Personnel Recovery Operations Specialist

Amentum; Hawaii; On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Educational reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a dynamic Personnel Recovery Operations Specialist to provide research, planning, and analytical support to USPACOM at Camp H.M. Smith, HI. The role emphasizes advisory input to the JPRC and PR branch chief on courses of action, theater PR plans, and readiness activities.

You will engage in exercise participation, contingency response, and watch standing, including non-duty hours, to ensure seamless PR operations across assigned forces.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree, or in lieu of degree, 10 years DoD experience.
• Knowledge of PR authorities, doctrine, and procedures including regulations and manuals.
• Experience developing and presenting briefings to senior leaders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and SharePoint.
• Knowledge and use of AI tools (e.g. GPT, GenAI, Python).

Responsibilities

• Monitor PR architecture, posture, and mission tracking per PAC/JPRC SOPs.
• Operate via classified/unclassified cyber tools and maintain COP.
• Track theater PR assets and advise on evolving requirements.
• Contribute to theater PR plans, intelligence, and information operations.
• Support theater PR mission analysis development and updates.
• Coordinate PR execution tasks including recovery and reintegration.
• Engage with stakeholders across command and interagency.
• Prepare talking points and briefings for PR working groups.

Skills

DoD PR knowledge

Briefings to senior leaders

Microsoft Office Suite

AI tools familiarity

Active TS/SCI clearance

Education

Bachelor's Degree or 10+ years DoD experience

Tools

Outlook

MiRC

SharePoint

PRMS

Survival radio apps

Job description

Amentum is seeking a dynamic and motivated Personnel Recovery Operations Specialist to provide research, planning, and analytical support to U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM), Camp H.M. Smith, HI.

You would be an excellent candidate for this position if you:

• Enjoy working in a fast-paced, high impact, dynamic environment.
• Have experience and a desire to work as a team to successfully achieve objectives.

You will provide a range of supporting roles inherent in the accomplishment of USPACOM Personnel Recovery (PR) strategic and operational objectives. Among these are leveraging PR expertise to advise the Joint Personnel Recovery Center (JPRC) director and the PR branch chief on the following: course of action selection; provision of inputs for development/update of regulations, directives, etc.; the conduct of activities and actions as prescribed to integrate theater PR for assigned, apportioned, or transiting forces; the provision of key inputs for the development/update of relevant theater PR plans as well as PR readiness and training. Other services include exercise participation, contingency response, and “watch standing” during duty and non-duty hours, e.g., weekends, holidays, and night shifts.

Essential Responsibilities

• Provide detailed monitoring of the command’s PR architecture, posture status, and mission tracking. All reporting is performed in accordance with established PACOM JPRC standard operating procedures.
• Perform roles and responsibilities via existing or emerging classified and/or unclassified (Outlook, MiRC, etc.) cyber tools and follow the common operating picture on classified and/or unclassified systems.
• Track and report status of theater PR assets and advise JPRC director on emerging requirements regarding changes to PR forces or their positioning.
• Provide detailed inputs to the development or modification of theater PR plans, intelligence, and/or information operations in support of PR.
• Deliver direct support (via inputs, material gathering, and information capture) to the development/update of theater PR mission analysis.
• Support the prosecution/resolution of theater isolating events to include monitoring/coordinating PR execution tasks (report, locate, support, recover, reintegrate) during all phases of operations and/or exercises.
• Contribute to the establishment/maintenance of positive relationships throughout the command headquarters, the service components, the sub-unified commands, and the interagency. Build or leverage relationships with key actors as pertains to PR, and advocate for the increase of PR capabilities throughout the command.
• Prepare venues, talking points, and briefing products for PR working groups and participate in PR working groups and/or headquarters exercises while capturing “minutes” for lessons learned or after-action reviews.
• Operate JPRC equipment and software tools (existing and emerging) for the coordination of PR processes during all phases of operations and/or exercises. This includes, but is not limited to, cyber network processing terminals with access to mapping software, “chat” tools, and near-real time communications such as e-mail, voice, and virtual conferencing.
• Render on-call assistance during non-exercise/non-duty hour assistance to actual or possible isolating events. On-call periods shall not exceed 10 days per month.
• Assist with the management of the USPACOM blood chit program.
• Provide end-user expertise and/or upkeep & improvements to PR collaborative tools such as PRMS, survival radio applications, or USPACOM PR portals.
• Travel requirements for this position center on representation of USPACOM PR equities at PR summits, conferences, or symposia but do not exceed 10% of time.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree, or in lieu of degree, at least 10 years of experience in the DoD.
• Knowledge of PR authorities, doctrine, and procedures to include published regulations and manuals.
• Familiarity with strategic/campaign plans and the PR appendix to combatant command OPLANS.
• Experience developing and presenting briefings to senior leaders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite products and SharePoint collaborative tools.
• Knowledge and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools in support of government client objectives (e.g. *GPT, GenAI, AskSage, MAVEN, Machine Assist Disclosure (MAD), python, etc.).
• PR 292, Joint Personnel Recovery Coordination course (or equivalent).
• PR 300, Personnel Recovery Execution course.
• 4 years or more in a JPRC, PRCC, and/or RCC
• Shift or non-standard duty hours required to facilitate JPRC coverage support as well as support potential extended hours and weekend during USPACOM supported exercises, crisis, or contingencies.
• Must have an active Top-Secret clearance and be SCI eligible. (Note: US Citizenship is required to obtain a Top-Secret Clearance.)

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience working TS/SCI level projects.
• Experience providing regularly scheduled project plans and status reports.
• 2 years or more in joint or senior command organizations, including USPACOM and/or its components.
• Knowledge of USPACOM missions, area of responsibility, and plans to analyze the role of existing/planned PR tasks.
• 5 years or more of progressively greater responsibilities in a JPRC, PRCC, and/or RCC.
• PR 296, DOD Reintegration Responsibilities course.
• PR 350, Personnel Recovery Planning course.
• PR 303, Unconventional / Non-Conventional Assisted Recovery Course.

Compensation & Benefits

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $140K - $160K (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

This position includes a competitive benefits package. For more detailed information on our Benefits and what it is like to work for Amentum: please visit our careers site: www.amentumcareers.com

Compensation Details

$140K - $160K

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

Original Posting

09/23/2026 - Until Filled

Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.

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