Mid. Effects Planner with Security Clearance

Prescient Edge; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Healthcare benefits (medical, vision,/

Retirement plan

Career development opportunities

Positive work environment

Job summary

Prescient Edge seeks an experienced Effects Planner to coordinate operational-level planning at HQ USSOCOM, MacDill AFB, Florida. You will lead cross‑functional planning teams, develop plans, orders, and guidance, and ensure alignment with national objectives.

The role requires 10+ years in planning at senior levels, TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly if needed, and a bachelor’s degree or equivalent military experience. Briefings for senior leadership and advisory support are key duties.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of combined work-related experience with minimum 5 years since 2020 as a Planner at a senior level (O-6+).
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional planning teams.
• Experience facilitating working groups to deconflict resources, timing, and objectives.
• Ability to identify key vulnerabilities and nodes within target systems.
• Strong briefing and reporting skills informing planning and operations.
• High degree of autonomy to tackle difficult planning scenarios.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and coordinate all aspects of operational-level planning, synchronization, and integration.
• Provide planning support including analytics, target development, and planning advocacy.
• Refine and align priorities with national objectives; ensure plans nest within directives.
• Draft major documents such as CONPLANs, OPORDs, and formal planning guidance.
• Lead cross-functional teams to synchronize effects into a cohesive operational plan.
• Facilitate working groups to deconflict resources, timing, and objectives.
• Conduct analysis to identify vulnerabilities and nodes for desired effects.
• Develop Measures of Performance and Measures of Effectiveness for operations.
• Lead target development and assess ongoing operations; brief leadership on results.
• Ensure national guidance is reflected in all operational plans and priorities.
• Advocate for subordinate plans and resources during planning conferences.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Planning coordination

Briefing to leaders

Resource deconfliction

Vulnerability analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree / 12 years military planner

Job description

Benefits

• A competitive salary with performance bonus opportunities.
• Comprehensive healthcare benefits, including medical, vision, dental, and orthodontia coverage.
• A substantial retirement plan with no vesting schedule.
• Career development opportunities, including on-the-job training, tuition reimbursement, and networking.
• A positive work environment where employees are respected, supported, and engaged. Description:

Description

• Effects Planner shall facilitate and coordinate all aspects of operational-level planning, synchronization, and integration.
• They provide planning support encompassing analytics, assessments, target development, and planning advocacy for subordinate commands.
• Planners refine and align priorities with national-level objectives, ensuring operational goals are nested within strategic directives.
• They draft special operations related documents, including plans, orders, and authoritative guidance, and advise military staff on their interpretation and application.
• Should perform tasks such as:
• Lead cross-functional planning teams to synchronize effects into a cohesive operational plan.
• Facilitate working groups to deconflict resources, timing, and objectives between different subordinate commands and staff sections.
• Conduct analysis to identify key vulnerabilities and nodes within a target system that, if acted upon, will produce the desired effect.
• Develop Measures of Performance (MOPs) and Measures of Effectiveness (MOEs) to assess whether an operation is achieving its intended results.
• Lead the operational-level target development process, nominating specific targets or actions that support the overall campaign plan.
• Analyze the results of ongoing operations and provide formal assessments to leadership on their effectiveness.
• Analyze national-level strategic guidance to ensure all operational plans and priorities are nested within and supportive of strategic directives.
• Refine, prioritize, and advocate for the plans and resource requirements of subordinate commands during higher-level planning conferences.
• Draft, write, and staff major special operations related documents, such as Concept of Operations (CONPLANs), Operations Orders (OPORDs), and formal planning guidance.
• Serve as the subject matter expert on a published plan, advising military staff and subordinate units on its interpretation, application, and intent.
• Prepare and deliver briefings to senior leaders on the details of a proposed or current plan, outlining the intended effects and synchronization. Desired experience:

Desired experience:

• Minimum 10 years of combined work-related experience with minimum of 5 years since 2020 as a Planner at the O-6 or higher level within USSOCOM Enterprise or Interagency equivalent.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional planning teams.
• Experience facilitating working groups to deconflict resources, timing, and objectives between different subordinate commands and staff sections.
• Ability to identify key vulnerabilities and nodes within a target system that, if acted upon, will produce the desired effect.
• Skilled at translating complex operational problems into clear, concise briefings and reports that directly inform planning and operations.
• Works with a high degree of autonomy to tackle difficult and ambiguous planning scenarios.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy, Government, International Affairs/Relations, or closely related discipline; or 12 years of military experience as a Planner.

Security clearance:

• Active TS/SCI and with the ability to obtain a CI Poly if needed.

Location:

• HQ USSOCOM, MacDill AFB, FL.