Joint Exercise Planner

SAIC; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC is seeking a Joint Exercise Planner to join our team at Shaw AFB in South Carolina. This position involves developing exercise designs, TOs and MSELs, coordinating conferences, and supporting exercise control groups. Some overseas travel to austere locations is expected.

The role requires an active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI with Poly. Candidates should have substantial experience at operational level HQs and familiarity with JTIMS, ARTIMS, and JMSEL development to

Qualifications

• Must possess the ability to operate independently and execute the commander’s intent with limited oversight.
• Candidate will have operated at an operational level headquarters with working knowledge of JTIMS, ARTIMS, JMSEL development, FBE development, and orders development at tactical/operational levels.

Responsibilities

• Develop proposed Training Objectives (TOs), Master Scenario Events List (MSEL), and coordinate overall exercise design per milestones.
• Plan, coordinate, and facilitate conferences (CDC/IPC/MPC/FPC, MSEL conferences) and pre-deployment site surveys.
• Develop and coordinate exercise control group operations including MSEL database, train the control group, conduct daily MSEL reviews, and ECG communications plan.
• Provide administrative support to exercises, including presentations, coordination with partner nations/embassies, and personnel movement and billeting.
• Lead training audience in development of training objectives during development phase, forming the exercise foundation and driving scenario development.
• Lead the development of the Master Scenario Event List (MSEL).

Skills

Independent work

Operational HQ experience

JTIMS knowledge

ARTIMS knowledge

JMSEL development

FBE development

Orders development

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

PhD or JD

Experience accepted in lieu of degree

Job description

Location

Shaw AFB, SC, US

Description

SAIC is seeking a Joint Exercise Planner to join our team at Shaw AFB in South Carolina. This position will involve some overseas travel to austere locations.

Minimum Clearance Required

The minimum clearance required is Secret. Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain TS/SCI with Poly.

Travel

Yes – 25% of the time.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop the proposed Training Objectives (TOs), Master Scenario Events List (MSEL), and coordinate the development of the overall exercise design in accordance with exercise milestones.
• Plan, coordinate, and facilitate concept development conferences (CDC), initial planning conferences (IPC), middle planning conferences (MPC), final planning conferences (FPC), MSEL conferences, and pre-deployment site surveys.
• Develop and coordinate exercise control group operations including develop and manage the MSEL database; train and manage the exercise control group; facilitate the daily MSEL review; and develop the ECG communications plan.
• Provide administrative support to assigned exercises, including developing necessary presentations, coordinating with partner nation/U.S. embassy for necessary assistance, and coordinating for personnel movement and billeting.
• Lead the training audience in the development of training objectives during the development phase of your exercises.
• These objectives will create the foundation for the exercise and drive the development of the scenario.
• Lead the development of the Master Scenario Event List (MSEL).

Qualifications

• Must possess the ability to operate independently, executing the commander’s intent with limited oversight.
• Candidate will also have served at an operational level headquarters and has a working understanding of JTIMS, ARTIMS, JMSEL development, Field Budget Estimate (FBE) development, and orders development at the tactical and operational level.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s and fifteen (15) years or more of related experience; Master’s and thirteen (13) years or more experience; PhD or JD and ten (10) years or more experience.
• Additional experience accepted in lieu of degree.

Clearance

An active secret security clearance is required.