterans, members of the Reserve and National Guard, and transitioning active-duty service members are highly encouraged to apply. About Aptive: Aptive partners with federal agencies to achieve their missions through improved performance, streamlined operations and enhanced service delivery. Based in Alexandria, Virginia, we support more than a dozen agencies including Veterans Affairs, Transportation, Defense, Homeland Security and the National Science Foundation. We specialize in applying technology, creativity and human-centered services to optimize mission delivery and improve experiences for millions of people who count on government services every day. Founded: 2012. Employees: 300+ nationwide.