OE Exercise Lead: Allies & Partners

Serco; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Serco Inc. in Suffolk, Virginia, is seeking an Operational Environment Exercise Planner to support Joint Staff J-7 in CJT with Allies and Partners.

The role requires TS clearance, US citizenship, and a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with several years of joint operational experience; travel up to 25% is expected.

You will design and plan exercises, produce scenarios and CONOPs, and work with senior military leaders to improve interoperability.

Qualifications

• Active DoD TS clearance or TS within last 24 months.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Bachelor’s degree with 6+ years joint operational experience or Master’s with 4+ years.
• 3+ years on 3- or 4-star HQ staff or civilian equivalent.
• Knowledge deploying joint forces with other instruments of national power.
• Understanding of operational-level joint planning and execution.
• Experience in coalition or combined environments with Allies and Partners.
• Familiarity with JELC, UJTL, and MSEL processes.
• Intermediate Service School graduate.
• On-site work in Suffolk, VA, and willingness to travel up to 25%.
• Passport valid or able to obtain.
• Strong analytical, writing, and presentation skills.
• Ability to collaborate with senior military/civilian leaders.
• Familiarity with joint multinational training and exercises.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a functional expert for planning, conceptualizing, and preparing joint and combined exercises for Allies and Partners.
• Provide consulting expertise to defense clients on strategic, operational, and tactical concepts.
• Design and plan military exercises with training audiences and liaison officers.
• Deliver exercise products including Scenario, RTC, OE Overview, and CONOPs.
• Coordinate and adjust suspense dates based on product development needs.
• Participate in Global Integration and attend planning conferences and reviews.
• Serve as a functional syndicate cell member during execution of joint training events.

Skills

Joint operations planning

Analytical writing

Presentation skills

Collaborative leadership

Coalition experience

Education

Bachelor's degree + 6 years joint ops

Master's degree + 4 years joint ops

Tools

UJTL

MSEL

JELC

Job description

Serco Inc. in Suffolk, Virginia, is seeking an Operational Environment Exercise Planner to support Joint Staff J-7 in CJT with Allies and Partners.

The role requires TS clearance, US citizenship, and a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with several years of joint operational experience; travel up to 25% is expected.

You will design and plan exercises, produce scenarios and CONOPs, and work with senior military leaders to improve interoperability.